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class="tab-meta-data hidden"> <div class="meta-title">Southeast Fisheries Management and Marine Life Protection</div> <div class="meta-decs">Learn about NOAA Fisheries' work in the southeastern United States, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Sea.</div> </div> <div class="wyswyg-edit field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>The southeastern United States is home to the largest concentration of saltwater <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/topic/resources-fishing#recreational-fishing">recreational fishing</a> in America. Whether seeking iconic fish to catch for sport or for sustenance, recreational <a href="/region/southeast#fisheries">fishing in the Southeast</a> generates more than $15 billion in sales annually. More than 4.5 million fishermen take more than 36 million fishing trips here every year.</p><p>The commercial fishery represents the second largest by volume in the United States and the third largest by landings revenue. </p><p>Covering a vast area from Texas to North Carolina and the U.S. Caribbean, the Southeast has the largest wetland acreage and the largest coral reef track in the contiguous United States. It provides the only known calving grounds for the highly endangered <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/north-atlantic-right-whale">North Atlantic Right Whale</a>. Right whales travel here in the fall to give birth off the eastern coast of Florida.</p><p>Right whales aren’t alone though—<a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/common-bottlenose-dolphin">bottlenose dolphins</a>, <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/sea-turtles">sea turtles</a>, a variety of <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/corals">corals</a>, <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/smalltooth-sawfish">sawfish</a>, <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/rices-whale">Rice's whales</a>, <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/giant-manta-ray">manta rays</a> and <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/gulf-sturgeon">Gulf</a>, <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/shortnose-sturgeon">shortnose</a> and <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/atlantic-sturgeon">Atlantic</a> sturgeon are also residents of our region. This variety creates unique viewing opportunities, experiences, and even challenges for those living in and visiting our region.</p><p>Together, NOAA Fisheries <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-regional-office">Southeast Regional Office</a> and <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/contact/southeast-fisheries-science-center">Southeast Fisheries Science Center</a> work to protect our marine life and their <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/southeast/about-us/conserving-habitat-southeast">habitat</a>, offering sound science to help inform management decisions in an ever-changing environment.</p><p>Sign up to receive our <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/southeast/outreach-and-education/southeast-regional-fisheries-news-sign-or-follow-us">Southeast Fishery Bulletins</a> for information about upcoming and <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/rules-and-regulations">current fishing regulations</a>.</p><div class="webdam-embed"><div class="inline-img left"> </div></div><div class="webdam-embed"><div class="inline-img left"> </div></div><div class="webdam-embed"><div class="inline-img right"> </div></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="subnav-tab__sidebar col-md-12 col-lg-4"> <div class="info-links"> <h2 class="info-links__title">More Information </h2> <ul class="list--arrow info-links__links"> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/region/southeast/fisheries">Fishing in the Southeast (Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic)</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="/southeast/resources-fishing/southeast-fisheries-permits-office">Permits</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="/funding-opportunities#funding-opportunities">Funding Opportunities</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="/rules-and-announcements/bulletins?title=&field_species_vocab_target_id=&field_management_area_value%5BCaribbean%5D=Caribbean&field_management_area_value%5BGulf%20of%20Mexico%5D=Gulf%20of%20Mexico&field_management_area_value%5BSouth%20Atlantic%5D=South%20Atlantic&sort_by=created">Fishery Bulletins</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="info-links"> <h2 class="info-links__title">About Us <span class="pipe">|</span> Contact Us </h2> <ul class="list--arrow info-links__links"> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/noaa-fisheries-southeast">Southeast Regional Office </a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center-0">Southeast Fisheries Science Center </a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/content/disaster-response-services">Disaster Response Services</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="social-links"> <h3 