NOAA Fisheries FishNews – October 14, 2021

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OCTOBER 14, 2021

Highlights Seven Ways to Celebrate National Seafood Month Temperatures are cooling, leaves are changing colors, and the smell of pumpkin spice fills the air—all signs of fall in the United States. This time of year is meaningful for many reasons. At NOAA Fisheries, it’s a time to celebrate seafood because October is National Seafood Month. And when it comes to sustainable seafood, we have a lot to celebrate in the United States. National Fish Habitat Partnership’s 2021 Waters to Watch Projects Feature Coastal Habitats The National Fish Habitat Partnership is a unique network of 20 partnerships that focus on improving fish habitat and aquatic communities at regional and local levels. Each year, NFHP hosts the Waters to Watch campaign, which highlights some of the best on-the-ground aquatic habitat conservation projects implemented by individual partnerships. Student Interns Take a Virtual Dive into the World of Deep-Sea Corals and Sponges Each year, NOAA provides many opportunities for students to work with regional science teams and academic collaborators across the country. Despite the challenges of navigating a virtual work environment, this year was no different. Four students were mentored by NOAA researchers in Washington and California. They contributed to unique projects to advance our understanding of deep-sea organisms—particularly corals and sponges.

West Coast International Research Team Documents Potential New Species of Beaked Whale off Mexico An international team of researchers identified what may be a new species of deep-diving beaked whale off the west coast of Baja California in November 2020. Their report was recently published in Marine Mammal Science.

Southeast Organizational Excellence, Reorganized Seeing an org chart with a bunch of lines and boxes doesn’t usually explain how an organization really operates. But how an organization is structured is a key factor in how well it runs. In the past few years, NOAA’s Southeast Fisheries Science Center has spent a lot of time looking at how to work more efficiently and effectively.

New England/Mid-Atlantic Scientific Trawl Gear Performance Better Understood Thanks to Collaborative Research Our long-running scientific bottom trawl survey strives to keep its net performing similarly from tow-to-tow and tracks net performance during each deployment. We know there are differences in net performance between each tow, but when does this difference become significant enough to affect catch? Ravenna Ukeles Helped Write the Recipe for Successful Shellfish Aquaculture In celebration of our 150th anniversary, we are highlighting people who helped build the foundation of fisheries and marine science. Meet Ravenna Ukeles, a pioneer in algal culture and key figure in devising the “Milford Method.”

Upcoming Deadlines View more news and announcements.

Upcoming Events October 18-21: Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission 2021 Fall Meeting October 26: MRIP Data User Seminar: An Introduction to MRIP Data November 30:  MRIP Data User Seminar: Statistical Methods and Procedures January 25: MRIP Data User Seminar: MRIP Query Tool February 22: MRIP Data User Seminar: Custom Domain Analyses 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.

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