NOAA Fisheries FishNews—July 3rd

JULY 3, 2024 Celebrating Habitat Month Celebrate Habitat Month 2024 with us! Learn more about how NOAA Fisheries' Office of Habitat Conservation works to restore habitat to support fisheries, protected species, and coastal communities. Ambitious Living Shoreline Project Combats Coastal Land Loss in South Carolina With $6.8 million from NOAA, our partners at The Nature Conservancy will build a 2,000-foot-long living shoreline near Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. The organization will also help low-income landowners implement living shorelines on their properties. Highlights Department of Commerce Announces 2024 Appointments to the Regional Fishery Management Councils The Department of Commerce announced the appointment of 22 new and returning members to six of the regional fishery management councils. Appointments to the Pacific and North Pacific councils will be announced later this summer. Comment Period Extended for Revised Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management Road Map NOAA Fisheries has extended the comment period for the updated Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management Road Map. The road map identifies the actions NOAA Fisheries will take to advance ecosystem-based fisheries management. The public comment period is now open until August 31, 2024. West Coast A Whale of a Story: Necropsy Reveals the Health of Species and the Ocean An in-depth (and sometimes graphic) look at how a necropsy team pieces together what happened to a humpback whale. Southeast Special Journal Issue Compiles Advances in Coral Reef Ecosystem Science New research dives to new depths to advance our knowledge of coral reef ecosystems Photos from the Fall Groundfish Survey We catch many species on the summer and fall groundfish surveys. These samples are important for conducting population assessments and gathering important life history information. Look at some species we caught during Leg 1 of the 2023 fall groundfish survey! New England/Mid-Atlantic NOAA Fisheries and USDA's Agricultural Research Service to Breed Better Oysters NOAA Fisheries and the U.S. Department of Agriculture celebrated the opening of the new Northeast Oyster Breeding Center in Milford, Connecticut. Scientists aim to breed disease-resistant oysters in the face of current and changing environmental conditions in the Northeast. Not All Seeds Are Grown On Land Research fishery biologist Sandy Sutherland visited a shellfish farm in New Jersey to learn what they do and how her research can help them. Upcoming Deadlines July 10: Applications due for Department of Energy’s Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project technical assistance and cash rewards July 23: Applications due for FY 2025 Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Competition July 31: Comments due on NOAA Fisheries’ draft update to the Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management Roadmap August 31: Comments due on updated Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management Road Map View more news and announcements Upcoming Events July 15–18: Educator Workshop—Summer Institute for Climate Change Education July 17: Webinar on Gear Considerations in Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fisheries July 24: Council Coordination Committee Special Meeting July 29–August 2: Educator Workshop—Teachers on the Estuary, Chesapeake Bay August 8: Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee Meeting August 10: Woods Hole Science Stroll at NOAA Fisheries August 12–15: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Meeting August 2024 Meeting August 13–14: Caribbean Fishery Management Council August 2024 Meeting August 19–22: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council August 2024 Meeting View more events Federal Register Actions Visit NOAA Fisheries' Rules & Regulations web page to learn more about recently proposed and finalized regulations in your region.  Questions? Visit our website for national and regional contact information

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