class="social-links__title">Follow Us</h3> <div class="social-links__link-wrap"> <i class="fab fa-fa-brands fa-x-twitter"></i><a href="https://twitter.com/NOAAFisheriesSE" class="social-links__link">@NOAAFisheriesSE</a> </div> <div class="social-links__link-wrap"> <i class="fab fa-facebook-f"></i><a href="https://www.facebook.com/NOAAFisheries" class="social-links__link">NOAA Fisheries</a> </div> </div> </div> <hr class="region_hr"> <div class="subhrnav-tab__extra-content"> <div class="col-md-12 col-lg-6"> <div class="views-element-container"> <div class="horizontal-list__container"> <h2 class="horizontal-list__title horizontal-list__title--small">Featured News</h2> <div class="horizontal-list--1-column"> <div class="horizontal-list__item"> <div class="news-card"> <div class="news-card__image"> <div class="aspect-ratio--three-by-two"> <div class="aspect-ratio__content"> <img class="dam-image img-responsive" src="/s3//styles/inline_field_thumbnail/s3/2025-01/cwppra_wetlandrestoration-North-Delacroix-LA.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&amp;itok=VsZkwigk" width="540" height="360" alt="Green marsh with pockets of blue water to be restored." loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> <span class="dam_caption">Aerial photo taken of the marsh restoration project site in North Delacroix, Louisiana from Highway 300 facing east at the Wood Lake community. 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Credit: Terra Mar Applied Sciences/Kate Sutherland</span> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vertical-list__footer vertical-list__footer--small"> <a href="/news-and-announcements/science-blog?title=&field_region_vocab_target_id%5B1000001121%5D=1000001121&field_species_vocab_target_id=&sort_by=created" class="link link--cta vertical-list__footer-link">More News</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="subnav-tab__content" id=fisheries> <div class="row"> <div class="subnav-tab__main col-md-12 col-lg-8"> <h2 class="subnav-tab__title">Fishing in the Southeast</h2> <div class="subnav-tab__main-content"> <div class="tab-meta-data hidden"> <div class="meta-title">Southeast Commercial and Recreational Fishing Resources</div> <div class="meta-decs">Find permits, reporting forms, rules, and regulations for commercial and recreational fisheries in the Southeast region.</div> </div> <p>The southeastern United States is home to the largest concentration of saltwater recreational fishing in America. Recreational fishing in the Southeast generates more than $15 billion in annual sales for more than 4.5 million fishermen on more than 36 million fishing trips each year.</p><p><a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/region/southeast">NOAA Fisheries Southeast</a> manages fisheries in three areas: <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/southeast/sustainable-seafood/caribbean-branch">Caribbean</a>, <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/southeast/about-us/sustainable-fisheries-division-gulf-mexico-branch">Gulf of Mexico</a>, and <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/content/sustainable-fisheries-division-south-atlantic-branch">South Atlantic</a>. The three Fishery Management Councils (<a href="http://www.caribbeanfmc.com/">Caribbean</a>, <a href="http://www.gulfcouncil.org/">Gulf of Mexico</a>, and the <a href="https://safmc.net/">South Atlantic</a>) recommend regulatory actions for their region to NOAA Fisheries in order to manage federal waters from North Carolina through Texas, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.</p><p>With the fishery management councils for each region, NOAA Fisheries uses the best scientific information available to manage and conserve marine fishery resources. Our main objective is to maintain fish stocks important to commercial, recreational, and subsistence fisheries for long-term economic and social benefits to the nation.</p> </div> <div class="subnav-tab__extra-content"> <div class="horizontal-list__container"> <div class="horizontal-list--2-column"> <div class="horizontal-list__item"> <div class="info-links"> <h2 class="info-links__title">Fishery Management Areas & Resources </h2> <ul class="list--arrow info-links__links"> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/southeast/sustainable-fisheries/sustainable-fisheries-caribbean">Caribbean</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/southeast/sustainable-fisheries-gulf-mexico">Gulf of Mexico</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/southeast/sustainable-fisheries-south-atlantic">South Atlantic</a> </li> <li 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href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/southeast/endangered-species-conservation/sea-turtle-and-smalltooth-sawfish-release-gear-protocols">Sea Turtle and Sawfish Release Gear and TEDs</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="http://sedarweb.org/">SEDAR Stock Assessments </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="horizontal-list__item"> <div class="info-links"> <h2 class="info-links__title">Rules and Regulations </h2> <ul class="list--arrow