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NOAA Fisheries Proposes Improved Guidelines for Fishery Management Decisions – Public Comment Period OpenNew Guidelines Address National Standard One of Magnuson-Stevens ActNOAA Fisheries Service today proposed improved guidelines to help fishery managers implement National Standard One of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. National Standard One requires fishery managers to prevent overfishing and rebuild […]

Wildlife Agencies to Initiate Status Review of the American Eel The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in coordination with the National Marine Fisheries Service has completed its evaluation of the petition to list the American eel as either threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act and determined that substantial biological information exists to warrant […]

Commercial Landings of Bluefin tuna As of 06/24/05 fishing year landings of Atlantic bluefin tuna are as follows: The Coastwide General Category has landed 3.3 mt out of 908.3 mt to date. The Harpoon category: 5.5 mt out of 90.0 mt to date. Longline North: 3.6 mt out of 116.3 mt to date. Longline South: […]

NOAA CONFIRMS 28th RIGHT WHALE MOTHER-CALF PAIRGood News for Critically Endangered Species July 1, 2005 — NOAA Fisheries Service biologists have confirmed the year’s 28th unique sighting of a North Atlantic right whale mother-calf pair, making this one of the best calving years on record for these rare and endangered animals. In recent days, NOAA […]

NOAA AWARDS $54,834 FOR GEORGIA OYSTER HABITAT RESTORATION The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded $54,834 to the University of Georgia Marine Extension Service for a community-based project to restore oyster habitat in estuaries throughout coastal Georgia. The project is funded by the Community-based Restoration Program within NOAA Fisheries Service and the NOAA Coastal Services […]

Congressman McIntyre Helps Introduce Coastal Restoration ActCongressman McIntyre, a member of the House Coastal Caucus, recently helped introduce legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that strengthens laws to help rebuild North Carolina beaches and reauthorizes a program to research new and innovative ways to combat coastal erosion.The Coastal Restoration Act restates congressional intent regarding […]

Public Comments Invited on 2005 Marine Mammal Stock Assessments The Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) requires NOAA Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to prepare stock assessments for each stock of marine mammals occurring in waters under the jurisdiction of the United States. These reports contain information regarding the distribution and abundance […]

NOAA Grant Programs to Support Community-based Habitat Efforts in 2006 NOAA has published a Notice advertising the availability of funds for its competitive grant programs. The Community-based Restoration Program is soliciting applications from non-profit organizations, academia, local and state agencies, and community groups wishing to conduct fishery habitat restoration projects. A new program will also […]

NOAA Fisheries Seeks Candidates for 2 Executive Positions NOAA Fisheries Service is currently advertising two senior executive positions – Director, Office of Science and Technology and Director, Office of Habitat Conservation in its Headquarters Office in Silver Spring, Maryland. The Director, Office of Science and Technology is located in NOAA Fisheries Service’s Headquarters Office in […]

Recent Additions to the MPA Virtual LibraryThe spring 2005 issue of the Marine Technology Society Journal (39, 1)focuses on the contribution of acoustic telemetry to the design ofmarine protected areas (MPAs). Papers address key questions such as useof this data to determine whether a reserve is located and sized toprotect species of interest, and whether […]