FishNews - Sept. 12, 2012 - New NOAA Fisheries Advisors, Vets Rebuilding Fisheries, Recovering ESA-Listed Salmon, and More

Join List     FishNews Archive     NOAA Fisheries Home           Editor's Note: As you might have noticed, we're trying out a new format for FishNews-it has a brand new look and will now be sent out on a weekly basis. Let us know what you think! Also, if you know anyone who would like to receive FishNews, please have them sign up. Thank you, Katie Semon, FishNews Editor Highlights - September 12, 2012  International NOAA Lifts Trade Restrictions on Importing Bigeye Tuna from Bolivia and Georgia - Find out how the two countries now meet conservation and management requirements of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas and trade restrictions are no longer needed. National Secretary of Commerce Appoints Two New Members to NOAA's Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee (MAFAC); Reappoints Four Current Members - MAFAC members advise the Secretary of Commerce on all living marine resource matters that are the responsibility of the Department of Commerce. Read moreabout the recently appointed members and their upcoming roles on the Committee. Military Veterans Help Rebuild Fisheries - NOAA Fisheries and California Conservation Corps train veterans in habitat restoration in California. Find out howthe project will increase spawning and rearing habitat for endangered coho salmon populations and help boost Chinook and steelhead trout. Teacher at Sea Studies Science Behind Sharks - Have you ever wondered what it would be like to study sharks with scientists? Get the details from middle school science teacher Steven Frantz, who recently boarded NOAA Ship Oregon II to help scientists study snappers and sharks in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. Grants Awarded for Marine Mammal Rescue - Learn more about the 39 grants NOAA Fisheries awarded to participants of the Marine Mammal Stranding Network to respond to sick, injured, or stranded marine mammals and investigate health concerns for these populations in the wild. Mid-Atlantic NOAA Fisheries Requests Comments on Exempted Fishing Permit for Horseshoe Crabs - The permit would allow harvest of up to 10,000 horseshoe crabs from the Carl N. Shuster Jr. Horseshoe Crab Reserve for biomedical purposes and require collection of data on horseshoe crabs' status within the reserve.Comment on the proposed permit through September 25, 2012. Northwest NOAA Fisheries Reopens Comment Period for Salmon Recovery Plan -Comment on Proposed Endangered Species Act Recovery Plan for Lower Columbia River Chinook Salmon, Lower Columbia River Coho Salmon, Columbia River Chum Salmon, and Lower Columbia River Steelhead through October 9, 2012. Puget Sound Partnership Releases First Annual Report on Conditions of Sound's Marine Waters - This inaugural report providesdata from comprehensive monitoring programs and a summary of what was happening in Puget Sound's marine waters during 2011. Find out how this information enhances our understanding of this ecosystem and will improve monitoring and restoration efforts. Southwest From Gravel Pits to Salmon Habitat - River restoration isn't the only technique to help rebuild fish populations. Find out more about an innovative method NOAA, the state of California, and other partners are studying: reclaiming abandoned gravel pits as habitat for salmon. NOAA Provides Blueprint for Rebuilding Coho Salmon along California's Central Coast - Learn more about the strategic plan and the actions necessary to improve habitat for California's coastal coho salmon and restore the endangered species to coastal rivers and streams along the California Coast. Events  Sept. 18, and 19: NOAA Holds Workshops on Individual Fishing Quota Program Administrative Changes in Southeast Region  Sept. 19-21: Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Advisory Panel Meeting in Bethesda, MD  Through Sept. 28: NOAA Fisheries Brings Back Summertime Tours of Ted Stevens Marine Research Institute  Oct.-Dec.: NOAA Fisheries Holds Free Atlantic Shark Identification Workshops and Protected Species Safe Handling, Release, and Identification Workshops  Oct. 17-18: Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) Will Hold Its Fall Meeting in Silver Spring, MD    Oct. 25-26:Permanent Advisory Committee for the U.S. Commissioners to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Meets in Honolulu, HI Announcements Due Oct. 1: Nominations to the Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to ICCAT    Due Oct. 3: FY13 Prescott Grant Funding Opportunity for Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance   Federal Register Actions  Click here for a list of only those actions open for public comment. Scroll search for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. For a list of all daily actions, check the Federal Register online.

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