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21 Jan 2015, 8:54 am by Sabrina I. Pacifici
EurekAlert: “A simple column of common soil can reverse the toxic effects of urban runoff that otherwise quickly kills young coho salmon and their insect prey, according to new research by Washington State University, NOAA Fisheries and the U.S. [read post]
16 Dec 2014, 10:01 pm by Dan Flynn
” The task force report was filed Tuesday by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), a unit of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which, in turn, is a branch of the U.S. [read post]
3 Dec 2014, 1:51 pm by Stephanie Clark
Image courtesy of the National Marine Mammal Laboratory/NOAA On December 3, 2014, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) published its proposed rule designating critical habitat for the threatened Arctic Ringed Seal (Phoca hispida hispida). [read post]
5 Nov 2014, 6:24 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
“The amount of marine debris we find in this remote, untouched place is shocking,” said Mark Manuel, operations manager for NOAA Fisheries Coral Reef Ecosystem Division and chief scientist for the mission. [read post]
29 Oct 2014, 4:54 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
“In its annual report, Fisheries of the United States 2013, released today, NOAA Fisheries announced that U.S. fishermen landed 9.9 billion pounds of fish and shellfish, an increase of 245 million pounds from 2012. [read post]
11 Oct 2014, 6:01 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Because of our interests both as a seafood-consuming nation and a fishing nation, it is critical that NOAA take an active role in shaping the conservation and management of international fisheries. [read post]
30 Aug 2014, 11:16 am by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Protecting and conserving these biologically rich ecosystems is essential, and the Endangered Species Act gives us the tools to conserve and recover those corals ​most in need of protection,” said Eileen Sobeck, assistant NOAA administrator for NOAA Fisheries. [read post]
31 Jul 2014, 5:31 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
News release: “Ocean acidification is driving changes in waters vital to Alaska’s valuable commercial fisheries and subsistence way of life, according to new NOAA-led research that will be published online in Progress in Oceanography. [read post]
28 Jul 2014, 5:38 am
He claims the taking occurred as a result of the acts of Susan Walker, a biologist and regional director with the National Marine Fisheries Service (`NMFS’) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (`NOAA’), a division within the United States Department of Commerce. [read post]
14 Jun 2014, 10:01 pm by Dan Flynn
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which regulates U.S fisheries, has more ships than most foreign navies. [read post]
19 May 2014, 6:01 pm by Lysander Johnson
According to the 2010 Status of Fisheries of the United States report to Congress, submitted by NOAA, fishery stock depletions are widespread. [read post]
29 Apr 2014, 4:02 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
 Further, two more fish stocks were rebuilt to target levels in 2013, bringing the number of rebuilt U.S. marine fish stocks to 34 since 2000, according to another NOAA Fisheries report also released today. [read post]
10 Nov 2013, 10:01 pm by Cathy Siegner
According to NOAA Fisheries FishWatch.gov, shrimp is the number-one seafood import to the U.S. market, with most of that product coming from Asia and Ecuador. [read post]
24 Jul 2013, 1:38 pm by WIMS
While the agency admitted it could not find a direct link between the fisheries and the species's decline, it found that the indirect effect of the fisheries was the removal of wDPS's food. [read post]
3 Jul 2013, 9:40 pm by Christina Reichert
 Michael Tosatto, the Regional Administrator for NOAA Fisheries Service Pacific Islands Regional Office, has reportedly suggested that “sharks are not a conservation issue. [read post]
6 Jun 2013, 11:46 am by Arthur F. Coon
Mitigation for impacts of pile driving noise consisting of a commitment to undertake future consultation with NOAA was not impermissibly deferred; according to the Court:  “Consultations with NOAA fisheries must occur, both as part of the federal permitting process under the CWA and ESA, and under the express terms of the mitigation measure …. [read post]
7 Mar 2013, 9:34 pm by News Desk
The bill also expands the ability of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to refuse entry of unsafe or fraudulent seafood shipments, and allows NOAA to levy civil penalties against violators under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. [read post]
29 Nov 2012, 11:11 am by WIMS
      On January 21, 2010, Amendment 16 was upheld on administrative review by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) within the U.S. [read post]
20 Aug 2012, 4:01 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
After this withdrawal, the NOAA and the Makah entered into a modified agreement which required the tribe’s management plan to include, inter alia, time and area restrictions, ‘including . . . confining hunting activities to the open waters of the Pacific Ocean outside the Tatoosh–Bonilla Line.’ The National Marine Fisheries Service (‘NMFS’), a division of the NOAA, issued an environmental assessment (‘EA’) and a finding of no… [read post]