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NOAA Fisheries appoints new Chief Information Officer. NOAA Fisheries announces the appointment of Nancy Majower as their new Chief Information Officer. The Office of the Chief Information Officer is responsible for website […]
Programme to conserve Nassau grouper. NOAA Fisheries and its partners aim to conserve the threatened Nassau grouper through closing fishing during its spawning season. From December through March, Nassau grouper spawn in […]
US fishing and seafood sectors declined in 2020 due to Covid. The U.S. fishing and seafood sector generated more than $200 billion in annual sales and supported 1.7 million jobs […]
Large predatory fish thrive on WWII shipwrecks off North Carolina coast During a 2016 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) expedition to explore a pair of World War II shipwrecks that lie […]
How genetics is helping to determine spiny dogfish predation on cod – As dogfish populations recover from overfishing, questions remain about how much Atlantic cod they are eating and its […]
US first Aquaculture Opportunity Areas announced. NOAA Fisheries has announced federal waters off southern California and in the Gulf of Mexico as the first two regions to host Aquaculture Opportunity […]
NOAA Fisheries cancels three research surveys. Due to the uncertainties created by the COVID-19 pandemic and the unique challenges those are creating for NOAA Fisheries, we are cancelling three research […]
New director for NOAA science and technology – NOAA of the USA has announced the appointment of Dr. Evan Howell as the new director of NOAA’s Office of Science and […]
New sustainable fisheries director for NOAA – NOAA of the USA has announced the appointment of Ms. Kelly Denit as the new Director of NOAA’s Office of Sustainable Fisheries. As the new director, […]
Nearly 20m dollars funding recommended for Great Lakes restoration. NOAA Fisheries of the USA is recommending nearly $20 million in Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding. It will support new and existing multi-year […]
Appointments to US fishery management councils. The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced the appointment of 22 members to the regional fishery management councils that partner with NOAA Fisheries to manage marine […]
Government funding for US seafood projects. NOAA Fisheries of the USA has announced recommendations to fund 30 projects for more than $8 million under the 2020 Saltonstall-Kennedy Competitive Grants Programme. The list […]
Autonomous vehicles help scientists estimate fish abundance. American Scientists are capitalizing on existing technological capabilities and partnerships to collect fisheries data. This will help fill the information gap resulting from […]
New deputy director of NOAA Fisheries Science Centre. Nicole Cabana has been named deputy director of NOAA Fisheries’ Northeast Fisheries Science Centre. She assumed her new duties on April 27. […]
Rescuers free humpback whale from fishing gear. A trained team freed a humpback whale entangled in lines from a prawn trap set off Santa Cruz Island off California last week, […]
New measures to protect bluefin tuna. NOAA Fisheries of the USA has announced measures that provide more fishing opportunities for vessels targeting Atlantic swordfish and some tuna species, but which will also […]
NOAA waives observer coverage on case-by-case basis. In response to the spread of COVID-19, NOAA Fisheries has issued an emergency action to provide the authority, on a case-by-case basis, to waive observer […]
Shift toward productive conditions on US west coast. Burgeoning populations of anchovy and a healthy crop of California sea lion pups reflected improved productivity off parts of the West Coast […]
Study shows Pacific cod eggs vulnerable to temperature changes. The 2013 to 2016 marine heatwave—known as “The Blob”—is the largest warm anomaly ever recorded in the North Pacific, according to […]
NOAA Fisheries updates Fish Stock Sustainability Index. NOAA Fisheries of the USA has made updates to the Fish Stock Sustainability Index used to measure fishery performance. The Fish Stock Sustainability […]
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