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Who's commenting on NOAA rules
358 companies and organizations have filed 547 comment letters on 99 proposed rules from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The most frequent commenter is NRDC. 4 rules are open for comment now.
- Comment letters
- 547
- Organizations
- 358
- Rules with letters
- 99
- Open for comment now
- 4
Open for comment now
- Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Framework Adjustment 7 to the Atlantic Spiny Dogfish Fishery Management Plan NOAA-NMFS-2026-1321 · due November 12, 2026
- Fishery Management Plans of St. Croix and St. Thomas and St. John; Spiny Lobster Management Measures NOAA_FRDOC_0001 · due November 16, 2026
- Coral, Coral Reefs, and Live/Hardbottom Habitats of the South Atlantic and the Shrimp Fishery of the South Atlantic Region; Amendments 11/12 NOAA-NMFS-2026-1750 · due November 17, 2026 · 2 letters so far
- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Modify Groundfish Season Timing in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands and Gulf of Alaska Groundfish Fisheries NOAA-NMFS-2026-1948 · due November 20, 2026 · 1 letter so far
Who comments most on NOAA rules
- NRDC · 29 letters on 3 rules · Environment & Conservation
- WhoPoo App · 29 letters on 26 rules · Technology, Media & Telecom
- Oceana · 15 letters on 14 rules · Environment & Conservation
- Center for Biological Diversity · 13 letters on 9 rules · Environment & Conservation
- Natural Resources Defense Council · 7 letters on 6 rules · Environment & Conservation
- Earthjustice · 5 letters on 4 rules · Environment & Conservation
- Americas Gleaned Seafood · 4 letters on 4 rules · Agriculture & Food
- Gulf of America Reef Fish Shareholders' Alliance · 4 letters on 4 rules · Agriculture & Food
- Harpseals.org · 4 letters on 1 rule · Environment & Conservation
- Obelisk Tech Systems Inc. · 4 letters on 4 rules · Technology, Media & Telecom
- Ocean Conservancy · 4 letters on 3 rules · Environment & Conservation
- Ocean Conservation Research · 4 letters on 3 rules · Environment & Conservation
- Shark Stewards · 4 letters on 3 rules · Environment & Conservation
- Stellwagen Bank Charter Boat Association · 4 letters on 3 rules · Banking & Lending
- The Town Dock · 4 letters on 1 rule · Other
- Turtle Island Restoration Network · 4 letters on 4 rules · Advocacy & Nonprofits
- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) · 4 letters on 3 rules · Environment & Conservation
- American Bird Conservancy · 3 letters on 3 rules · Environment & Conservation
- American Sportfishing Association · 3 letters on 2 rules · Retail, Hospitality & Consumer
- American Tunaboat Association · 3 letters on 3 rules · Agriculture & Food
- Hawaii Longline Association · 3 letters on 3 rules · Agriculture & Food
- Red's Best · 3 letters on 3 rules · Agriculture & Food
- Seafreeze Shoreside, Seafreeze Ltd. · 3 letters on 3 rules · Other
- Southeastern Fisheries Association · 3 letters on 3 rules · Agriculture & Food
- Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers · 2 letters on 2 rules · Other
- Alaska Groundfish Data Bank · 2 letters on 2 rules · Banking & Lending
- American Bluefin Tuna Association · 2 letters on 2 rules · Other
- Animal Counsel · 2 letters on 2 rules · Environment & Conservation
- Animal Welfare Institute · 2 letters on 2 rules · Environment & Conservation
- Association of Zoos and Aquariums · 2 letters on 2 rules · Environment & Conservation
Letters by industry
Environment & Conservation 213 Other 90 Agriculture & Food 83 Technology, Media & Telecom 38 Advocacy & Nonprofits 29 Transportation & Logistics 27 Government & Tribes 20 Retail, Hospitality & Consumer 11 Energy, Mining & Utilities 11 Banking & Lending 8 Pharma & Medical Devices 3 Law, Accounting & Consulting 3 Education 3 Business Groups & Chambers 2 Investment & Securities 2 Manufacturing & Chemicals 2 Labor Unions 1 Healthcare 1
Letters by year
Rules and how many letters each drew
- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Modify Groundfish Season Timing in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands and Gulf of Alaska Groundfish Fisheries NOAA-NMFS-2026-1948 · 1 letter Open for comment
- Coral, Coral Reefs, and Live/Hardbottom Habitats of the South Atlantic and the Shrimp Fishery of the South Atlantic Region; Amendments 11/12 NOAA-NMFS-2026-1750 · 2 letters Open for comment
- Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of America; 2027 Red Grouper Commercial Quota Retention NOAA-NMFS-2026-1882 · 1 letter
- Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Catch Sharing Plan; Modify Pacific Halibut Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Vessel Use Caps in IFQ Regulatory Areas 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, and 4E NOAA-NMFS-2026-1025 · 2 letters
- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of America, and South Atlantic; Extension of the Commercial Shrimp Permit Moratorium in the Gulf of America NOAA-NMFS-2026-1387 · 3 letters
- Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Revisions to Fishing Gear Regulations NOAA-NMFS-2024-0050 · 9 letters
- Implementation of Fish and Fish Product Import Provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act NOAA-NMFS-2026-0826 · 16 letters
- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Amendment 129 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area; Amendment 58 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs; Economic Data Reporting Requirements Removal NOAA-NMFS-2026-0463 · 1 letter
- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of America, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region; Abbreviated Framework Amendment 5 NOAA-NMFS-2026-0727 · 3 letters
- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Omnibus Management Flexibility Amendment to New England Fishery Management Council Fishery Management Plans NOAA-NMFS-2026-0067 · 1 letter
- Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of America; Amendment 62 NOAA-NMFS-2026-0991 · 4 letters
- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding and Proposed Rule To Revise Critical Habitat Designation for Southern California Steelhead NOAA-NMFS-2025-0050 · 10 letters
- Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Annual Specifications; 2026-2027 Annual Specifications and Management Measures for Pacific Sardine NOAA-NMFS-2026-1123 · 1 letter
- Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Amendment 22 to the Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery Management Plan NOAA-NMFS-2025-0051 · 1 letter
- Electronic Logbook Reporting in Commercial Fisheries of the Gulf of America and Atlantic NOAA-NMFS-2025-0570 · 4 letters
- Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; North Atlantic Swordfish, South Atlantic Swordfish, North Atlantic Albacore, and Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Quotas NOAA-NMFS-2025-0053 · 6 letters
- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Greater Atlantic Region Catch Share Cost Recovery Program Updates NOAA-NMFS-2023-0135 · 1 letter
- Pacific Island Fisheries; Catch and Retention Limits for Striped Marlin in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean North of the Equator NOAA-NMFS-2025-0045 · 1 letter
- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of America, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic; Regulatory Amendment 36 NOAA-NMFS-2025-0339 · 2 letters
- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Monkfish; Framework Adjustment 17 NOAA-NMFS-2025-1263 · 1 letter
- Pacific Island Fisheries; Annual Catch Limit and Accountability Measures for Guam Bottomfish Management Unit Species NOAA-NMFS-2025-0504 · 1 letter
- Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan; Amendment 36; Limited Entry Fixed Gear Follow-On Actions NOAA-NMFS-2025-0372 · 2 letters
- Endangered and Threatened Species; Notice of 12-Month Findings on a Petition To List the Tope Shark as Threatened or Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act and Proposed Listing of Two Distinct Population Segments of Tope Shark as Threatened NOAA-NMFS-2022-0048 · 2 letters
- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Mid-Atlantic Blueline Tilefish and Golden Tilefish Fisheries; 2026 Specifications NOAA-NMFS-2026-0430 · 1 letter
- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Skate Complex; 2026-2028 Specifications NOAA-NMFS-2025-1593 · 1 letter
- Pacific Halibut Fisheries of the West Coast; 2026 Catch Sharing Plan and Recreational Fishery Management Measures NOAA-NMFS-2025-1131 · 1 letter
- Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Amendment 25 (Revised) NOAA-NMFS-2025-1230 · 6 letters
- Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of America; Shallow-Water Grouper Management Measures NOAA-NMFS-2025-1065 · 2 letters
- Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking To Amend the North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strike Reduction Rule NOAA-NMFS-2026-0364 · 25 letters
- Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Revisions to Commercial Atlantic Blacknose and Recreational Atlantic Shark Fisheries Management Measures; Extension of Comment Period NOAA-NMFS-2024-0039 · 7 letters
- Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Geophysical Surveys in the Gulf of America NOAA-NMFS-2025-0638 · 29 letters
- Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Rebuilding Plan for the Overfished Queets River Spring/Summer Chinook Salmon Stock NOAA-NMFS-2024-0113 · 1 letter
- Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan; Fixed Gear Marking and Entanglement Risk Reduction NOAA-NMFS-2024-0045 · 3 letters
- Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Cordell Bank Groundfish Conservation Area Revisions NOAA-NMFS-2025-0047 · 19 letters
- Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Sea Ice Road and Trail Construction, Use, and Maintenance Activities Along the Beaufort Sea Coast in Alaska NOAA-NMFS-2026-0265 · 2 letters
- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Amendment 21 to the Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Fishery Management Plan NOAA-NMFS-2025-1197 · 5 letters
- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Gulf of Alaska; 2026 and 2027 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish NOAA-NMFS-2025-1164 · 1 letter
- Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Proposed 2026 and Projected 2027 Specifications for the Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass, and Bluefish Fisheries NOAA-NMFS-2025-0735 · 1 letter
- Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Framework Adjustment 69 NOAA-NMFS-2025-0004 · 11 letters
- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Interagency Cooperation Regulations FWS-HQ-ES-2025-0044 · 52 letters
- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat FWS-HQ-ES-2025-0039 · 16 letters
- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic; Amendment 55 NOAA-NMFS-2024-0132 · 1 letter
- Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Prohibit Retention of Mobulid Rays in Fisheries for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species NOAA-NMFS-2025-0015 · 11 letters
- Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Alaska LNG Project in Cook Inlet NOAA-NMFS-2025-0141 · 5 letters
- Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Hilcorp Alaska, LLC Oil and Gas Activities in Cook Inlet, Alaska NOAA-NMFS-2025-0052 · 2 letters
- Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Military Readiness Activities in the Hawaii-California Training and Testing Study Area NOAA-NMFS-2025-0028 · 2 letters
- Deep Seabed Mining: Revisions to Regulations for Exploration License and Commercial Recovery Permit Applications NOAA-NOS-2025-0108 · 35 letters
- Fisheries off West Coast States; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Annual Specifications; 2025-2026 Annual Specifications and Management Measures for Pacific Sardine NOAA-NMFS-2025-0035 · 1 letter
- Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; 2025-2027 Atlantic Herring Fishery Specifications NOAA-NMFS-2025-0049 · 1 letter
- Rescinding the Definition of “Harm” Under the Endangered Species Act FWS-HQ-ES-2025-0034 · 18 letters Final rule 2026
- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; 2025 Black Sea Bass Recreational Management Measures NOAA-NMFS-2025-0016 · 3 letters
- Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Federal Salmon Regulations for Overfished Species Rebuilding Plans NOAA-NMFS-2024-0112 · 1 letter
- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Spiny Dogfish Fishery; 2025 Specifications NOAA-NMFS-2025-0010 · 1 letter
- Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Amendment 23 to the Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery Management Plan NOAA-NMFS-2024-0143 · 2 letters
- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Amendment 25 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan; Atlantic Cod Stocks in Need of Conservation and Management NOAA-NMFS-2024-0141 · 3 letters
- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic; Amendment 59 NOAA-NMFS-2024-0142 · 14 letters
- Seafood Import Procedures and Certification of Admissibility NOAA-NMFS-2022-0057 · 3 letters
- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands; Proposed 2025 and 2026 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish NOAA-NMFS-2024-0116 · 2 letters
- Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Lower Columbia River Dredged Material Management Plan, Oregon and Washington NOAA-NMFS-2024-0123 · 1 letter
- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Pacific Halibut Recreational Quota Entity Program Fee Collection NOAA-NMFS-2024-0099 · 23 letters
- Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Port of Alaska Modernization Program Phase 2B: Cargo Terminals Replacement Project in Anchorage, Alaska NOAA-NMFS-2024-0030 · 3 letters
- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone; Authorizing Hook-and-Line Catcher/Processors To Use Longline Pot Gear in the Bering Sea Greenland Turbot Fishery NOAA-NMFS-2023-0156 · 2 letters
- Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan; Amendment 34; Groundfish Exclusion Area for Coral Research and Restoration NOAA-NMFS-2024-0081 · 2 letters
- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; 2025 Specifications for the Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass, and Bluefish Fisheries NOAA-NMFS-2024-0117 · 11 letters
- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Fishery Management Plans of Puerto Rico, St. Croix, and St. Thomas and St. John; Amendment 2 NOAA-NMFS-2024-0084 · 1 letter
- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Fishery Management Plans of Puerto Rico, St. Croix, and St. Thomas and St. John; Amendment 3 NOAA-NMFS-2024-0070 · 2 letters
- Notice of Receipt and Request for Public Comment on Petition for Rulemaking Regarding Maintaining Records and Submitting Reports on Weather Modification Activities NOAA-OAR-2024-0091 · 10 letters
- Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Electronic Reporting Requirements NOAA-NMFS-2023-0047 · 3 letters
- Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan; Amendment 33; 2025-26 Biennial Specifications and Management Measures NOAA-NMFS-2024-0065 · 1 letter
- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Framework Adjustment 15 to the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan; Framework Adjustment 6 to the Spiny Dogfish Fishery Management Plan NOAA-NMFS-2024-0082 · 4 letters
- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Framework Adjustment 16 to the Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan NOAA-NMFS-2024-0094 · 6 letters
- Amendment 8 Revisions to Essential Fish Habitat in the Fishery Management Plan for U.S. West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species NOAA-NMFS-2024-0013 · 1 letter
- International Fisheries; Pacific Tuna Fisheries; Fish Aggregating Device Design and Reporting Requirements in the Eastern Pacific Ocean NOAA-NMFS-2023-0147 · 1 letter
- Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to U.S. Navy Repair and Replacement of the Q8 Bulkhead at Naval Station Norfolk NOAA-NMFS-2024-0055 · 1 letter
- Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the SouthCoast Wind Project Offshore Massachusetts NOAA-NMFS-2024-0074 · 5 letters
- Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Annual Specifications; 2024-2025 Annual Specifications and Management Measures for Pacific Sardine NOAA-NMFS-2024-0040 · 3 letters
- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Lane Snapper Catch Limits NOAA-NMFS-2024-0049 · 1 letter
- International Fisheries; Western and Central Pacific Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species; Changes to Purse Seine Fish Aggregating Device Closure Periods NOAA-NMFS-2024-0057 · 1 letter
- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Skate Complex; Framework Adjustment 12 NOAA-NMFS-2024-0056 · 2 letters
- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Amendment 113 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska; Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Program Adjustments NOAA-NMFS-2023-0149 · 3 letters
- Inspection and Certification of Establishments, Fishery Products, and Other Marine Ingredients NOAA-NMFS-2024-0061 · 3 letters
- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Essential Fish Habitat Amendments NOAA-NMFS-2023-0160 · 3 letters
- Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Measures To Keep Fishery Impacts Within the Conservation Objective for the California Coastal Chinook Salmon NOAA-NMFS-2024-0009 · 1 letter
- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Cook Inlet; Proposed 2024 Harvest Specifications for Salmon NOAA-NMFS-2024-0028 · 3 letters
- Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Updates Regarding Sea Turtle Careful Release Equipment and Techniques NOAA-NMFS-2024-0046 · 1 letter
- Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Framework Adjustment 66 NOAA-NMFS-2023-0153 · 1 letter
- Confidentiality of Information NOAA-HQ-2023-0146 · 24 letters
- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab Rationalization Program NOAA-NMFS-2023-0159 · 3 letters
- Proposed Papahānaumokuākea National Marine Sanctuary NOAA-NOS-2021-0114 · 32 letters
- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; 2024 and Projected 2025 Specifications for the Atlantic Mackerel Fishery NOAA-NMFS-2024-0010 · 2 letters
- Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Federal Salmon Regulations for Overfished Species Rebuilding Plans NOAA-NMFS-2023-0138 · 1 letter
- Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Bluefin Tuna General Category Effort Controls and Related Regulations NOAA-NMFS-2024-0021 · 4 letters
- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; 2024 and 2025 Summer Flounder and Scup, and 2024 Black Sea Bass Recreational Management Measures NOAA-NMFS-2024-0020 · 2 letters
- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Framework Adjustment 38 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan NOAA-NMFS-2024-0004 · 2 letters
- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Atlantic Coastal Migratory Pelagic Fishery; Atlantic Dolphin and Wahoo Fishery; and South Atlantic Snapper-Grouper Fishery; Control Date NOAA-NMFS-2023-0157 · 2 letters
- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Amendment 126 to the Fishery Management Plans for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area and Amendment 114 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska To Expand Electronic Monitoring To the Pollock Fisheries NOAA-NMFS-2023-0125 · 6 letters
- Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to U.S. Space Force Launches and Supporting Activities at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Vandenberg, California NOAA-NMFS-2024-0008 · 1 letter
- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Red Snapper Data Calibrations and Gray Snapper Harvest Levels NOAA-NMFS-2023-0120 · 2 letters
- Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Maryland Offshore Wind Project Offshore of Maryland NOAA-NMFS-2023-0110 · 4 letters
