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69 Congressional Research Service reports and publications

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS): Living Resources Provisions
2025-09-30 · Reports · R47744 · HTML available · PDF available
Offshore Wind: Status and Issues for the 119th Congress
2025-09-25 · Resources · IF13034 · HTML available · PDF available
Critical Minerals on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s Role and Issues for Congress
2025-09-11 · Reports · R48302 · HTML available · PDF available
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) FY2026 Budget Request and Appropriations
2025-09-05 · Resources · IF13024 · HTML available · PDF available
President Trump’s April 2025 Executive Order on American Seafood Competitiveness: Considerations for U.S. Fisheries
2025-09-02 · Resources · IF13017 · HTML available · PDF available
Offshore Wind Energy Development: Legal Framework
2025-08-28 · Reports · R40175 · HTML available · PDF available
Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management
2025-08-25 · Resources · IF12768 · HTML available · PDF available
The Marine Mammal Commission
2025-08-13 · Resources · IF13015 · HTML available · PDF available
Frequently Asked Questions: Mapping of U.S. Ocean and Coastal Waters
2025-07-29 · Reports · R47623 · HTML available · PDF available
The Rice’s Whale: Conservation Efforts, Implications for Ocean Sectors, and Considerations for Congress
2025-07-23 · Resources · IF12835 · HTML available · PDF available
Five-Year Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Program: Status and Issues in Brief
2025-07-17 · Reports · R44692 · HTML available · PDF available
Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress
2025-07-14 · Reports · R41153 · HTML available · PDF available
U.S. Interest in Seabed Mining in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction: Brief Background and Recent Developments
2025-05-16 · Resources · IF12608 · HTML available · PDF available
What Is the Blue Economy?
2025-05-06 · Resources · IF12188 · HTML available · PDF available
The Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP)
2025-04-30 · Reports · R48469 · HTML available · PDF available
U.S. Regional Fishery Management Councils
2025-04-29 · Reports · R47645 · HTML available · PDF available
Coastal Blue Carbon as a Carbon Dioxide Removal Approach: Selected Issues for Congress
2025-04-29 · Reports · R48148 · HTML available · PDF available
Seabed Mining Interests Across the Pacific Islands
2025-04-25 · Resources · IF12974 · HTML available · PDF available
Seabed Mining in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction: Issues for Congress
2025-04-25 · Reports · R47324 · HTML available · PDF available
DNA Methylation: Applications to Living Marine Resource Management
2025-04-09 · Resources · IF12962 · HTML available · PDF available
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) FY2025 Budget Request and Appropriations
2025-04-03 · Resources · IF12667 · HTML available · PDF available
Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA): Overview and Issues for Congress
2025-04-03 · Reports · R45460 · HTML available · PDF available
Selected Potential Considerations with Respect to Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal: In Brief
2025-03-10 · Reports · R48159 · HTML available · PDF available
Plastic Pollution and Policy Considerations: Frequently Asked Questions
2025-03-07 · Reports · R48293 · HTML available · PDF available
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): Organization Overview and Issues for Congress
2025-03-04 · Reports · R47636 · HTML available · PDF available
NOAA’s Future Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) Mission
2025-02-04 · Resources · IF12898 · HTML available · PDF available
Fishery Disaster Assistance
2025-01-31 · Reports · RL34209 · HTML available · PDF available
Fishery Resource Disaster Determination Timeframes
2025-01-23 · Infographics · IG10062 · HTML available · PDF available
International Agreement on Plastic Pollution: Negotiations
2025-01-22 · Resources · IF12690 · HTML available · PDF available
The North Atlantic Right Whale: Conservation Trade-Offs with Selected Marine Sectors and Considerations for Congress
2025-01-15 · Resources · IF12776 · HTML available · PDF available
Implementing Agreements Under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
2024-12-19 · Resources · IF12578 · HTML available · PDF available
The Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement (High Seas Treaty)
2024-12-19 · Resources · IF12283 · HTML available · PDF available
Marine Debris: NOAA’s Role
2024-11-26 · Resources · IF10967 · HTML available · PDF available
Offshore Wind Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act
2024-10-22 · Posts · IN11980 · HTML available · PDF available
Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing: Frequently Asked Questions
2024-10-08 · Reports · R48215 · HTML available · PDF available
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Budget and Funding: Overview and Issues for Congress
2024-08-15 · Reports · R48157 · HTML available · PDF available
Columbia River System Operations and the Future of the Lower Snake River Dams
2024-06-07 · Reports · R48089 · HTML available · PDF available
Seabed Mining in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone
2024-05-17 · Infographics · IG10053 · HTML available · PDF available
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) FY2024 Budget Request and Appropriations
2024-03-18 · Resources · IF12406 · HTML available · PDF available
Outer Limits of the U.S. Extended Continental Shelf: Background and Issues for Congress
2024-02-07 · Reports · R47912 · HTML available · PDF available
Potential Impacts of Offshore Wind on the Marine Ecosystem and Associated Species: Background and Issues for Congress
2024-01-19 · Reports · R47894 · HTML available · PDF available
Five-Year Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Program: History and Background
2024-01-09 · Reports · R44504 · HTML available · PDF available
The Marine Mammal Protection Act (P.L. 92522): Primer and Issues for Congress
2024-01-05 · Reports · R47892 · HTML available · PDF available
Guardians of the Sea: Examining Coast Guard Efforts in Drug Enforcement, Illegal Migration, and IUU Fishing
2023-11-14 · Testimony · TE10089 · HTML available · PDF available
U.S. Offshore Wind Energy Development: Overview and Issues for the 118th Congress
2023-09-13 · Reports · R46970 · HTML available · PDF available
Oil Spills: Background and Governance
2023-06-22 · Reports · RL33705 · HTML available · PDF available
Offshore Energy: Vessel and Crew Nationality Requirements
2023-05-25 · Resources · IF12413 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Involvement in Ocean-Based Research and Development
2023-05-01 · Reports · R47021 · HTML available · PDF available
Ocean Acidification: Frequently Asked Questions
2023-04-25 · Reports · R47300 · HTML available · PDF available
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) FY2023 Budget Request and Appropriations
2023-02-27 · Resources · IF12156 · HTML available · PDF available