info-links__links"> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/rules-and-announcements/notices-and-rules?title=&management_area%5BCaribbean%5D=Caribbean&management_area%5BGulf%20of%20Mexico%5D=Gulf%20of%20Mexico&management_area%5BSouth%20Atlantic%5D=South%20Atlantic&field_species_vocab_target_id=&sort_by=field_relevant_date_value">Current Rulemaking </a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" 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a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and Proposed Rule to End and Prevent Overfishing of Red Snapper in the South Atlantic Region</span> </a></h4> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--hide">  <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="southeast"> <a class="link link--region link--region-southeast" href="/region/southeast">Southeast</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--small"> <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="southeast"> <a class="link link--region link--region-southeast" href="/region/southeast">Southeast</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vertical-list__item"> <div about="/bulletin/noaa-fisheries-extends-exempted-fishing-permit-evaluate-management-strategy-red"> <div class="teaser teaser--small"> <div class="teaser__content teaser__content--small" style="width:100%"> <h4 class="teaser__title 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We implement the <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/topic/laws-policies/marine-mammal-protection-act">Marine Mammal Protection Act</a> and <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/topic/laws-policies/endangered-species-act">Endangered Species Act</a> to protect marine mammals like bottlenose dolphins and endangered species such as sea turtles and sawfish.</p> </div> <div class="subnav-tab__extra-content"> <div class="horizontal-list__container"> <div class="horizontal-list--2-column"> <div class="horizontal-list__item"> <div class="info-links"> <h2 class="info-links__title">Species Conservation </h2> <ul class="list--arrow info-links__links"> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/corals">Corals</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/sea-turtles">Sea Turtles</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" 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alt="Hands wearing black sterile gloves hold a sea turtle with the number 478 on its shell and a name starting with the letters "Bet" are visible." loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> <span class="dam_caption">A veterinarian holds sea turtle “Betty.” Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Melissa Cook</span> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vertical-list__item"> <div about="/feature-story/global-extinction-risk-sharks-and-rays-high-united-states-may-provide-haven"> <div class="teaser teaser--small"> <div class="teaser__content teaser__content--small"> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--small"> <span class="teaser__meta-link">Feature Story</span> </div> <h4 class="teaser__title teaser__title--small"><a class="teaser__title-link" href="/feature-story/global-extinction-risk-sharks-and-rays-high-united-states-may-provide-haven"> <span>Global Extinction Risk for Sharks and Rays Is High, United States may Provide Haven</span> </a></h4> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--hide">  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Whales: Using Passive Acoustic Monitoring to Track North Atlantic Right Whales</span> </a></h4> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--hide">  <span class="teaser__meta-link">Video</span> <span class="teaser__meta-spacer">,</span> <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="mid-atlantic"> <a class="link link--region link--region-mid-atlantic" href="/region/mid-atlantic">New England/Mid-Atlantic</a> </span> </div> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="southeast"> <a class="link link--region link--region-southeast" href="/region/southeast">Southeast</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--small"> <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="mid-atlantic"> <a class="link link--region link--region-mid-atlantic" href="/region/mid-atlantic">New England/Mid-Atlantic</a> </span> </div> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="southeast"> <a class="link link--region link--region-southeast" href="/region/southeast">Southeast</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="teaser__image-link teaser__image-link--small" href="/video/listening-whales-using-passive-acoustic-monitoring-track-north-atlantic-right-whales"> <div class="aspect-ratio--three-by-two"> <div class="aspect-ratio__content"> <img class="dam-image img-responsive" src="/s3//styles/media_375_x_250/s3/2024-11/PAM-deployent-courtesy-WHOI.png?itok=HZ2nB8Po" width="375" height="250" alt="Three people wearing rubber boots, chest waders, and protective gear, haul a large yellow and white passive acoustic recorder out of the ocean at the end of a large boat. " loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> <span class="dam_caption">Researchers