Noaa
-
NOAA Says Atlantic Shark Populations Healthy—Commercial Season Opens Jan. 1
NOAA Fisheries strives to achieve balance between the long-term survival of fish stocks with the long-term survival of fisheries, which includes commercial and recreational fishermen—the shark fishery is no exception to this
-
NOAA Announces $4 Million in Funding for Habitat Restoration
As part of its efforts to provide communities and businesses with products, tools, services, and funding to better address weather- and climate-related threats, today NOAA announced $4 million in recommended funding for six habitat restoration projects across the United States.
-
Ciguatera fish poisoning predicted to increase with rising ocean temperatures
A new NOAA study, published in the journal Ecological Modeling, forecasts an increase in ciguatera fish poisoning in the Gulf of Mexico and the U.S. Southeast Atlantic coast with predicted rising global ocean temperatures due to climate change.
-
What is discard and release mortality?
Discard and release mortality occurs when fish or other animals are caught alive and then die after release. Severe injury or predation, such as being eaten by another animal at the water's surface after release, can cause immediate death. Stress or injury during capture or handling can leave a fish unable to effectively find or digest food, resulting in death at a later time.
-
Fish Passages Play Role in Licensing Hydroelectric Facilities
Hydroelectric facilities use the energy of river water spilling down the height of a dam to power turbines, which generate electricity. These facilities generally operate under a license from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (the Commission),
-
NOAA Promotes "Living Shorelines" in Coastal Areas
NOAA has released a Guidance for Considering the Use of Living Shorelines, which outlines how we promote living shorelines as a shoreline stabilization technique. Along sheltered coasts, living shorelines can preserve and improve habitats and the benefits they provide and promote resilient communities
-
-
NOAA Says El Nino to Continue Shakeup of Pacific Fishes
The emerging El Niño climate pattern that is warming the tropical Pacific Ocean is likely to continue–and could even increase–the appearance of marine species in unfamiliar places along the West Coast. This trend started with a vast "warm blob" of high temperature waters that has dominated the Northeast Pacific since 2014.
-
NOAA Seeks Input on Recreational Fishing Plan
We are taking an important step in our management of saltwater recreational fisheries with the development of a Greater Atlantic Region Recreational Fisheries Implementation Plan. Our regional recreational implementation plan will be a blueprint of concrete actions to be taken in the northeast to implement the framework laid out in the National Saltwater Recreational Fisheries Implementation Plan.
-
NOAA Seeks Comments on Changes in Snapper-Grouper, Golden Crab, Dolphin and Wahoo Regulations
NOAA Fisheries Seeks Comments on Proposed Changes for Regulations for Snapper-Grouper and Golden Crab in the South Atlantic, and Dolphin and Wahoo in the Atlantic Region
-
NOAA Threatens Recreational Harvest of Red Snapper, Says CCC
There's a lawsuit pending in the U.S. District Court in New Orleans that every recreational angler ought to be following like a hawk.
-
NOAA Seeks Input on Deep Sea Coral Protection
NOAA invites your input on possible permanent protections for three deep sea canyons — Oceanographer, Gilbert, and Lydonia
-
NOAA Announces Saltonstall-Kennedy Fisheries Grants Availability
As part of its efforts to build resilient coastal communities and sustainable marine resources, today, NOAA announced the availability of approximately $10 million in competitive grants through the 2016 Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program. The program addresses the needs of fishing communities, and increases opportunities to keep working waterfronts viable by funding fisheries research and development projects.
-
NOAA Climate Strategy to Reduce Effect of Climate Change on Fisheries, Marine Resources
As ocean conditions continue to change, putting ocean ecosystems and the communities that rely upon them at risk, today, NOAA took a first step in providing regional fisheries managers and stakeholders with information they need to reduce the effects of climate change and build resilience.
-
NOAA Announces Highly Migratory Shark Regs
Final Amendment 6 to the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP) (Amendment 6) implements a range of management measures for the Atlantic commercial shark fisheries.
-
NOAA Marine Sanctuary Fishing Contest
Here's how it works. From now until September 7, get your friends, family or just yourself out to your nearest national marine sanctuary (there are 13 across the country) – and catch some fish! Size doesn't matter. What matters is the awesome photos you take while you're there.
-
NOAA Fisheries Marine Recreational Bait & Tackle Economic Survey
Speaking of the jobs that depend on recreational fishing, NOAA Fisheries this week unveiled the first national economic survey of independent retail stores that sell marine recreational bait, tackle and fishing-related equipment.
-
NOAA Spotlight: Central California Coho Salmon
Coho salmon are one of the 28 salmonids federally listed by NOAA on the U.S. west coast. They are known for their anadromous life style, in which breeding and hatching of young take place in rivers and as adults will migrate to the North Pacific, returning after 3 years to spawn and die. Once abundant, they supported native, recreational and commercial fishing.
-
NOAA To Study Toxic Algal Bloom on Pacific Coast of U.S.
NOAA Fisheries' Northwest Fisheries Science Center in Seattle has mobilized extra scientists to join a fisheries survey along the West Coast to chart an extensive harmful algal bloom that spans much of the West Coast and has triggered numerous closures of important shellfish fisheries in Washington, Oregon and California.
-
NOAA Seeks Comment on Reallocation of Commercial/Recreational Red Snapper Harvest
NOAA Fisheries is seeking public comment on a draft environmental impact statement for Amendment 28 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) is considering an action to reallocate the red snapper harvest between the commercial and recreational sectors.
Advertising