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GARFO Interns: What They Did This Summer

In 2018, the Greater Atlantic Regional Field Office took on eight interns from seven universities across the middle and eastern United States.
September 10, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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Young Right Whale Likely Died from Entanglement

The whale most likely died as a result of being entangled in gear and drowning, according to the information scientists obtained from the necropsy.
September 07, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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Predicting River Response to Dam Removal: What Happens Next?

The NOAA Restoration Center and its collaborators have been studying the physical and biological effects of these projects to understand and be able to predict what will happen to the area when a dam is removed.
August 23, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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Adjustment to 2018 Atlantic Herring Management Area Sub-Annual Catch Limits

This interim final rule reduces the sub-annual catch limits for the four Atlantic Herring Management Areas (including Area 1A, 1B, 2, and 3). This action is necessary to address Atlantic herring population decline due to poor recruitment into the…
Interim Rule
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New England
Effective
04/30/2024

NAFO Public Meeting August 27, 2018 at Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office

NOAA Fisheries announces a public meeting of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization.
August 16, 2018 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic

2018 Commercial Quota Harvested for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

NOAA Fisheries announces that the 2018 summer flounder commercial quota allocated to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has been harvested. Vessels issued a commercial federal fisheries permit for the summer flounder fishery may not land summer flounder…
Temporary Rule
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Mid-Atlantic
Effective
04/30/2024

Massachusetts Commercial Summer Flounder Fishery Closure

The 2018 commercial summer flounder quota allocated to Massachusetts has been harvested.
August 13, 2018 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic

NOAA Fisheries Announces Illex Squid Directed Fishery Closure

Beginning August 15, 2018, through December 31, 2018, federal Illex squid vessel permit holders are prohibited from fishing for, catching, possessing, transferring or landing more than 10,000 lb (4,535 kg) on Illex squid per trip per calendar day.
August 10, 2018 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Illex Squid Directed Fishery Closure: Effective August 15, 2018

Beginning August 15, 2018, through December 31, 2018, Federal Illex squid vessel permit holders are prohibited from fishing for, catching, possessing, transferring or landing more than 10,000 lb (4,535 kg) on Illex squid per trip per calendar day. This…
Temporary Rule
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Mid-Atlantic
Effective
04/30/2024

Schoppmeyer Memorial Park in New Hampshire Honors NOAA Fisheries Special Agent

In July, the residents of Newmarket, NH named the Schoppmeyer Memorial Park in honor of NOAA Fisheries Special Agent Christopher "Schotzy" Schoppmeyer, who died in 2016.
August 06, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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