retrieve a passive acoustic recorder. Courtesy: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute</span> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vertical-list__item"> <div about="/feature-story/fifteen-years-searching-smalltooth-sawfish"> <div class="teaser teaser--small"> <div class="teaser__content teaser__content--small"> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--small"> <span class="teaser__meta-link">Feature Story</span> </div> <h4 class="teaser__title teaser__title--small"><a class="teaser__title-link" href="/feature-story/fifteen-years-searching-smalltooth-sawfish"> <span>Fifteen Years of Searching for Smalltooth Sawfish</span> </a></h4> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--hide">  <span class="teaser__meta-link">Feature Story</span> <span class="teaser__meta-spacer">,</span> <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="southeast"> <a class="link link--region link--region-southeast" href="/region/southeast">Southeast</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--small"> <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="southeast"> <a class="link link--region link--region-southeast" href="/region/southeast">Southeast</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="teaser__image-link teaser__image-link--small" href="/feature-story/fifteen-years-searching-smalltooth-sawfish"> <div class="aspect-ratio--three-by-two"> <div class="aspect-ratio__content"> <img class="dam-image img-responsive" src="/s3//styles/media_375_x_250/s3/2024-10/750x500-annsli-hilton-sawfish-surgery-NOAA-SEFSC.jpg?itok=pLcvWh6u" width="375" height="250" alt="A female scientist inserts a tag into a sawfish, with white belly up and long, toothed rostrum extended, while two other scientists hold it in the water" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> <span class="dam_caption">Annsli Hilton performs surgery on a smalltooth sawfish to insert an acoustic tag to track the animal’s movement. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Reni Poston-Hymel (ESA Permit #22078, Everglades National Park Permit #0007)</span> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vertical-list__item"> <div about="/feature-story/using-drones-and-tags-study-rices-whales"> <div class="teaser teaser--small"> <div class="teaser__content teaser__content--small"> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--small"> <span class="teaser__meta-link">Feature Story</span> </div> <h4 class="teaser__title teaser__title--small"><a class="teaser__title-link" href="/feature-story/using-drones-and-tags-study-rices-whales"> <span>Using Drones and Tags to Study Rice’s Whales</span> </a></h4> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--hide">  <span class="teaser__meta-link">Feature Story</span> <span class="teaser__meta-spacer">,</span> <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="southeast"> <a class="link link--region link--region-southeast" href="/region/southeast">Southeast</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--small"> <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="southeast"> <a class="link link--region link--region-southeast" href="/region/southeast">Southeast</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="teaser__image-link teaser__image-link--small" href="/feature-story/using-drones-and-tags-study-rices-whales"> <div class="aspect-ratio--three-by-two"> <div class="aspect-ratio__content"> <img class="dam-image img-responsive" src="/s3//styles/media_375_x_250/s3/2024-10/1080x720-Rices-whale-drone-tagging-28Aug2024-NOAA-SEFSC-Ocean-Alliance-Permit-21938.png?itok=luXf7EwC" width="375" height="250" alt="A whale raises its head out of the ocean's surface to breathe as a drone hovers overhead holding a bright orange tag" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> <span class="dam_caption">A drone hovers over a Rice’s whale, ready to drop a suction cup tag to collect data. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Ocean Alliance (Permit #21938)</span> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vertical-list__footer vertical-list__footer--small"> <a href="/news-and-announcements/news?title=&field_region_vocab_target_id%5B1000001121%5D=1000001121&field_topics_vocab_target_id%5B12%5D=12&field_topics_vocab_target_id%5B1000000051%5D=1000000051&field_topics_vocab_target_id%5B11%5D=11&field_topics_vocab_target_id%5B1000001391%5D=1000001391&field_species_vocab_target_id=&sort_by=created" class="link link--cta vertical-list__footer-link">More News</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="subnav-tab__content" id=habitat> <div class="row"> <div class="subnav-tab__main col-md-12 col-lg-8"> <h2 class="subnav-tab__title">Habitat Conservation in the Southeast</h2> <div class="subnav-tab__main-content"> <div class="tab-meta-data hidden"> <div class="meta-title">Southeast Habitat Conservation and Restoration Resources</div> <div class="meta-decs">We conserve Southeast habitats to boost fish populations, recover threatened and endangered species, and support communities. Find information on our programs.