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NOAA Officers to Conduct Patrols During Halibut Fishing Opening

NOAA officers will conduct patrols during the short fishing season, which begins Monday, June 22 at 8 a.m. and concludes Wednesday, June 24 at 6 p.m. 
June 18, 2020 - Media Advisory ,
West Coast
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NOAA Fisheries Will Cancel Five Alaska Research Surveys For 2020

Announcement of survey cancellations in 2020.
May 22, 2020 - Media Release ,
Alaska

Secretary of Commerce Allocates $88 Million for Fishing Communities Affected by Spillway Opening

Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross allocates $88 million in fishery disaster funding for Gulf fishing communities affected by 2019 spillway opening.
May 18, 2020 - Media Release ,
Southeast
National
biloxi harbor

$300 Million CARES Act Offers Aid to U.S. Fishermen

Secretary of Commerce allocates $300 million in CARES Act aid to U.S. fishermen and seafood industries impacted by COVID-19.
May 07, 2020 - Media Release ,
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
National
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Secretary of Commerce allocates $300 million in CARES Act aid to U.S. fishermen and seafood industries impacted by COVID-19

Commerce announces the allocation of $300 million in economic relief to U.S. fishermen and seafood industries affected by the COVID-19 pandemic
May 07, 2020 - Media Release ,
National

New Program Manager for Recruitment Energetics and Coastal Assessment

NOAA Fisheries is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Robert Suryan as the new manager for the Alaska Fisheries Science Center’s Recruitment Energetics and Coastal Assessment (RECA) Program at the Auke Bay Laboratories in Juneau, Alaska.
April 28, 2020 - Media Release ,
Alaska
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New Program Manager for Genetics

NOAA Fisheries is pleased to announce the selection of Wes Larson as the new manager for the Alaska Fisheries Science Center’s Genetics Program at Auke Bay Laboratories in Juneau.
April 07, 2020 - Media Release ,
Alaska
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New Program Manager For Midwater Assessment And Conservation Engineering

NOAA Fisheries is pleased to announce the selection of Sandra (Sandy) Parker-Stetter as the new manager for the Alaska Fisheries Science Center’s Midwater Assessment and Conservation Engineering Program (MACE).
March 30, 2020 - Media Release ,
Alaska
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Secretary of Commerce Allocates $65 Million for Fishery Disasters

Funds provided to support communities impacted by fishery disasters between 2017 and 2019.
February 27, 2020 - Media Release ,
National
Santa Barbara harbor at sunrise

Secretary of Commerce allocates $65 million for fishery disasters

Commerce announces the allocation of $65 million to communities in Alaska, California, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and the Yurok Tribe (California) that suffered fishery disasters between 2017 and 2019
February 27, 2020 - Media Release ,
Alaska
Southeast
West Coast