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Low-oxygen waters off Washington, Oregon coasts risk becoming large ‘dead zones’
The hits just keep on coming. Oceanic measurements collected during a scientific cruise on NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown last week confirmed that a large …
NOAA Listening Session On Climate Change Today
President Biden has ordered NOAA to collect information on increasing the resilience of fisheries as part of his plan to address climate change and protect …
Feds Expand Marine Sanctuary Off Louisiana and Texas Coasts
The remote Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary off the coasts of Texas and Louisiana, the only sanctuary in the Gulf of Mexico’s diverse waters, …
NOAA Fisheries Releases Fishery Stats Yearbook
NOAA Fisheries recently released its Fisheries of the United States, 2018 report, an annual “yearbook” of fishery statistics. According to the agency, the report “provides …
Eight no-fishing zones proposed in the Keys to protect threatened corals and marine life
In a move that will likely cause controversy in the fishing industry, NOAA, the federal agency that oversees the waters surrounding the island chain, called …
NOAA forecasts very large ‘dead zone’ for Gulf of Mexico
NOAA scientists are forecasting this summer’s Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone or ‘dead zone’ – an area of low to no oxygen that can kill …
Comments For New Recovery Plan For Puget Sound Wild Steelhead Due March 28
More whistling past the graveyard. A new proposed recovery plan for Puget Sound steelhead, says NOAA Fisheries, “highlights culverts and other threats, and outlines a …
Fisheries Economics of the United States Report
Fisheries Economics of the United States, published each fall, provides a detailed look at the economic performance of commercial and recreational fisheries and other marine-related …
NMFS issues report on N.C. bass poaching ring
Fortunately, these criminals are off the water. In early November, NMFS released its final report on a striped bass poaching ring in North Carolina that’s taken the better …