</div> </div> <p>Our habitat conservation efforts center around protecting, conserving, restoring, and creating habitats and ecosystems vital to maintaining sustainable populations of recreationally and commercially important fisheries and the recovery of threatened and endangered species. Working with state and federal regulatory and permitting programs, we attempt to minimize the loss of coastal waters and wetlands while successfully enhancing and restoring fishery habitats and accommodating sustainable development.</p><p>Regulatory programs do not address the full spectrum of conservation challenges nor do they provide all the tools needed for comprehensive habitat conservation. We also participate in a variety of programs to enhance, restore, and create fishery habitats across the southeastern United States.</p><p>Partnerships are important for protecting and conserving aquatic habitat while continuing to provide ecological and economic benefits. New conservation challenges (e.g., climate change, prolonged droughts, and population growth) require engagement from the broader stewardship community. We work with a variety of partnership entities comprising various federal, state, local, private, and non-profit groups</p> </div> <div class="subnav-tab__extra-content"> <div class="horizontal-list__container"> <div class="horizontal-list--2-column"> <div class="horizontal-list__item"> <div class="info-links"> <h2 class="info-links__title">Habitat Conservation </h2> <ul class="list--arrow info-links__links"> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/southeast/consultations/essential-fish-habitat-consultations-southeast">Essential Fish Habitat (EFH)</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/content/essential-fish-habitat-emergency-consultations-southeast">Emergency EFH Consultations in the Southeast</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="horizontal-list__item"> <div class="info-links"> <h2 class="info-links__title">Habitat Restoration </h2> <ul class="list--arrow info-links__links"> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/content/restoring-habitat-southeast">Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="horizontal-list__footer"> </div> </div> <div class="horizontal-list__container"> <div class="horizontal-list--2-column"> <div class="horizontal-list__item"> <div class="info-links"> <h2 class="info-links__title">Habitat Partnerships </h2> <ul class="list--arrow info-links__links"> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/content/habitat-conservation-partnerships-southeast">Partnerships in the Southeast</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="horizontal-list__item"> <div class="info-links"> <h2 class="info-links__title">Frequently Asked </h2> <ul class="list--arrow info-links__links"> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/content/contact-habitat-conservation-division-southeast">Who do I contact? 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This broken marsh area will be restored. Jack’s Canal can be seen along with the pump station and tidal protection levee. (Credit: Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority).</span> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vertical-list__item"> <div about="/podcast/2024-winter-news-roundup"> <div class="teaser teaser--small"> <div class="teaser__content teaser__content--small"> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--small"> <span class="teaser__meta-link">Podcast</span> </div> <h4 class="teaser__title teaser__title--small"><a class="teaser__title-link" href="/podcast/2024-winter-news-roundup"> <span>2024 Winter News Roundup</span> </a></h4> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--hide">  <span class="teaser__meta-link">Podcast</span> <span class="teaser__meta-spacer">,</span> <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="alaska"> <a class="link link--region link--region-alaska" href="/region/alaska">Alaska</a> </span> </div> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="mid-atlantic"> <a class="link link--region link--region-mid-atlantic" href="/region/mid-atlantic">New England/Mid-Atlantic</a> </span> </div> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="pacific-islands"> <a class="link link--region link--region-pacific-islands" href="/region/pacific-islands">Pacific Islands</a> </span> </div> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="southeast"> <a class="link link--region link--region-southeast" href="/region/southeast">Southeast</a> </span> </div> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="west-coast"> <a class="link link--region link--region-west-coast" href="/region/west-coast">West Coast</a> </span> </div> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="national"> <a class="link link--region link--region-national" href="/about-us">National</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--small"> <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="alaska"> <a class="link link--region link--region-alaska" href="/region/alaska">Alaska</a> </span> </div> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="mid-atlantic"> <a class="link link--region link--region-mid-atlantic" href="/region/mid-atlantic">New