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Alaska Region: 2008 News Releases

News Releases
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Sustainable Fisheries Information Bulletins
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For more information please contact:

Sheela McLean
Public Affairs
NMFS Alaska
P.O. Box 21668
Juneau, Alaska 99802
Ph: 907-586-7032
Fx: 907-586-7249
Email: Sheela.McLean@noaa.gov
  • August 13, 2008. NOAA’s Oldest Ship, John N. Cobb, to be Retired
  • August 7, 2008. NOAA’s Fisheries Service Protects Bering Sea Habitat
  • August 4, 2008. NOAA posts Juneau whale-watch website
  • July 23, 2008. Scientists depart for month-long expedition into the Beaufort Sea
  • June 27, 2008. Commerce Announces 2008 Ocean Fishery Council Appointments
  • June 27, 2008. Seven Stocks Removed from Overfishing List, None Added: 2007 status of U.S. fisheries report released
  • June 23, 2008. Southeast Alaska Sport Charter Halibut Fishery Keeps a Two-Fish Bag Limit
  • June 20, 2008. NOAA Builds Framework for Future Beluga Hunts in Cook Inlet
  • June 11, 2008. Southeast Alaska sport charter halibut fishery reverts to two-fish bag limit
  • May 22, 2008. NOAA Reduces Halibut Catch for Southeast Alaska Charter Anglers to Protect Stock
  • May 20, 2008. NOAA Honors Marine Conservation Alliance Foundation for Debris Cleanups
  • May 19, 2008. NOAA Scientists Sort the Fishes
  • April 25, 2008. NOAA Fisheries Issues Record of Decision and Final Rule on Bowhead Whale Hunt
  • April 21, 2008. NOAA’s Fisheries Service Extends Decision on Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Listing
  • April 15, 2008. NOAA’s Fisheries Service Says Herring in Lynn Canal Not Endangered
  • March 26, 2008. NOAA to Study Ice Seals for Possible Listing Under Endangered Species Act
  • March 18, 2008. NOAA Fisheries begins Steller Sea Lion Protection Measures EIS
  • March 14, 2008. NOAA Fisheries corrects sablefish quota error
  • March 7, 2008. NOAA Fisheries rule would protect seafloor habitat from bottom trawling
  • March 6, 2008. Rare White Killer Whale Spotted in Alaskan Waters from NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson
  • March 5, 2008. NOAA’s Fisheries Service Releases New Steller Sea Lion Recovery Plan
  • February 28, 2008. Researchers discover new kelp species in Aleutians
  • February 27, 2008. Smitty’s Cove Artificial Reef Proving Up
  • February 11, 2008. NOAA Names Balsiger Acting Director for National Marine Fisheries Service
  • February 7, 2008. NOAA Fisheries scientist receives national award
  • February 4, 2008. NOAA Fisheries Releases Bowhead Whale Hunt Document
  • February 4, 2008. Fishing Restrictions Lifted in Chiniak Gully
  • February 1, 2008. Researchers Use Background Radiocarbon to Find Fish Ages
  • January 25, 2008. Comments due on proposed halibut charter fishing regulations in Southeast Alaska
  • January 17, 2008. Salmon Bycatch EIS Under Way
  • January 16, 2008. Fishermen Will Use New Ways to Avoid Snaring Endangered Seabirds
  • January 7, 2008. NOAA Announces Appointment to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council
  • January 4, 2008. NOAA Awards Grants to Remove Marine Debris in Alaska