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News  DMF's 2025 Annual Report is Available

10/05/2026
  • Division of Marine Fisheries

The Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) is proud to share our accomplishments over the past year in our 2025 annual report.

This issue of DMF's annual report highlights the impactful work our team and partners do to manage the Commonwealth's living marine resources and support sustainable commercial and recreational fisheries.

the 2025 annual report cover shows a diver swimming through an eelgrass bed.

Explore the full scope of our work, including everything from repairing fishways, restoring habitat, and expanding saltwater fishing access, to horseshoe crab monitoring, water quality surveys, white shark research, and North Atlantic right whale acoustic surveillance.

Dive into this year's report to learn more about management actions supporting Massachusetts fisheries and protected marine species, fisheries research and monitoring projects, new outreach initiatives, and the numbers behind fishery health. 

  • Division of Marine Fisheries

    The Division of Marine Fisheries manages the state’s commercial and recreational saltwater fisheries and oversees other services that support the marine environment and fishing communities.

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