England/Mid-Atlantic</a> </span> </div> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="pacific-islands"> <a class="link link--region link--region-pacific-islands" href="/region/pacific-islands">Pacific Islands</a> </span> </div> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="southeast"> <a class="link link--region link--region-southeast" href="/region/southeast">Southeast</a> </span> </div> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="west-coast"> <a class="link link--region link--region-west-coast" href="/region/west-coast">West Coast</a> </span> </div> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="national"> <a class="link link--region link--region-national" href="/about-us">National</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="teaser__image-link teaser__image-link--small" href="/podcast/2024-winter-news-roundup"> <div class="aspect-ratio--three-by-two"> <div class="aspect-ratio__content"> <img class="dam-image img-responsive" src="/s3//styles/media_375_x_250/s3/2024-11/2000x1333-2024-sea-scallop-survey-blog-habcam-stella-back-deck-nefsc.jpg?itok=k4tmiay3" width="375" height="250" alt="A scientist wearing a personal flotation device squats in front of a long-range autonomous underwater vehicle typing on a laptop while on the back deck of a research vessel at sea." loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> <span class="dam_caption"> Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution engineer Owen Ceserano downloads images collected from a long-range autonomous underwater vehicle called “Stella” on deck of R/V Hugh R. Sharp. HabCam can be seen in the background. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Zach Fyke </span> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vertical-list__item"> <div about="/feature-story/gulfcorps-member-alexis-powell-working-chain-saws-while-achieving-life-goals"> <div class="teaser teaser--small"> <div class="teaser__content teaser__content--small"> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--small"> <span class="teaser__meta-link">Feature Story</span> </div> <h4 class="teaser__title teaser__title--small"><a class="teaser__title-link" href="/feature-story/gulfcorps-member-alexis-powell-working-chain-saws-while-achieving-life-goals"> <span> GulfCorps Member Alexis Powell: Working with Chain Saws While Achieving Life Goals</span> </a></h4> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--hide">  <span class="teaser__meta-link">Feature Story</span> <span class="teaser__meta-spacer">,</span> <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="southeast"> <a class="link link--region link--region-southeast" href="/region/southeast">Southeast</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--small"> <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="southeast"> <a class="link link--region link--region-southeast" href="/region/southeast">Southeast</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="teaser__image-link teaser__image-link--small" href="/feature-story/gulfcorps-member-alexis-powell-working-chain-saws-while-achieving-life-goals"> <div class="aspect-ratio--three-by-two"> <div class="aspect-ratio__content"> <img class="dam-image img-responsive" src="/s3//styles/media_375_x_250/s3/2024-11/2000x1333-AlexisPowell-1.jpg?itok=oa4CIfxE" width="375" height="250" alt="Alexis Powell with a chainsaw. Credit: Alexis Powell" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> <span class="dam_caption">Alexis Powell with a chainsaw. Credit: Alexis Powell</span> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vertical-list__item"> <div about="/feature-story/gulfcorps-member-connor-robison-leaving-street-become-conservation-leader"> <div class="teaser teaser--small"> <div class="teaser__content teaser__content--small"> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--small"> <span class="teaser__meta-link">Feature Story</span> </div> <h4 class="teaser__title teaser__title--small"><a class="teaser__title-link" href="/feature-story/gulfcorps-member-connor-robison-leaving-street-become-conservation-leader"> <span>GulfCorps Member Connor Robison: Leaving the Street to Become Conservation Leader </span> </a></h4> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--hide">  <span class="teaser__meta-link">Feature Story</span> <span class="teaser__meta-spacer">,</span> <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="southeast"> <a class="link link--region link--region-southeast" href="/region/southeast">Southeast</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--small"> <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="southeast"> <a class="link link--region link--region-southeast" href="/region/southeast">Southeast</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="teaser__image-link teaser__image-link--small" href="/feature-story/gulfcorps-member-connor-robison-leaving-street-become-conservation-leader"> <div class="aspect-ratio--three-by-two"> <div class="aspect-ratio__content"> <img class="dam-image img-responsive" src="/s3//styles/media_375_x_250/s3/2024-11/2000x1333-ConnorRobinson-1.jpg?itok=Ea2A1bB-" width="375" height="250" alt="Connor