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2013

  • Global Push for Shark and Ray Conservation

    Feb 22: The United States is working with its global partners to advance important shark and ray conservation measures at this year's CITES meeting. Photo Credit: Brian Skerry.

  • U.S. and EU Share Vision to Tackle Illegal Fishing

    Feb 13: The United States and European Union share a common vision for sustainable fisheries. Both governments are committed to continuing their joint effort to end IUU fishing.

  • A Global Perspective on Tackling Illegal Fishing

    Feb 12: NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement works internationally to protect fishermen from the illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing that threatens their income and sustainability of their shared fishery resources.

  • The Science Behind Harbor Seal Monitoring This is the Exit Disclaimer Icon

    Feb 11: Find out how NOAA scientists monitor harbor seal populations in Puget Sound.

  • NOAA and EPA Release Coastal Wetlands Reviews

    Feb 5: NOAA and the Environmental Protection Agency release four regional Coastal Wetland Reviews. These include recent trends that can help state and local wetlands managers determine what is needed to address the ongoing loss of wetlands.

  • NOAA Focuses on Russian River Habitat

    Jan 31: As part of NOAA’s agency-wide Habitat Blueprint effort, the Russian River Valley watershed will be the first Habitat Focus Area. These are areas where we can pool resources and expertise to maximize conservation.

  • NOAA Names Lipton 1st Senior Research Economist This is the Exit Disclaimer Icon

    Jan 31: NOAA Fisheries announces Dr. Doug Lipton as the first-ever Senior Research Economist. Lipton will provide leadership and strategic direction to the agency’s economics and social science research program.

  • New Marine Fishery Allocation Report Posted This is the Exit Disclaimer Icon

    Jan 29: A new report commissioned by NOAA Fisheries, Marine Fishery Allocation Issues, has been posted online. A national stakeholder call is planned.

  • Previously Entangled Right Whales Give Birth

    Jan 29: Recently, two previously entangled right whales gave birth. Learn more about how NOAA Fisheries and partners help marine mammals in distress.

  • Prestigious Award for River Basin Management

    Jan 28: NOAA salmon recovery partner in the Willamette Valley receives the Thiess International River prize for outstanding, visionary, and sustainable programs in river basin management.

  • When One Endangered Species Eats Another This is the Exit Disclaimer Icon

    Jan 22: When one endangered species eats another, ecosystem-based management may be the only way to save them both: killer whales and chinook salmon.

  • Reintroducing Steelhead in Deschutes River Basin

    Jan 16: Steelhead will once again be able to call Oregon's Deschutes River Basin home. NOAA will be proceeding with steelhead reintroduction efforts by designating a population as "experimental" under the Endangered Species Act.