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Secretary of Commerce issues multiple fishery disaster determinations for Alaska

Determinations address economic impacts from 2018 to 2021
January 21, 2022 - Media Release ,
Alaska

NOAA and BOEM announce interagency collaboration to advance offshore wind energy

NOAA and BOEM sign an interagency memorandum in support of the Biden-Harris Administration’s offshore wind energy goals to advance wind energy responsibly while protecting biodiversity and promoting cooperative ocean use
January 12, 2022 - Media Release ,
National

Army and NOAA to advance Endangered Species Act consultations

Memorandum will advance maintenance of the nation’s infrastructure, reduce permit backlog while ensuring ESA protections
January 06, 2022 - Media Release ,
National

Secretary of Commerce issues fishery disaster determination for 2019 Atlantic herring fishery

Determination addresses economic impacts to multiple Northeastern states
November 22, 2021 - Media Release ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic

NOAA Fisheries and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Propose Rescinding Critical Habitat Regulations Finalized in 2020

Proposal to rescind habitat regulations is an effort to improve and strengthen implementation of the Endangered Species Act.
October 26, 2021 - Press Release ,
National

Kelly Kryc joins NOAA as Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Fisheries

Kelly Kryc, Ph.D., has been appointed as NOAA’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Fisheries
September 13, 2021 - Media Release ,
National
International

NOAA Fisheries Announces New Lobster and Jonah Crab Fisheries Regulations to Help Save Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales

New regulations address entanglements in fishing gear, one of the leading causes of right whale death and serious injury.
August 31, 2021 - Media Release ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Press Call: NOAA Fisheries Issues Final Rule to Reduce North Atlantic Right Whale Entanglements

A video teleconference is scheduled today, August 31 at 1:30 p.m. EDT, to discuss the Final Rule to Reduce North Atlantic Right Whale Entanglements.
August 31, 2021 - Media Advisory ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic

NOAA takes strong stand against IUU fishing and harmful fishing practices

New report identifies 31 nations and entities engaged in IUU fishing and bycatch
August 12, 2021 - Media Release ,
National
International

CDFW and NOAA Fisheries Revive Voluntary Drought Initiative to Protect Salmon, Steelhead and Sturgeon

Media Contacts: Michael Milstein, NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region, (971) 563-5602. Jordan Traverso, CDFW Communications, (916) 212-7352
August 11, 2021 - Media Release ,
West Coast