Robison’s GulfCorps crew prepare to remove invasive species from the Pearl River in Mississippi. Credit: Connor Robison" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> <span class="dam_caption">Connor Robison’s GulfCorps crew prepare to remove invasive species from the Pearl River in Mississippi. Credit: Connor Robison</span> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vertical-list__item"> <div about="/feature-story/gulfcorps-member-eric-lucas-fast-food-full-time-parks-employee"> <div class="teaser teaser--small"> <div class="teaser__content teaser__content--small"> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--small"> <span class="teaser__meta-link">Feature Story</span> </div> <h4 class="teaser__title teaser__title--small"><a class="teaser__title-link" href="/feature-story/gulfcorps-member-eric-lucas-fast-food-full-time-parks-employee"> <span>GulfCorps Member Eric Lucas: From Fast Food to Full-Time Parks Employee </span> </a></h4> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--hide">  <span class="teaser__meta-link">Feature Story</span> <span class="teaser__meta-spacer">,</span> <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="southeast"> <a class="link link--region link--region-southeast" href="/region/southeast">Southeast</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--small"> <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="southeast"> <a class="link link--region link--region-southeast" href="/region/southeast">Southeast</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="teaser__image-link teaser__image-link--small" href="/feature-story/gulfcorps-member-eric-lucas-fast-food-full-time-parks-employee"> <div class="aspect-ratio--three-by-two"> <div class="aspect-ratio__content"> <img class="dam-image img-responsive" src="/s3//styles/media_375_x_250/s3/2024-11/2000x1333-EricLucas-1.jpg?itok=AAc7wBL-" width="375" height="250" alt="Eric Lucas working on a GulfCorps project in Alabama. Credit: Eric Lucas" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> <span class="dam_caption">Eric Lucas working on a GulfCorps project in Alabama. Credit: Eric Lucas </span> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vertical-list__footer vertical-list__footer--small"> <a href="/news-and-announcements/news?title=&field_region_vocab_target_id%5B1000001121%5D=1000001121&field_topics_vocab_target_id%5B1000000050%5D=1000000050&field_species_vocab_target_id=&sort_by=created" class="link link--cta vertical-list__footer-link">More News</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="subnav-tab__content" id=species> <div class="row"> <div class="subnav-tab__main col-md-12 col-lg-8"> <h2 class="subnav-tab__title">Featured Species in the Southeast</h2> <div class="subnav-tab__main-content"> <div class="tab-meta-data hidden"> <div class="meta-title">Southeast Managed and Protected Marine Species</div> <div class="meta-decs">Find a list of federally managed or protected fish, invertebrates, sea turtles, and mammals in the Southeast region.</div> </div> <p>Covering a vast area from Texas to North Carolina and the U.S. Caribbean, the Southeast has the largest wetland acreage and the largest coral reef track in the contiguous United States and provides the only known calving grounds for the highly endangered <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/north-atlantic-right-whale">North Atlantic Right Whale</a>. Right whales travel here in the fall to give birth off the eastern coast of Florida.</p><p>Right whales aren’t alone though—bottlenose dolphins, sea turtles, a variety of <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/corals">corals</a>, <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/smalltooth-sawfish">sawfish</a>, <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/brydes-whale">Bryde's whales</a>, <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/giant-manta-ray">manta rays</a> and <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/gulf-sturgeon">Gulf</a>, <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/shortnose-sturgeon">shortnose </a>and <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/atlantic-sturgeon">Atlantic</a> sturgeon are also residents of our region. This variety creates unique viewing opportunities, experiences, and even challenges for those living in and visiting our region.</p> </div> <div class="subnav-tab__extra-content"> <div class="horizontal-list__container"> <div class="horizontal-list--3-column"> <div class="horizontal-list__item"> <a href="/species/north-atlantic-right-whale" class="species-card"> <span class="species-card__image"> <div class="aspect-ratio--three-by-two"> <div class="aspect-ratio__content"> <img class="dam-image img-responsive" src="/s3//styles/original/s3/2024-06/640x427-North-Atlantic-Right-Whale-NOAAFisheries.png?itok=e8-vacp5" alt="Side-profile illustration of North Atlantic right whale with mostly black/dark gray, stocky body and no dorsal fin. Head, mouth area, and jaw shows knobby white patches of rough skin, called callosities." typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> </div> </span> <h3 class="species-card__title"> <span>North