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A Look Back: Scientist Dedicates Career to Sea Turtles in Hawai‘i

George Balazs, Hawai‘i Senior Sea Turtle Scientist at NOAA’s Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, recently retired from NOAA service—but not from sea turtle research.
February 27, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
74757480-SLD-005-0007.jpg George Balazs with a nesting green turtle in the French Frigate Shoals in the 1970s. Credit: George Balazs.

NEFSC Researchers Help Promote Understanding of Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management and Science

The Marine Resource Education Program, best known for its fisheries science and management workshops, has recently extended its curriculum to address emerging topics such as concepts in ecosystem-based fishery management.
February 27, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Chris Sarro holding a large fish on board one of the study fleet vessels.

Bottomfish Still On Top

A new Hawaii deep 7 bottomfish stock assessment.
February 26, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
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Dall’s Porpoise Expands Territory in a Changing Prince William Sound

Territory increases as killer whale population dwindles.
February 26, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Aerial view of whale swimming in water

Lingering Oil From Exxon Valdez Spill

Long-term study of lingering oil from Exxon Valdez spill offers new insights for resource managers.
February 26, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Man in white shirt and black hat reaching into a puddle to gather a sample

A Wealth of Scientific Information, Decades in the Making

A recent special issue journal highlights the status of an Alaska marine ecosystem more than a quarter century after the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
February 26, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Water with mountains in the background

NOAA Fisheries’ NEFSC Comes Out Strong for Maine Fishermen’s Forum

The annual Maine Fishermen's Forum opens Thursday and the NEFSC is there. The forum is a great time and place for meetings and discussions among a variety of people interested in healthy, sustainable fisheries, seafood businesses.
February 26, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Meeting photo, Jon Hare (left), John Manerson (right) during the forum.

Petition Prompts ESA Review of Upper Klamath and Trinity River Chinook Salmon

Petition to List the Upper Klamath-Trinity River Chinook Evolutionarily Significant Unit as Threatened or Endangered under the Endangered Species Act
February 23, 2018 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Swimming salmon near rocks

Former Narragansett Laboratory Staff Member Honored by American Fisheries Society

Carolyn Griswold, a longtime employee at NOAA Fisheries Narragansett Laboratory in Rhode Island, was honored recently by the American Fisheries Society (AFS) for her contributions to the organization over many years. Griswold, also known in Narraganset
February 22, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Award given to Carolyn Griswold by Jon Hare

A Big Picture for the Big Island

Evaluating management scenarios to improve marine ecosystem health.
February 20, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
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