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United States. Bureau of Commercial Fisheries
A key predecessor of NOAA Fisheries, this federal bureau helped shape the United States' modern approach to managing commercial fishing and marine resources. Its story traces a long government effort to study fisheries, support the industry, and protect fish populations.
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Take a Can of Salmon
by United States. Bureau of Commercial Fisheries
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Created in 1956 when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was reorganized, the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries carried forward the legacy of earlier federal fisheries agencies, including the U.S. Fish Commission and the Bureau of Fisheries. Its work focused on commercial fishing, fishery research, resource management, and related services for the fishing industry.
The bureau became especially important during a period when the federal government was expanding its scientific and administrative role in ocean and coastal policy. In 1970, its functions were folded into the newly formed National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, where it became part of what is now NOAA Fisheries, also known as the National Marine Fisheries Service.
Because this is a government agency rather than a single person, there is no true author portrait for it. The image provided is a historical portrait connected to the agency's early heritage through Spencer Fullerton Baird, the first U.S. Fish Commissioner.