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Bilateral Effort Underway To Assess Populations Of Arctic Seals And Polar Bears

Scientists are using infrared cameras to detect warm-bodied animals, to locate and identify seals and polar bears on sea ice in the high Arctic.
April 28, 2016 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
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Florida-Based Company Sentenced To Probation, $50,000 In Mislabeling Case

The interagency partnership between the Food and Drug Administration and the NOAA Office of Law Enforcement was critical in a recent open-and-shut mislabeling case. The case began in December 2012, when MKG Provisions, Inc. (MKG), a Miami-based seafood c
April 27, 2016 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
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The Cost of Saving Sea Turtles From Gillnets

In small-scale fisheries around the world, gillnets are helping individual fishermen put food on the table day in and day out. But at the same time, this non-selective fishing gear is inadvertently catching bycatch.
April 26, 2016 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
In the left foreground, a set of hands hold a gillnet with green LED sticks attached. In the background the sunsets in an array of pinks, purples, yellows and oranges in the clouds over the water.

Status of Stocks 2015

U.S. Fisheries Continue to Rebuild
April 20, 2016 - Feature Story ,
National
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Humpback Whales: An Endangered Species Act Success Story?

Are humpback whales still endangered, or have their populations recovered enough since whaling ended that they can now be taken off the Endangered Species List? NOAA Fisheries scientists have spent several years researching this question, and their answer is not a simple yes or no.
April 20, 2016 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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How Underwater Cameras Can Help Conserve the Hawai‘i Deep 7 Bottomfish

Learn how scientists are using underwater cameras to monitor the Hawai‘i Deep 7 bottomfish.
April 19, 2016 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Stationary stereo-video gear hangs from the side of a vessel as crew use a pole with a hook to pull it back on board.

As Magnuson-Stevens Act Turns 40, One Law Enforcement Special Agent Remembers the Implementation, Transition

It was April 13, 1976, when President Gerald Ford signed into law the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the platform on which America relies for the stewardship, sustainability, and recovery of the nation’s living marine resources. That same spring the NOAA Office
April 13, 2016 - Feature Story ,
National
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The Governance of Fish: Forty Years under the Magnuson-Stevens Act

The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) has helped us end chronic overfishing and establish sustainable fisheries in the U.S.
April 11, 2016 - Leadership Message ,
National

Ten-Day At Sea Joint Mission Successfully Tallies 20+ Violations

On March 10, 2016, two Alaska Wildlife Troopers, a public safety technician, and a NOAA Enforcement Officer got underway for a 10-day at-sea operation in the Aleutian chain, Alaska. The joint patrol mission was focused on conducting at-sea boarding's, as
April 09, 2016 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
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Undercover Operation Ends With More Than Just Fines, Probation

Most people understand the general concept about what happens in a police investigation. Everything you need to know is shown in an every-day episode of Law and Order. First, there’s a lead or a tip that investigators follow. That lead, in some cases,
April 03, 2016 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
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