NOAA Fisheries FishNews – April 8, 2021

APRIL 8, 2021

Celebrating Sustainability Successes In the United States, we're serious about sustainable fisheries! Through our science-based fishery management process, we've rebuilt 47 stocks since 2000. Get inspired by sustainability success stories like North Atlantic swordfish, canary rockfish, and gag grouper, then head over to FishWatch to learn more about the seafood you love!

Highlights Habitat Restoration Projects Offer Protection from Flooding Habitats like tidal marshes, coral reefs, and seagrass beds serve as natural infrastructure that can help protect our coastal communities from flooding, erosion, and storms. NOAA Fisheries works to restore habitat for coastal and marine species, and many of our restoration projects provide natural infrastructure benefits as well. Two NOAA Fisheries–supported habitat restoration projects that have helped reduce flooding are highlighted in a new resource from Engineering With Nature.

Alaska A View From Inside the Kodiak Lab Aquarium—Post 4 Take a peek inside the Kodiak Lab aquarium and touch tank to meet some interesting underwater inhabitants.

West Coast Reopening a Northern California Creek to Threatened Steelhead—Part 1: “The Whole Watershed Will Benefit” The Napa River in Northern California is a linchpin in the recovery of Central California Coast steelhead, listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Flowing into San Francisco Bay, the river supports small cities and renowned vineyards. Removal of a century-old dam on a tributary of the Napa River has now increased its capacity to also support recovering populations of threatened steelhead.

Greater Atlantic Home-Based Researchers Keep 10-Year Study Afloat During Pandemic Even without a pandemic, figuring out the number of eggs a fish will lay during its spawning season is a difficult task. While this information is important to fishery biologists, long-term data are scarce, which hampers researchers’ ability to answer a fundamental question important for fishery managers: What affects the ability of marine fish and fish populations to replace themselves in an open ocean? The pandemic made answering this question even more difficult—but our researchers persevered. How Much Is a Clam Worth to a Coastal Community? A new study estimates that oyster and clam aquaculture provides $2.8 to $5.8 million in services that remove excess nitrogen from the coastal waters of Greenwich, Connecticut. Early Adopters: Positive Feedback from Commercial Fishermen Reporting Electronically This fall, we are requiring electronic reporting for most commercial and for-hire fishermen and will no longer distribute paper logbooks. Some fishermen are already reporting electronically and find the new systems easy to use.

Upcoming Deadlines April 26: NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office Announces Fisheries Research Funding Opportunity View more news and announcements.

Upcoming Events April 8: Tribal Consultation with NOAA Fisheries for the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 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.

http://live.oysterradio.com/