Thursday, October 7, 2021

NOAA Fisheries FishNews – October 7, 2021

Fish News - NOAA Fisheries

OCTOBER 7, 2021

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Highlights

Celebrate National Seafood Month 2021

seafood month

The United States is recognized as a global leader in sustainable seafood for both wild-caught and farmed species. Join us for National Seafood Month and get inspired by savory seafood along the way.


Buy Local: Building Our Local Seafood Economies and Promoting Local Seafood

local seafood

To kick-off National Seafood Month, NOAA Fisheries Assistant Administrator Janet Coit provides her perspective on the critical role the U.S. seafood sector plays in our lives and the economy.


Advancing Sustainable Aquaculture

aquaculture

NOAA Fisheries is working to create an era of opportunity for domestic aquaculture. Our efforts seek to complement our valuable wild-capture fisheries and foster another viable option for growing healthy seafood sustainably and expanding economic opportunities in our coastal communities.


Recreational Fishing: A Favorite American Pastime

rec fishing

Recreational fishing is a beloved American pastime, and stepping out for a day of communing with nature may be the respite we all need. But for those who didn’t grow up fishing, the thought of starting to fish may feel challenging. With a little help, you’ll see how fun and easy it can be.

Alaska

Study Finds Growing Potential for Toxic Algal Blooms in the Alaskan Arctic

algal bloom

A warming Arctic presents potential new threats to humans and marine wildlife in the fast-changing region.

West Coast

Increased Hatchery Production Aims to Boost Chinook Salmon for Endangered Killer Whales

killer whales

Federal, state, and tribal salmon hatcheries in Washington and Oregon have increased production of juvenile Chinook salmon over the past two years. This unusual step in the world of species recovery will promote the recovery of one of their predators, the endangered Southern Resident killer whale.

Pacific Islands

Success of the 2021 Marine Debris Cleanup Missions

debris cleanup

Scientists and divers from NOAA’s Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center and local nonprofit Papahānaumokuākea Marine Debris Project returned to Honolulu from a 30-day mission to remove marine debris from the shallow reefs and shorelines of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. These remote islands and atolls are centered among Pacific currents that carry lost and abandoned fishing nets and gear from all over the Pacific Ocean, and this debris can entangle wildlife and damage corals.


NOAA-Supported Aquaculture Projects Seek to Build Hawaiʻi Seafood Sustainability

seafood sustainability

Two new projects hope to establish the first-ever aquaculture production of two native marine species in Hawaiʻi. Soon, these initiatives may benefit Hawaiian fish ponds and commercial aquaculture operators, helping to build seafood sustainability in the Aloha State.


New Regulation Protects Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins Against Disturbance

spinner dolphins

A final rule prohibits swimming with, approaching, or remaining within 50 yards of spinner dolphins. A proposed rule may establish time-area closures of select nearshore resting areas.

Southeast

$99.6 Million Approved to Continue Restoring Gulf-wide Resources Impacted by Deepwater Horizon

deepwater horizon

NOAA and the Deepwater Horizon Regionwide Trustee Implementation Group have finalized their first restoration plan. The group includes all four federal agencies and all five Gulf states, collaborating and coordinating to restore the environment after the 2010 oil spill. The plan calls for $99.6 million to implement 11 restoration projects across all five of the Gulf coast states. It also targets specific locations in Mexico and on the Atlantic coast of Florida.

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Eyes Underwater: Complementary Tools Can Determine How Fish Use Oyster Aquaculture Gear

underwater eyes

Researchers at NOAA Fisheries’ Milford Laboratory have been using commercially available underwater video cameras to watch fish around oyster cages at shellfish farms. But what about species that are difficult to capture on camera? With colleagues at Rutgers University, researchers have started to build a more robust picture of how oyster cages can provide important habitat for a number of species.


Northern Shrimp Population Collapse Linked to Warming Ocean Temperatures, Squid Predation

northern shrimp

An extreme heatwave in the Gulf of Maine in 2012 resulted in the warmest ocean temperatures in the region in decades. By 2013, the Atlantic northern shrimp population in the Gulf had experienced a stock collapse. Scientists have found that warmer temperatures were linked to increases in longfin squid—major shrimp predators that arrived in the Gulf sooner than usual and in more areas where shrimp occur.


IN FISH! Student Robert Dellinger Celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month

student of the month

2021 IN FISH! student Robert Dellinger talks about his summer internship experience with our Northeast Fisheries Science Center and shares what National Hispanic Heritage Month means to him.


IN FISH! Student Matteo Torres Celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month

student of the month

2021 IN FISH! student Matteo Torres talks about his summer internship experience with the Northeast Fisheries Science Center and University of Alaska, and shares what National Hispanic Heritage Month means to him.


NOAA Fisheries Moves from Paper to Electronic Reporting

electronic monitoring

Beginning on November 10, 2021, most fishermen permitted to fish federal marine waters from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, to the Canadian border will be required to submit their vessel trip reports electronically. The new reporting requirement applies to all federally permitted vessels except those holding only a permit for American lobster.

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Federal Register Actions

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Send corrections or technical questions to the FishNews Editor at editor.fishnews@noaa.gov.


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