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New Report Documents Amazing U.S. Deep-Sea Coral and Sponge Ecosystems

Highlights decade of conservation progress.
January 05, 2018 - Feature Story ,
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NOAA Helps Implement Community-Based Invasive Species Monitoring as part of Bering Sea Days

Scientists and educators participate in Bering Sea Days, an annual week-long education program on St. Paul Island.
January 03, 2018 - Feature Story ,
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Flood Barrier Designed with Fish-Friendly Features

Project earns high marks from community and conservation leaders.
January 02, 2018 - Feature Story ,
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New Trade Rule Combats Illegal, Fraudulent Seafood

Seafood Import Monitoring Program underway as of January 1, 2018
January 01, 2018 - Feature Story ,
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2017 Alaska Fisheries Science Center Year in Review

Check out highlights of the research conducted by NOAA Fisheries scientists at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center.
December 31, 2017 - Feature Story ,
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What’s That Fish?

Using 15 years of NOAA’s Fisheries Observer Program data, Center scientists Tom Good and Jason Jannot worked with longline fishermen and vessel captains to study methods of reducing impacts to albatross and other seabirds in the U.S. West Coast sablefish fishery. Results of their research have been published in The next link/button will exit from NWFSC web site Fisheries Research.
December 22, 2017 - Feature Story ,

Whale Science on the High Seas

Six-month research survey of marine life in the Hawaiian Islands wraps up.
December 21, 2017 - Feature Story ,
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Vessel Rules Benefit Endangered Killer Whales, Review Finds

An analysis five years after the adoption of federal vessel regulations found that the regulations have reduced impacts on the whales.
December 21, 2017 - Feature Story ,

Safe Skies at Night

Using 15 years of NOAA’s Fisheries Observer Program data, Center scientists Tom Good and Jason Jannot worked with longline fishermen and vessel captains to study methods of reducing impacts to albatross and other seabirds in the U.S. West Coast sablefish fishery.
December 15, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Fishermen baiting longline hooks. Albatross and other seabirds are attracted by bait and may try to take it directly off the hooks. If they are entangled or hooked, they can be pulled underwater and drown.  Credit: Amanda Gladics, Oregon Sea Grant/OSU.

Drone Photos Yield Faster, Cheaper Data on Key Antarctic Species

Scientists in Antarctica have demonstrated a cheaper, faster, and simpler way to gauge the condition of leopard seals, which can reflect the health of the Antarctic ecosystem that they and a variety of commercial fisheries rely on.
December 14, 2017 - News ,
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