Status of U.S. Fish Stocks
- In 2019, due to the combined efforts of NOAA Fisheries, the eight regional fishery management councils, and other partners, two previously overfished stocks were rebuilt and the number of stocks on the overfishing reached an all-time low.
- At the end of 2019, the overfishing list included 22 stocks and the overfished list included 46 stocks.
- Since 2000, 47 U.S. federally managed fish stocks have been declared rebuilt.
- Read more in the annual Status of U.S. Fisheries report.