NOAA Fisheries FishNews – February 3, 2022

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Highlights Recovering Threatened and Endangered Species Report to Congress 2019–2020 This report summarizes efforts to recover all domestic species under NOAA Fisheries’ jurisdiction. It highlights progress made toward recovery of nine critically endangered species identified in the Species in the Spotlight initiative. NOAA’s Saltwater Fisheries Photo Contest Voting Continues NOAA’s Saltwater Recreational Fishing Photo Contest provided American anglers a chance to show their passion for sustainable saltwater recreational fishing. We received many amazing images that captured the soul of recreational fishing. Now it's your turn to help choose the winner!

Alaska NOAA Denies Request for Emergency Action on Bering Sea Salmon Bycatch NOAA Fisheries has denied a request for emergency action to eliminate Chinook salmon bycatch in the Bering Sea pollock fishery and implement a hard cap on chum salmon bycatch.  The agency has determined that this request does not meet the three criteria necessary for NOAA Fisheries to implement an emergency rule. Market Squid Multiply in Warming Alaska Waters During 80 years of monitoring at NOAA Fisheries Little Port Walter Research Station, small numbers of market squid had been sporadically reported. That changed in 2015 when Alaska Fisheries Science Center biologist John Eiler observed several hundred spawning market squid swimming in and out of  the station fish trap and laying eggs on the netting.

West Coast Past Fishing and Development Make California Salmon More Vulnerable to Climate Change California’s native salmon have been harmed by more than a century of mining, dam building, floodplain reclamation, fishing pressure, hatchery practices, and introduced predators. These stressors have undermined the resilience of California’s native salmon to the accelerating effects of climate change, new research shows.

Southeast Snow Cone Watch: Updates on Entangled Right Whale Mother and Newborn Calf An entangled North Atlantic right whale, known as Snow Cone, and her newborn calf have been spotted multiple times since December 2021. If you see them, or any right whale, move at least 500 yards away—it’s best for the whales and it’s the law. New Electronic Trip Ticket Reporting Applications Support Sound Science and Benefit Fishermen Time is money for the small crew at Paradise Tails, a family-run commercial fishing company based in Marathon, Florida. That’s why they jumped at the opportunity to take advantage of the newest technology in trip ticket reporting for fisheries data.

Upcoming Deadlines View more news and announcements.

Upcoming Events February 8-10: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Webinar February 22: MRIP Data User Seminar: Custom Domain Analyses March 31: 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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