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NOAA Announces 2015 Charter and Commercial Halibut Management Measures

NOAA Fisheries is providing notice of the immediate effect of regulations of the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC). The commercial IFQ halibut season opens Saturday, March 14, 2015. At its annual meeting in January, the IPHC recommended t
March 12, 2015 - Media Release ,
Alaska

NOAA Fisheries seeks public input on environmental analysis of proposed Makah whale hunt

NOAA Fisheries is inviting public comments on a new Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) that evaluates the Makah Tribe’s request to resume treaty-based hunting of eastern North Pacific gray whales for ceremonial and subsistence purposes. The
March 06, 2015 - Media Release ,
West Coast
National

NOAA Fisheries Publishes Final Recovery Plan for Threatened Corals

Plan contains actions necessary to recover elkhorn and staghorn species.
March 05, 2015 - Media Release ,
Southeast

Commerce Announces 2015 Out-of-Cycle Regional Fishery Council Appointment

The Commerce Department today announced the appointment of Kenneth "Kenny" Down of Washington state to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council.
February 20, 2015 - Media Release ,
Alaska

NOAA Proposes to Expand Critical Habitat for Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales

Agency seeks public comment on new NOAA Fisheries proposal.
February 13, 2015 - Media Release ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast

NOAA: New national policy recognizes the value of--and gives a voice to--America's saltwater recreational anglers

Today at the annual Progressive® Insurance Miami Boat Show, NOAA Fisheries Administrator Eileen Sobeck announced a new national policy to better serve America’s 11 million recreational saltwater anglers and the companies and communities that rel
February 12, 2015 - Media Release ,
National

United States continues global leadership to address illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing

Reaffirms commitment to level playing field for legitimate U.S. fishermen
February 09, 2015 - Media Release ,
National

Captive Killer Whale Included in Endangered Listing

NOAA Fisheries to issue a final rule to include Lolita, a captive killer whale at the Miami Seaquarium, in the endangered species listing for Southern Resident Killer Whales.
February 04, 2015 - Media Release ,
National

NOAA Fisheries Extends Comment Period on Proposed Arctic Ringed Seal Critical Habitat

Proposal to designate critical habitat for Arctic ringed seals
January 30, 2015 - Media Release ,
Alaska

NOAA Fisheries seeks comments on proposed revisions to National Standard guidelines for federal fisheries management

NOAA Fisheries is seeking public comment on a proposal to revise the guidelines for National Standard 1, 3 and 7 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The National Standard guidelines assist the eight regional fishery management
January 15, 2015 - Media Release ,
National