A diverse group of nearly 100 stakeholders gathered in Seattle in November 2016 to share information on what is working and what challenges remain in the implementation and integration of electronic monitoring technologies.
During #CoralsWeek at NOAA, we’re highlighting work that the Offices of Habitat Conservation and Response and Restoration performed, guiding the U.S. Coast Guard in removing vessels from coral reefs with threatened species in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
To help foster responsible aquaculture and seafood security in the U.S., NOAA Fisheries is supporting aquaculture pilot projects through the nation's Interstate Marine Fisheries Commission.
The Applications of Quantitative Methods in Fishery Management workshop took place on September 22, 2017, as a part of the International Council for Exploration of the Sea (ICES) Annual Science conference in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
In October 2017, two visitors from the continental U.S. sparked outrage when they posted a photo of themselves holding a green sea turtle (honu) on a Hawaiʻi Island beach. In the photo caption, they boasted about risking a fine to catch the turtle.
