National Marine Fisheries Service
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1970 |
| Jurisdiction | United States Department of Commerce |
| Headquarters | Silver Spring, Maryland, US 38°59′32.1″N 77°01′50.3″W / 38.992250°N 77.030639°W |
| Employees | 4,200 (2019) |
| Annual budget | US$1.027 billion (2019) |
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| Parent agency | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| Website | fisheries.noaa.gov |
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), informally known as NOAA Fisheries, is a United States federal agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that is responsible for the stewardship of U.S. national marine resources. It conserves and manages fisheries to promote sustainability and prevent lost economic potential associated with overfishing, declining species, and degraded habitats.