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Partnership to Improve Conservation of Nearshore Habitat

Partners are refining management tools for nearshore habitat.
November 09, 2022 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Spotted Sand Bass in shallow water Spotted Sand Bass in Eelgrass transplant, San Diego Bay. Credit: Adam Obaza, Paua Marine Research Group

NOAA Announces Membership for the American Fisheries Advisory Committee

The committee was established to make recommendations for Saltonstall-Kennedy priorities and grant award funding.
November 08, 2022 - Feature Story ,
National
fishing-vessel-pt-judith.jpg Fishing vessel in Point Judith, Rhode Island. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

Ask MRIP: Answering Your Questions About For-Hire Data

NOAA Fisheries' Marine Recreational Information Program responds to questions about collecting fishing data from for-hire captains and their clients.
November 08, 2022 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Five recreational anglers fishing on a boat Credit: Tom Migdalski

NOAA Veterans Corps: Progress by the Numbers

NOAA’s Veterans Corps partnerships are building on 10 years of growth, supporting habitat and fisheries restoration projects on the west coast.
November 08, 2022 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Two people stand on a grassy hill near a river Veteran Damon Jackson (left), a NOAA intern in Portland, Oregon, visits a restoration project on the Willamette River. Credit: NOAA

Meet Nick Hopkins, Fisheries Method and Equipment Specialist

As part of the Faces of the Southeast Fisheries Science Center series, meet Nick Hopkins.
November 07, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
Nick Hopkins holding a Lookdown on the Oregon 2 while assisting with sampling on a research survey. Nick Hopkins holding a lookdown (Selene vomer) while assisting in sampling fish on the Oregon II during a survey. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Road Removal Project Reconnects Wetlands and Benefits Salmon

A recently completed habitat restoration project in Washington State opens up a wetland for migratory fish, including threatened Puget Sound Chinook salmon.
November 04, 2022 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
A shallow creek runs over small rocks and into a larger creek. A road removal project in Pierce County, Washington reconnected Clear Creek with a wetland area, increasing valuable spawning and juvenile habitat for migratory fish, including endangered Chinook salmon. Credit: Pierce County

NOAA Enforcement Helps Protect North Atlantic Right Whales

NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement plays an important role in enforcing regulations that mitigate vessel strikes and fishing gear entanglements.
November 03, 2022 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
NOAA Enforcement Officer monitoring the vessel speed of a cargo ship. NOAA Enforcement Officer monitoring the vessel speed of a cargo ship.

Meet Geri Stoll, Permit Assistant

During National Native American Heritage Month, learn more about Geri Stoll and her work as a Permit Assistant for the Alaska Regional Office.
November 03, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
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Meet Mabel Baldwin-Schaeffer, Tribal Research Coordinator

During National Native American Heritage Month, learn more about Mabel Baldwin-Schaeffer and her work as a Tribal Research Coordinator at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center.
November 03, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Mabel Baldwin-Schaeffer with Utqiagvik whale bone on beach.

Celebrate National Native American Heritage Month

November is National Native American Heritage Month. Learn more about our colleagues and how they to contribute to NOAA Fisheries' mission.
November 03, 2022 - Feature Story ,
National
Native American Eskimo and kayak Native American Eskimo and kayak. Credit: Fish and Wildlife Service/E.P. Haddon.