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.
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.
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.