Alaska Region: 2011 News Releases
News Releases
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For more information please contact:
Julie Speegle
Public Affairs
NMFS Alaska
P.O. Box 21668
Juneau, Alaska 99802
Ph: 907-586-7032
Fx: 907-586-7249
Email: Julie.Speegle@noaa.gov
Julie Speegle
Public Affairs
NMFS Alaska
P.O. Box 21668
Juneau, Alaska 99802
Ph: 907-586-7032
Fx: 907-586-7249
Email: Julie.Speegle@noaa.gov
- December 20, 2011. Deaths of ringed seals in Alaska declared an unusual mortality event; walrus pending
- December 12, 2011. NOAA extends final decision on listing some ringed and bearded seals as threatened
- December 12, 2011. NOAA to review whether ribbon seal should be listed under the Endangered Species Act
- December 6, 2011. NOAA releases regional saltwater recreational fishing plans designed to improve fishing, stewardship and science
- November 1, 2011. Public Service Announcement on Arctic Seal Disease
- October 16, 2011. NOAA takes possession of illegal high-seas drift net fishing vessel in Dutch Harbor
- October 13, 2011. NOAA Scientists seeking answers in skin lesion disease outbreak in ringed seals (Fact Sheet)
- Nushagak River Killer Whales Updates last updated Thursday, October 13, 10:45 a.m.
- October 09, 2011. NOAA confirms two killer whales in Nushagak River are dead
- October 6, 2011. Three killer whales loitering in fresh water 30 miles up river near Dillingham
- September 29, 2011. NOAA Fisheries asks fishery council to take another look at halibut plan
- September 22, 2011. NOAA releases results of 2011 Bering Sea Groundfish Survey
- September 22, 2011. NOAA seeks input on study to determine annual bowhead whale subsistence quotas
- September 13, 2011. NOAA reaches settlement with researchers for unpermitted take of a Steller sea lion
- September 1, 2011. NOAA extends public comment period on proposed halibut catch sharing plan
- August 23, 2011. NOAA and three global energy companies agree to share ocean, coastal and meteorological data for the Arctic
- August 18, 2011. NOAA team frees entangled humpback calf near Juneau
- August 18, 2011. UPDATE: NOAA determines "orange goo" in Alaska's Kivalina village is fungal spores
- August 8, 2011. NOAA's Juneau lab determines mysterious orange goo is mass of microscopic eggs
- July 21, 2011. NOAA seeks public input on sustainable management of halibut stock
- June 13, 2011. NOAA to hold public meeting Tuesday in Anchorage on whaling - First of two forums with constituents
- June 6, 2011. NOAA seeks information from public on marine mammal deaths near Skagway
- June 2, 2011. Commerce announces 2011 regional fishery council appointments
- May 17, 2011. Science behind the success: NOAA to again conduct Gulf of Alaska bottom trawl survey
- May 13, 2011. NOAA asks public to be on look-out for entangled whale near Juneau
- April 20, 2011. NOAA Law Enforcement to hold public meetings on 2011 charter halibut regulations
- April 8, 2011. NOAA Designates Critical Habitat for Cook Inlet Beluga Whale
- April 5, 2011. NOAA issues interpretive rule to clarify charter halibut limited access program
- March 17, 2011. NOAA announces date for Nome public hearing on ringed and bearded seals
- March 11, 2011. Halibut Stock Decline Forces Increased Management Measures for Southeast Alaska Charter Fleet
- March 8, 2011. U.S. "Turning a Corner" in Ending Overfishing
- February 22, 2011. NOAA to hold public hearings on proposed listings of ringed and bearded seals
- February 8, 2010. NOAA extends comment period on proposed ESA listing of ringed and bearded seals
- January 14, 2011. Fisheries scientists seek economic data on Southeast Alaska fisheries
- January 11, 2011. NOAA extends comment period for western Steller sea lion protection measures rule
