Administers NOAA's programs which support the domestic and international conservation and management of living marine resources.

Research branch of the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service responsible for fisheries research in the coastal oceans off Alaska and the west coast of the United States.

Collects data on commercial and marine recreational fisheries and prepares economic studies on fishing resources.

Research on marine mammals, with particular attention to issues relating to marine mammals off the coast of Oregon, Washington and Alaska.

Plans, develops, and manages a multidisciplinary program of basic and applied research to better understand living marine resources of the Northeast Continental Shelf Ecosystem.