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Conservation Partners to Restore Nearshore Habitat in Virginia

NOAA and partners are working to restore nearshore habitat for fish and other Bay species in Virginia's Middle Peninsula area.
December 04, 2019 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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Washington Farmer Faces Penalty for Pollution that Killed Threatened Steelhead

Endangered Species Act violation carries civil costs for harming listed species.
December 03, 2019 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
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Importance of Alaska Subsistence Salmon Harvest

Native voices from the Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim region.
December 02, 2019 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
West Coast
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F/V Darana R Hosts NOAA Fisheries Scientists During Fall Survey

Collaboration and sharing Information about our fisheries was the focus as Northeast Fisheries Science Center staff learned firsthand about the operations of the NorthEast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (NEAMAP) inshore trawl survey aboard F/V Darana R.
December 02, 2019 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Stern of vessel with many individuals in foul weather gear working together. Net is on coil.

North Atlantic Right Whales Spotted off Southeast Coast

With an unprecedented number of right whale deaths in recent years, avoiding migrating whales is critical to their survival.
December 02, 2019 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
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Sustainable Management Means We Can Have Our Tuna and Eat It Too

Once harvested at too high a rate, Atlantic bluefin tuna today are not subject to overfishing thanks to our comprehensive, sustainable management.
December 02, 2019 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
Tuna in a tuna trap

Learning More About a Big Fish: Atlantic Halibut Team Goes “Under the Hood”

Is one of the largest fish in the Gulf of Maine showing signs of recovery? Cape Cod fishermen and researchers at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center want to know.
November 27, 2019 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Atlantic halibut, large fish on deck, crew boot visible in lower right corner (size comparison).

Cowlitz Tribe Restores Lower Columbia Salmon Habitat, Benefiting Juvenile and Adult Fish

Native American Heritage Month: Highlighting a tribal partner in West Coast salmon recovery
November 27, 2019 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
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U.S Achievements at ICCAT Include Measure to Address Overfishing of Marlin

Measures to reduce juvenile mortality of big eye tuna and advance observer safety also adopted. Read more in this leadership message from Drew Lawler, United States Commissioner to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas.
November 27, 2019 - Leadership Message ,
International
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Meet Katie Burchard, Operations Specialist for Cooperative Research Branch

Katie Burchard works in the Northeast Fisheries Science Center's Cooperative Research Branch as an operations specialist.
November 27, 2019 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Katie Burchard doing field work.