HIGHLIGHTS
NOAA Announces 2018 Prescott Grant Recipients
Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grants support a core mission of NOAA Fisheries—the conservation and recovery of protected marine species—by helping to improve our stranding response capabilities. For FY 2018, we awarded Prescott Grants totaling more than $2.8 million to 36 stranding network partners in 19 states.
NOAA Law Enforcement 2017 Annual Report
NOAA Law Enforcement personnel patrol our nation’s waters to ensure compliance with our domestic natural resource laws and inspect imports/exports to support sustainable fisheries and fair harvesting. The NOAA Law Enforcement Annual Report includes data and case studies to highlight the office’s mission and operations, and it supports an open dialogue with the public about our priorities, regulatory requirements, and activities.
NOAA Seeks Input on Observer Insurance Requirements
NOAA Fisheries is seeking information on potential insurance packages and costs to formulate a national reform of observer program insurance requirements. This reform would help minimize risks to observers, vessel owners/shore-side processors, and observer provider companies in the event of an observer’s occupational injury. Comments are due September 14.
Story Map: This Summer, NOAA Helps You Play Safe
A new story map shows how NOAA helps mitigate risks for the nearly 190 million people who visit America’s beaches, Great Lakes, and other waterways every year. It’s packed with life-saving lessons about rip currents, dangerous waves, lightning strikes, and harmful algal blooms.
West Coast
Final Plan for Green Sturgeon Recovery
NOAA Fisheries released a final recovery plan under the Endangered Species Act for green sturgeon, one of Central California’s most ancient fish species. The plan identifies voluntary steps that will guide state and federal actions to promote recovery of the green sturgeon’s threatened southern population.
Latest Updates on Southern Resident Killer Whale
Response teams, in partnership with NOAA Fisheries, have continued monitoring the emaciated female Southern Resident killer whale J50, or “Scarlet.” Veterinarians intervened to administer antibiotics last week and may try again this week.
Southeast
NOAA Fisheries Certifies Alabama's “Snapper Check" Survey Design
NOAA Fisheries has certified the design of Alabama’s Snapper Check survey of charter and private boat fishing for red snapper. The collection of accurate recreational fisheries data is a priority for the agency, and this Marine Recreational Information Program supplemental survey was developed and implemented to facilitate improved monitoring of red snapper catches with respect to annual catch limits.
Federal Permit Renewals – Open for Comment
By August 31, please submit y our comments on a proposed rule to revise the renewal process for federal vessel permits, licenses, endorsements, and dealer permits in the Southeast Region. NOAA Fisheries will continue to provide the permit holder notice of an upcoming expiration date, but this proposed rule would remove the requirement that renewal applications be printed and mailed.
Greater Atlantic
Seal Strandings in New Hampshire and Maine
Since the beginning of June, more than 280 harbor and gray seals have stranded live or dead along the coasts of southern Maine, New Hampshire, and northern Massachusetts. A response team comprised of NOAA researchers and partners are working to assess the cause of the increased strandings.
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Events
August 23
Last day of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council meeting in Corpus Christi, Texas.
August 23
Free Atlantic SharkIdentification workshop in Ronkonkoma, New York.
August 23–28
Six outreach sessions on sea turtle safe handling and release gear at marinas along the west coast of Florida.
August 27
Public meeting of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization Consultative Committee in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
August 30–November 9
Top NOAA leaders will conduct public conferences around the nation about the Department of Commerce 2018–2022 Strategic Plan.
September 5 and 19
Two free Protected Species Safe Handling, Identification, and Release workshops in Florida and Rhode Island.
September 5–6
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Advisory Panel meeting in Silver Spring, Maryland.
September 10–12
NOAA’s General Modeling Meeting and Fair in College Park, Maryland.
September 10–27
Ten public hearings for the Summer Flounder Commercial Issues Amendment, hosted by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council.
October 23–24
Western Pacific Fishery Management Councilmeeting in Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
October 26–27
Western Pacific Fishery Management Councilmeeting in Tumon, Guam.
November 13–16: United States–Japan Natural Resources Panel on Aquaculture Scientific Symposium in Mystic, Connecticut.
Announcements
August 22 Applications due for open seats on South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Advisory Panels and System Management Plan Workgroup.
August 24
Applications due for a Fishery Analyst/Economist positionwith the North Pacific Fishery Management Council.
September 10
Letters of intent due for funding to study impacts of changing oceans on Northeast U.S. fishing communities.
September 17
Abstracts due for the United States–Japan Natural Resources Panel on Aquaculture Scientific Symposium.
September 20
Proposals due for the 2019–2021 Atlantic Herring Research Set-Aside Program.
October 1
Proposals due for the 2019–2020 Atlantic Sea Scallop Research Set-Aside Program.
October 1
Nominations due for advisors to the U.S. Section to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT).
October 30
Applications due for 2019 Species Recovery Grants to Tribes.
Federal Register Actions
Visit regulations.gov 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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