The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed a 41 percent budget cut to NOAA Fisheries, which includes the removal of effectively all protected species and habitat conservation functions. …  The proposal mirrors many of Trump’s priorities in the fiscal year 2026 budget proposal. … Trump is again pushing for steep spending cuts and the elimination of conservation and habitat work at NOAA Fisheries. Many of those conservation functions – specifically around the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and the Endangered Species Act (ESA) – would instead be transferred to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). Spending on some projects – such as Species Recovery Grants – would be outright terminated. 

Other NOAA Fisheries news:

• National Fisherman: Proposed NOAA cuts raise questions
• NOAA Fisheries: Blog: New system maps and charts West Coast fisheries data to inform decisions on ocean uses