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| Highlights - September 12, 2012 |
NOAA Fisheries Releases 2011 Fisheries of the United States - Each year, NOAA Fisheries compiles key fisheries statistics from the previous year into an annual snapshot documenting fishing's importance to the nation. Find out moreabout landings totals for domestic recreational and commercial fisheries by species, annual seafood consumption, and the productivity of top fishing ports.
NOAA Fisheries Reopens Comment Period on Adjusting National Standard 1 Guidelines - Because of the importance of National Standard 1 to U.S. fishery management and the complexity of the issues, NOAA Fisheries is reopening the comment period to encourage additional public input on the issue. Comments onpotential adjustments to the guidelines will be accepted through October 12, 2012.
Commerce Secretary Declares Fisheries Disasters in Northeast, Alaska, and Mississippi - Congress can now appropriate money towards alleviating financial hardship caused by failures in the Northeast groundfish, Alaska king salmon, and Mississippi oyster and blue crab fisheries. If money is appropriated, NOAA will work closely with Congress and the states to develop plans to assist coastal communities.Learn more
National Fish Habitat Partnership Releases 2nd Edition of Action Plan - The plan sets forth a mission-critical approach to conserving the nation's aquatic resources for the future. Read about the plan's five new objectives and how they'll be implemented. |
| Seafood Safety Project Helps Developing Nations Detect Shellfish Toxins -Learn how NOAA's Dr. Vera Trainer and colleagues recently developed a community-based phytoplankton monitoring network and trained personnel how to conduct rapid toxin analysis in Indonesia, Guatemala, and the Philippines, countries at risk of human illness and death through unregulated shellfish consumption during toxic events. |
NOAA Fisheries Finds Record Highs in Sea Surface Temperature - During the first six months of 2012, sea surface temperatures along the Northeast Continental Shelf were the highest ever recorded, intensifying annual plankton blooms and potentially causing Atlantic cod to continue shifting northeastward from its historic distribution. Learn more about impacts this warming may have on the ecosystem.
Bear Seamount Teems with Deep-Water Sea Life - Slickheads, catsharks or cutthroat eels, anyone? See photos of these and other specimens of fish, cephalopods, and crustaceans-just a few of the animals being collected from bottom and midwater depths around Bear Seamount during recent cruise aboard the NOAA Ship PISCES. |
Help NOAA Fisheries and State Partners Collect Information on South Atlantic Red Snapper During the 2012 Season - Data collected will provide much needed information for the 2014 red snapper population assessment. Find out how you can contribute to the data collection process.
NOAA Scientists Determine Extent of Florida Keys Lionfish Invasion - New research documents a population explosion from 2010 to 2011, with an increase of more than 200,000 fish in one year. Learn how you can help scientists track the invasive lionfish and help fishery managers protect native fish and the ecosystem. |
| NOAA Fisheries Proposes to Increase Maximum Retainable Amounts of Groundfish in Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands - This action would use arrowtooth and Kamchatka flounder as basis species for the retention of species closed to directed fishing and is necessary to improve retention of otherwise marketable groundfish in these fisheries. Comment on the proposed action through October 15, 2012. |
NOAA Scientists Survey West Coast Groundfish - They set sail on May 15 to begin the fifteenth annual bottom trawl survey. From May until October, researchers work aboard chartered fishing vessels to identify the distribution, abundance, sex, size, maturity and age of groundfish species from Cape Flattery, Washington down to the U.S.-Mexico border. See photos from the survey.
Feminized Fish in Puget Sound? A Northwest Fisheries Science Center researcher and her team discovered some male fish in Puget Sound are producing an egg yolk protein that is only found in females. Find out what scientists think might be causing this disturbing problem. |
| The Science Behind What Sharks Eat - Learn how scientists examine the stomach contents of shortfin mako, blue, and common thresher sharks to identify differences in their diets, better understand their ecological role, and predict impacts of changing environmental conditions. |
| Commerce Department Appoints Edwin Ebisui, Jr. to Western Pacific Fishery Management Council - A lawyer and part-time fisherman from Hawaii, Ebisui will serve on the council until August 10, 2014. Learn more about Ebisui and other council members' roles in the fishery management process. |
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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