![]() The endangered smalltooth sawfish with the only known pupping and nursery areas in the shallow bays and estuaries of Southwest Florida. We are responsible for the conservation, protection, and recovery of marine mammals and endangered and threatened species including: The endangered North Atlantic right whale with the only known calving area in Northeast Florida and Georgia. Protected Resources (Marine Mammals, Turtles, Corals and More) And, about 26 percent of the Southeast harvest is caught by recreational anglers. There are more than 5.7 million recreational anglers in the Southeast. We also manage the largest recreational fisheries in the country. With our partners, we manage more than 160 species and 17 fishery management plans. We work with three regional fishery management councils (Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic) to conserve and manage marine fishery resources in federal waters from North Carolina through Texas, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. We work to maintain healthy fish stocks important to commercial, recreational, and subsistence fisheries with the goal to increase long-term economic and social benefits to our region. Our region includes the South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean. ![]() NOAA Fisheries Southeast relies on scientists and fishery managers working together to ensure sustainable fishing opportunities, protection for endangered species and marine mammals and the conservation of the habitat needed to support marine life. ![]()
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