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NOAA Fisheries, Alaska SeaLife Center to Release Seal Pup Rescued from Douglas Island

Marine mammal specialists from NOAA Fisheries Alaska Region and the Alaska SeaLife Center will release a female Pacific harbor seal pup in Juneau.
October 16, 2015 - Media Release ,
harbor seal pup

NOAA Fisheries seeks letters of public support for International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) nominees

NOAA Fisheries is seeking letters of public support for nominees (listed below) for two presidential appointments to serve as U.S. Commissioners to the International Pacific Halibut Commission. The IPHC is a bilateral regional fishery organization.
September 23, 2015 - Media Release ,

Alaska fisheries managers celebrate milestones for Interagency eLandings System

Ten years; 500,000 landing reports. Fisheries managers, fishers, and seafood processors across the state of Alaska are celebrating those two milestones this month for the innovative Interagency Electronic Reporting System, better known as eLandings.
September 14, 2015 - Media Release ,
line graph showing increase in eLanding numbers from 2006 to 2015

NOAA Awards $2.75 Million for Marine Mammal Rescue Efforts

Grant funds will go to partner organizations around the nation to respond to and rehabilitate stranded marine mammals and collect data on their health.
September 10, 2015 - Media Release ,

NOAA awards more than $4.5 million to support species recovery

Today, NOAA announced more than $4.5 million in grants to states and tribes to support endangered or threatened species recovery efforts. The agency is also opening a call for 2016 proposals under this program. The NOAA Fisheries Species Recovery Grant
September 02, 2015 - Media Release ,

NOAA's New Climate Science Strategy Aims to Reduce Effects of Climate Change on Fisheries and Living Marine Resources

This plan outlines efforts to build resilience.
August 25, 2015 - Media Release ,

Additional Comment Period Extension for Proposal to Revise the ESA Listing of the Green Sea Turtle

Reclassification into 11 Distinct Population Segments will provide more tailored conservation efforts globally, all green sea turtle populations will continue to be protected under the ESA.
August 25, 2015 - Media Release ,

NOAA Fisheries releases statement on outside study

NOAA Fisheries is releasing the following statement regarding a new study, published by the journal Science, entitled The unique ecology of human predators. "U.S. fisheries are among the world’s most sustainable and a global model of success in
August 24, 2015 - Media Release ,

NOAA Declares Deaths of Large Whales in Gulf of Alaska an Unusual Mortality Event

NOAA is declaring the recent deaths of 30 large whales in the western Gulf of Alaska an "unusual mortality event," triggering a focused, expert investigation into the cause. An unusual mortality
August 20, 2015 - Media Release ,
Bears feeding on a fin whale carcass

Nomination Period Extended for U.S. Seats on International Pacific Halibut Commission

Terms for the current commissioners expire on December 31, 2015.
August 18, 2015 - Media Release ,