National Marine Fisheries Service

Summary

National Marine Fisheries Service is an United States federal agency^[1]. It draws 387 Wikipedia views per month (united_states_federal_agency category, ranking #62 of 137).^[2]

Key Facts

• National Marine Fisheries Service's field of work was Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management^[3].
• National Marine Fisheries Service's field of work was Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act^[4].
• National Marine Fisheries Service's field of work was habitat conservation^[5].
• National Marine Fisheries Service's field of work was Endangered Species Act of 1973^[6].
• National Marine Fisheries Service's field of work was Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972^[7].
• National Marine Fisheries Service's field of work was sustainable seafood^[8].
• National Marine Fisheries Service is in the country of United States^[9].
• National Marine Fisheries Service's instance of is recorded as United States federal agency^[10].
• National Marine Fisheries Service's instance of is recorded as open-access publisher^[11].
• National Marine Fisheries Service's headquarters location is recorded as Silver Spring^[12].
• National Marine Fisheries Service's child organization or unit is recorded as National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement^[13].
• National Marine Fisheries Service's child organization or unit is recorded as Southwest Fisheries Science Center^[14].
• National Marine Fisheries Service's child organization or unit is recorded as Northwest Fisheries Science Center^[15].
• National Marine Fisheries Service's child organization or unit is recorded as Northeast Fisheries Science Center^[16].
• National Marine Fisheries Service's child organization or unit is recorded as Alaska Fisheries Science Center^[17].
• National Marine Fisheries Service's child organization or unit is recorded as Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center^[18].
• National Marine Fisheries Service's child organization or unit is recorded as Southeast Fisheries Science Center^[19].
• National Marine Fisheries Service's child organization or unit is recorded as National Marine Mammal Laboratory^[20].
• National Marine Fisheries Service is part of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration^[21].
• National Marine Fisheries Service's Commons category is recorded as National Marine Fisheries Service^[22].
• National Marine Fisheries Service comprises Northwest Fisheries Science Center^[23].
• National Marine Fisheries Service comprises Northeast Fisheries Science Center^[24].
• National Marine Fisheries Service comprises Alaska Fisheries Science Center^[25].
• National Marine Fisheries Service comprises Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center^[26].
• National Marine Fisheries Service comprises Southeast Fisheries Science Center^[27].

Body

Founding

1970 marks the founding of National Marine Fisheries Service^[28].

Identity

National Marine Fisheries Service is part of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration^[21].

Operations

National Marine Fisheries Service's headquarters location is recorded as Silver Spring^[12]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration^[29]. Subsidiaries include National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement^[13], a federal law enforcement agency of the United States^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1970^[32], headquartered in Silver Spring^[33]; Southwest Fisheries Science Center^[14], a facility^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1964^[36], headquartered in La Jolla^[37]; Northwest Fisheries Science Center^[15], a facility^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 2000^[40]; Northeast Fisheries Science Center^[16], a facility^[41], in United States^[42]; Alaska Fisheries Science Center^[17], a government agency^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1867^[45]; and Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center^[18], a facility^[46], in United States^[47].

Industry

Fields of work include Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management^[3]; Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act^[4], an Act of Congress in the United States^[48], in United States^[49]; habitat conservation^[5]; Endangered Species Act of 1973^[6], a legislation^[50], in United States^[51]; Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972^[7], an Act of Congress in the United States^[52], in United States^[53]; and sustainable seafood^[8], a sustainable product^[54].

Why It Matters

National Marine Fisheries Service draws 387 Wikipedia views per month (united_states_federal_agency category, ranking #62 of 137).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[56]