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  • 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 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.

  • 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.

  • In the Field With Ice Seals This is the Exit Disclaimer Icon

    Dec 21: What's it like to be in the field with ice seals? What kind of technology do we use to study them? Marine ecologist Peter Boveng answers these questions and more.

  • Cape Fear River Basin Action Plan Drafted

    Dec 7: Recognizing the importance of migratory fish in the Cape Fear River basin, NOAA and stakeholders drafted the Cape Fear River Basin Action Plan for Migratory Fish. This draft is open for public comment until December 19, 2012.

  • 1st NOAA Senior Scientist for Ecosystem Management This is the Exit Disclaimer Icon

    Dec 3: NOAA Fisheries announces Dr. Jason Link as the first-ever Senior Research Scientist for Ecosystem Based Management. Managing for healthy and productive ecosystems is at the core of NOAA's work.

  • Methot Named Science Advisor for Stock Assessments This is the Exit Disclaimer Icon

    Oct 9: NOAA Fisheries announces Dr. Rick Methot as the first NOAA Science Advisor for Stock Assessments. One of Dr. Methot's priorities will be facilitating a national approach to stock assessments across the agency.

  • Statistical Report Card for U.S. Fisheries Posted This is the Exit Disclaimer Icon

    Sept 19: Wondering about the state of U.S. fisheries? NOAA Fisheries' annual report gives you the breakdown.

  • Disaster Determinations for Commercial Fisheries This is the Exit Disclaimer Icon

    Sept 13: Today, Acting Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank issued disaster determinations for commercial fishery failures in the Northeast, Alaska, and in Mississippi.

  • Grants Awarded for Marine Mammal Rescue This is the Exit Disclaimer Icon

    Aug 31: NOAA Fisheries awards 39 grants to participants of the Marine Mammal Stranding Network to respond to sick, injured, or stranded marine mammals and investigate health concerns for these populations in the wild.

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