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NOAA Awards $23.7 Million for Coastal Restoration Project in Louisiana

Funds will go to the construction of the Oyster Bayou Marsh Restoration project.
December 14, 2015 - Media Release ,
Southeast

Statement from Russell F. Smith III, NOAA Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Fisheries and U.S. Commissioner to the International Whaling Commission

NOAA Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Fisheries and U.S. Commissioner to the International Whaling Commission releases statement regarding Japan.
December 01, 2015 - Media Release ,
National

NOAA Announces $4 Million in Funding to Build Coastal Resilience

Six restoration projects across the country aim to develop healthy and sustainable coastal ecosystems.
December 01, 2015 - Media Release ,
National

NOAA announces two interim appointments as U.S. Commissioners on IPHC

NOAA announces the U.S. State Department is appointing two alternate U.S. commissioners to the International Pacific Halibut Commission, to serve on an interim basis until Presidential appointments are made.
November 30, 2015 - Media Release

NOAA Fisheries Seeks Public Input on Plan to Reduce Halibut Bycatch in Bering Sea

NOAA Fisheries is seeking public comment on a proposed rule that would reduce bycatch limits for Pacific halibut in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) groundfish fisheries. Bycatch is also known as prohibited species catch
November 13, 2015 - Media Release ,
Alaska

Study unlocks faster way to assess ocean ecosystem health

A new study published today identifies a set of features common to all ocean ecosystems that provide a visual diagnosis of the health of the underwater environment coastal communities rely on. Together, the features detail cumulative effects of threats --
November 10, 2015 - Media Release ,
National

New Law Empowers U.S. to Combat Illegal Fishing and Seafood Fraud and Promote the Sustainable Management of International Fisheries

Implements international agreements restricting port access for vessels involved with illegal fishing, promotes sustainable management of eastern Pacific fishery
November 06, 2015 - Media Release

NOAA Report Finds the 2014 Commercial Catch of U.S. Seafood on Par with 2013

Dutch Harbor, Alaska, and New Bedford, Mass., remain top fishing ports. Recreational anglers took 68 million fishing trips in 2014.
October 29, 2015 - Media Release ,
National

Unmanned NOAA Hexacopter Monitors Health of Endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales

Thousands of high-resolution photos provide baseline information on whales ahead of oncoming El Niño.
October 21, 2015 - Media Release ,
West Coast

Scientists Conduct Full Necropsy in Quest to Determine What Killed "Offshore" Killer Whale

October 20, 2015 Julie Speegle, (907) 586-7032 w., (907) 321-7032 c. A collaborative team of scientists is investigating what caused the death of a female killer whale found on a beach in Portage Bay, Kupreanof Island, northwest of Petersburg. The team
October 20, 2015 - Media Release ,
Alaska
biologist holding killer whale jaw ajar to reveal worn teeth