Atlantic Right Whale</span> </h3> </a> </div> <div class="horizontal-list__item"> <a href="/species/giant-manta-ray" class="species-card"> <span class="species-card__image"> <div class="aspect-ratio--three-by-two"> <div class="aspect-ratio__content"> <img class="dam-image img-responsive" src="/s3//styles/original/s3/dam-migration/640x427-giant-manta-ray.jpg?itok=UAn9io5Y" alt="640x427-giant-manta-ray.jpg" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> </div> </span> <h3 class="species-card__title"> <span>Giant Manta Ray</span> </h3> </a> </div> <div class="horizontal-list__item"> <a href="/species/elkhorn-coral" class="species-card"> <span class="species-card__image"> <div class="aspect-ratio--three-by-two"> <div class="aspect-ratio__content"> <img class="dam-image img-responsive" src="/s3//styles/original/s3/2023-03/640x427-Coral-Elkhorn-markedDW.png?itok=5Jb-HzNl" alt="Illustration of a golden tan elkhorn coral with frond-like branches. " typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> </div> </span> <h3 class="species-card__title"> <span>Elkhorn Coral</span> </h3> </a> </div> </div> <div class="horizontal-list__footer"> </div> </div> <div class="horizontal-list__container"> <div class="horizontal-list--3-column"> <div class="horizontal-list__item"> <a href="/species/loggerhead-turtle" class="species-card"> <span class="species-card__image"> <div class="aspect-ratio--three-by-two"> <div class="aspect-ratio__content"> <img class="dam-image img-responsive" src="/s3//styles/original/s3/dam-migration/640x427-loggerhead-turtle.png?itok=M3geRRKu" alt="640x427-loggerhead-turtle.png" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> </div> </span> <h3 class="species-card__title"> <span>Loggerhead Turtle</span> </h3> </a> </div> <div class="horizontal-list__item"> <a href="/species/smalltooth-sawfish" class="species-card"> <span class="species-card__image"> <div class="aspect-ratio--three-by-two"> <div class="aspect-ratio__content"> <img class="dam-image img-responsive" src="/s3//styles/original/s3/2023-03/640x427-Sawfish-Smalltooth-markedDW_0.png?itok=ZlDt-C-T" alt="Smalltooth sawfish illustration showing olive gray/brown, shark-like body with long, flat snout edged with teeth." typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> </div> </span> <h3 class="species-card__title"> <span>Smalltooth Sawfish</span> </h3> </a> </div> <div class="horizontal-list__item"> <a href="/species/atlantic-sturgeon" class="species-card"> <span class="species-card__image"> <div class="aspect-ratio--three-by-two"> <div class="aspect-ratio__content"> <img class="dam-image img-responsive" src="/s3//styles/original/s3/dam-migration/640x427-atlantic-sturgeon.png?itok=IoNWHq8G" alt="A color drawing of an Atlantic sturgeon" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> </div> </span> <h3 class="species-card__title"> <span>Atlantic Sturgeon</span> </h3> </a> </div> </div> <div class="horizontal-list__footer"> </div> </div> <div class="horizontal-list__container"> <div class="horizontal-list--3-column"> <div class="horizontal-list__item"> <a href="/species/staghorn-coral" class="species-card"> <span class="species-card__image"> <div class="aspect-ratio--three-by-two"> <div class="aspect-ratio__content"> <img class="dam-image img-responsive" src="/s3//styles/original/s3/2023-03/640x427-Coral-Staghorn-markedDW.png?itok=LjbKwqck" alt="Illustration of golden yellow and white staghorn coral with antler-like branches" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> </div> </span> <h3 class="species-card__title"> <span>Staghorn Coral</span> </h3> </a> </div> <div class="horizontal-list__item"> <a href="/species/nassau-grouper" class="species-card"> <span class="species-card__image"> <div class="aspect-ratio--three-by-two"> <div class="aspect-ratio__content"> <img class="dam-image img-responsive" src="/s3//styles/original/s3/dam-migration/640x427-nassau-grouper.jpg?itok=h87q7k11" alt="640x427-Nassau-Grouper.jpg" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> </div> </span> <h3 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src="/s3//styles/original/s3/2023-12/640x427-Rices-Whale-AM-NOAAFisheries.png?itok=xg8ZzI1n" alt="Left-facing side-profile illustration of a Rice's whale with sleek body that's darker gray on top and has a pale pink belly." typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> </div> </span> <h3 class="species-card__title"> <span>Rice's Whale</span> </h3> </a> </div> <div class="horizontal-list__item"> <a href="/species/kemps-ridley-turtle" class="species-card"> <span class="species-card__image"> <div class="aspect-ratio--three-by-two"> <div class="aspect-ratio__content"> <img class="dam-image img-responsive" src="/s3//styles/original/s3/dam-migration/640x427-kemps-ridley-turtle.png?itok=ZON0vTw0" alt="kemps ridley turtle illustration" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> </div> </span> <h3 class="species-card__title"> <span>Kemp's Ridley Turtle</span> </h3> </a> </div> <div class="horizontal-list__item"> <a href="/species/queen-conch" class="species-card"> <span class="species-card__image"> <div 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