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21 Migratory Fish Facts That'll Make You Say, "I Never Knew That!"

To celebrate World Fish Migration Day, we are sharing a collection of migratory fish fact that will make you say, I never knew that!
April 19, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Rainbow smelt schooling near bottom.

Entangled Puget Sound Whale Largely Freed After Unusual Chain of Events

NOAA Fisheries seeks help from public in spotting the gray whale and assessing its condition following entanglement.
April 18, 2018 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
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Killer Whale Genetics Raise Inbreeding Questions

A new genetic analysis of Southern Resident killer whales found that two male whales fathered more than half of the calves born since 1990 that scientists have samples from, a sign of inbreeding in the small killer whale population that frequents Washington’s Salish Sea and Puget Sound.
April 18, 2018 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
2 Killer whales, one breaching

How Do Scientists Know Where the Fish Go?

Acoustic telemetry helps researchers keep tabs on individual fish and other critters as they migrate.
April 18, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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John Kocik: Task Chief, Atlantic Salmon Ecosystems Research

John Kocik: Task Chief, Atlantic Salmon Research Team
April 18, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Hockey night for the Kocik family

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Applauds Pilot Program to Allow States to Manage Recreational Red Snapper Fishing in the Gulf of Mexico

New two-year pilot program grants partial management responsibility of the Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery to the five Gulf states. 
April 17, 2018 - Leadership Message ,
Southeast
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Reopening Rivers for Migratory Fish

Join us in celebrating World Fish Migration Day, April 21, 2018 and learn more about how NOAA Fisheries works to remove barriers to fish migration.
April 16, 2018 - Feature Story ,
National
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Reconstruction of Major North Atlantic Circulation System Shows Weakening

Impacts Felt on Fisheries and Climate
April 11, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Red baskets filled with Amerian lobster.

NOAA Begins SIMP Enforcement

In December 2016, NOAA established the Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP), which set permitting, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements that are currently applicable to imports of 13 species (abalone, Atlantic cod, Pacific cod, blue crab, red kin
April 10, 2018 - Feature Story ,
International
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Science and Stewardship in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

Biologists prepare for field season to assess Hawaiian monk seal and sea turtle populations.
April 09, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
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