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National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Regional Office

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Alaska Region: 2005 News Releases

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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
  • December 8, 2005. Ted Stevens Marine Research Institute construction update
  • October 31, 2005. Statewide Steller Sea Lion Pup Count Completed
  • October 31, 2005. NOAA Fisheries proposes critical habitat in Alaska waters for right whales
  • October 20, 2005. News Alert: Team Studies Dead Humpback Whale
  • October 11, 2005. First Satellite Tags Placed on Ribbon Seals
  • September 15, 2005 (PDF). NOAA Bestows Nancy Foster Award for Habitat Conservation
  • September 8, 2005. Scientist peers into skate nurseries in Alaska
  • August 17, 2005. Mecum Takes NOAA Fisheries Post
  • August 16, 2005. Atka Mackerel Giving Up Secrets
  • August 15, 2005. First Rationalized Crab Fisheries Open
  • August 15, 2005. Golden King Crab Fishery Kicks Off New Reporting System
  • August 8, 2005. NOAA Issues Decision Protecting Fish Habitat
  • August 2, 2005. Whale Researchers Depart Kodiak
  • July 22, 2005. Halibut Fishing Area Changes
  • July 13, 2005. NOAA Fisheries Turns Camera's Eye To New Research Center.
  • July 7, 2005. Research Vessels Begin Gulf of Alaska Biennial Bottom Trawl Survey.
  • June 28, 2005 (PDF). NOAA Launches Summer "Splash" - West Coast Whale Research Cruise.
  • June 20, 2005. Research Biologist Cited for Unlawful Take of Endangered Steller Sea Lions Near Seward, Alaska.
  • June 15, 2005. Anchor Point Sport Halibut Fishermen Busted
  • June 2, 2005 NOAA Fisheries Service and Harborview School explore intertidal zones
  • June 1, 2005 NOAA Fisheries Expert Wins Mapping Award
  • May 23, 2005. Crab Quota Application Period Ends June 3
  • May 6, 2005. NOAA Fisheries Invites Boat Captains to Seattle Crab Workshop
  • May 2, 2005. NOAA Fisheries Refines Subsistence Halibut Permit System
  • April 22, 2005 (PDF). Alaska Tour Boat Cited $9,000 for Harassment of Endangered Humpback Whales (Adobe Acrobat)
  • March 31, 2005. NOAA Fisheries Service Director Hogarth Honored for Leadership
  • March 21, 2005. NOAA Fisheries Releases Biological Opinion Concerning the Kensington Gold Project
  • March 21, 2005 (PDF). NOAA Seeks Comments on Application to Harass Marine Mammals. Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Wants to Conduct Ocean Surveys off Alaska. Comment period through April 20, 2005.(Adobe Acrobat)
  • March 16, 2005. NOAA Fisheries Releases New Plan for Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Recovery
  • March 14, 2005. Researcher Focuses on Atka Mackerel
  • March 2, 2005. NOAA Fisheries Service Publishes Final Rule on Alaska Crab Rationalization
  • February 2, 2005. Researchers Gather Baseline Data in Shotgun Cove
  • January 19, 2005 (PDF). Commercial fishing company pleads guilty; pays $500,000 fine and restitution for under-reporting halibut by-catch.(Adobe Acrobat)