FishNews - January 16, 2013 - NOAA Consults with Other Nations, Sign Up for Managing Our Nation's Fisheries 3, Draft National Climate Assessment Report Released, and More

Join List     FishNews Archive     NOAA Fisheries Home           Highlights - January 16, 2013 National NOAA Identifies 10 Nations for IUU Fishing    International collaboration is a key to the success of global fisheries management. The United States will soon begin consultations with 10 nations to address illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing and stem the bycatch of protected species.        Managing Our Nation's Fisheries 3 - Save the Date     Mark your calendars for May 7-9 in Washington, DC. Twice before in our history, we've pulled together fishery leaders and stakeholders from around the country to discuss U.S. fisheries management and chart a course for the future. This conference will focus on fisheries management topics like ecosystems and communities and will include a poster session. Poster proposals are due February 15, 2013.     Draft Climate Assessment Report Available for Review - Request for Comments    A draft of the U.S. National Climate Assessment report is now available for public review. For more information on the potential impacts of climate change on U.S. oceans and ocean resources, including fisheries, marine protected species, habitats, and fishing communities, see Chapter 24.    Taking and Importing Marine Mammals - Request for Comments NOAA Fisheries Protected Resources has received a request from NOAA's Office of Coast Survey for authorization to take small numbers of marine mammals incidental to conducting hydrographic surveys. Please comment by February 7, 2013.  Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee - Request for Nominations   Request for nominations for an appointment by the Secretary of Commerce to fill one vacancy on the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee beginning in the spring of 2013.   Draft 2012 Marine Mammal Stock Assessment Reports - Comment Period Re-Opened   Stock assessment reports for 10 marine mammals stocks in the Atlantic region have revised abundance estimates and corrections to bycatch estimates. Please comment on revised draft 2012 Stock Assessment Reports for these ten stocks by April 16, 2013.     International Pacific Halibut Commission Appointments     NOAA is seeking nominations for two individuals to serve as U.S. Commissioners to the International Pacific Halibut Commission.  Please comment by March 18, 2013.       Northeast New Requirements for Scallop Vessels    Clarification to scallop vessels concerning the Turtle Deflector Dredge design requirements, which are required by May 1, 2013. Undergraduate Summer Program Research Focuses on Global Climate Change    The Partnership Education Program, a project of a consortium of six science institutions in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, is seeking applicants for a 10-week summer program that combines undergraduate course work with research in marine and environmental science.   Summer Programs for High School Students at Woods Hole Science Aquarium  The Woods Hole Science Aquarium is offering three summer programs for high school students in 2013-a five-week internship and two two-week seminars devoted to careers in marine science.     Northwest Proposed Incidental Take Authorization - Request for Comments Comment on an application from the St. George Reef Lighthouse Preservation Society for an Incidental Harassment Authorization to take marine mammals by harassment incidental to conducting aircraft operations, lighthouse renovation, and light maintenance activities on the St. George Reef Light Station in northeast Pacific Ocean during specific months of 2013. Comments due by February 7, 2013.       Endangered and Threatened Species - Take of Anadromous Fish   NOAA Fisheries received a permit application for scientific purposes to enhance the survival of a listed species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, from the California Department of Fish and Game and PacifiCorp for a 10 year period. Comments due February 7, 2013.    Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery - Application for an Exempted Fishing Permit  NOAA Fisheries has received exempted fishing permit applications for 2013 and 2014 and is considering issuance of exempt fishing permits for vessels participating in the Exempt Fishing Permit fisheries effective no earlier than February 11, 2013, which would expire no later than December 31, 2014. Please comment by February 11, 2013.   Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities   The California Department of Transportation received Incidental Harassment Authorization to take small numbers of California sea lions, Pacific harbor seals, harbor porpoises, and gray whales, by harassment, incidental to construction of a replacement bridge for the East Span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in California. Designating Critical Habitat for Lower Columbia River Coho Salmon and Puget Sound Steelhead - Request for Comments    Proposal to designate critical habitat for lower Columbia River coho salmon and Puget Sound steelhead, currently listed as threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. Submit comments by April 15, 2013.    Southwest Special Designation Proposed for Salmon Reintroduction to San Joaquin River Proposal to designate the reintroduction of a population of spring-run Chinook salmon in the San Joaquin River as "experimental." The proposed designation will provide legal protection to people who may accidentally harm these federally protected fish while the population is reintroduced. Comments due by March 4, 2013.  Alaska  2013 Alaska Fisheries Science Center Seminar Series Begins The Alaska Fisheries Science Center Seminar Series presents 10 presentations highlighting research findings from the Center's Resource Assessment and Conservation Engineeringand Resource Ecology Fishery Management Divisions. The first seminar will be January 15 and will highlight the research of the Gulf of Alaska Integrated Ecosystem Research Program. Pacific Islands Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Advisory Committee - Request for Nominations Seeking nominations for the advisory committee for the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission. The advisory committee provides input to the United States Commissioners to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission regarding the deliberations and decisions of the Commission. Submit nominations no later than February 25, 2013.   Events  Jan 23-25, 2013: Highly Migratory Species Management Team Meeting Jan 30 2013: Open public meeting for Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee 3 - 4 p.m., EST. Jan: Crimes Against Marine Mammals-NOAA-Sponsored Exhibit in D.C. extended through January 2013. Upcoming: Free Atlantic Shark Identification Workshops in January, February, and March of 2013. Announcements Jan. 15, 2013: Nominations are due for the National Wetlands Awards.   Jan. 18, 2013: Call for Nominations is open for the Dr. Nancy Foster Habitat Conservation Award.   Feb. 11, 2013:Nominations due for Marine to the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee.  May 7-9, 2013: Registration opens soon for Managing Our Nation's Fisheries-3 conference in Washington, D.C. 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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