Alaska Region: 2008 News Releases
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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
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 23, 2008. NOAA Determines Ribbon Seals Should Not be Listed as Endangered
- December 22, 2008. NOAA Proposes Rule to Reduce Charter Halibut Catch
- December 2, 2008. NOAA Fisheries releases draft document on Chinook salmon bycatch
- December 2, 2008. NOAA proposes rule changes as arrowtooth flounder fishery develops
- November 25, 2008 Seattle Group to Pay Nearly $450,000 Settlement for Alaska Fisheries Violations
- November 20, 2008. NOAA Finds Decline in Pollock; Recommends Catch Cut to Council
- November 19, 2008. Alaskan Steller Sea Lion Count Reported
- October 31, 2008. Biologist Retires with 49 Years of Federal Service
- October 29, 2008. Unmanned Aircraft Launched from NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson
- October 17, 2008. NOAA Lists Cook Inlet Beluga Whales as Endangered
- September 29, 2008. Scientists studying offshore killer whales
- September 25, 2008. Cook Inlet Beluga Population Holds Steady from 2007
- September 16, 2008. NOAA Fisheries dropping old location reporting requirements
- 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