NOAA Fisheries FishNews – April 28, 2022

Climate Change, False Killer Whales, and More

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. APRIL 28, 2022 Highlights NOAA Fisheries Invites Public Comment on Draft Climate Regional Action Plans NOAA Fisheries is soliciting input on our draft Climate Regional Action Plans to address climate science needs in each region over the next 3 years. Adapting to the Future: Two NOAA Scientists Discuss New Global Report on Climate Change NOAA Fisheries podcaster John Sheehan talks with Dr. Kirstin Holsman and Dr. Libby Jewett, two of the authors of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report. Scientists Confirm Link Between Red Tides and Low Oxygen Areas Scientists have been studying red tides, or harmful algal blooms, on the west coast of Florida. They have now been able to connect these events with low- or no-oxygen conditions (hypoxia). Alaska Ocean Guardian School Helps Clean Up the Juneau Area Students from one of NOAA’s Ocean Guardian Schools in Juneau recently rolled up their sleeves in observance of Earth Day. Children in grades 7 and 8 at Montessori Borealis completed a Youth Patrol with a local organization, Litter Free, Inc. They picked up trash on Douglas Island across from downtown Juneau. Pacific Islands 5-Year Review Finds Endangered Main Hawaiian Islands Insular False Killer Whales Still Face High Risk of Extinction NOAA Fisheries completed an Endangered Species Act 5-year review of the status of the main Hawaiian Islands insular false killer whale distinct population segment. We have concluded that this population continues to face a high risk of extinction and should remain listed as endangered. Learn more about our efforts to conserve and recover these whales. Southeast New Study Reveals More About Where Giant Manta Rays Go and Why When you see a big, dark shadow with wings glide by you in the water, your first reaction might be one of fear due to the enormous size. But then you realize the world’s largest ray is harmless and just looking for its next meal: tiny zooplankton. Texas Dolphin Harassed to Death NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement is asking the public for any information about a sick dolphin that stranded on Quintana Beach, Texas. The bottlenose dolphin stranded alive on Sunday, April 10. After the stranding, multiple people interacted with the animal. A necropsy indicated that the dolphin died from drowning.  New England/Mid-Atlantic Chesapeake Bay Partners Have Restored 1,220 Acres of Oyster Reef Partners working to restore oyster reefs in the Chesapeake Bay made a lot of progress in 2021. Federal and state agencies, academic institutions, and nonprofit organizations are partnering in the Chesapeake Bay Program to restore oysters to 10 tributaries in the Bay by 2025. Their large-scale restoration efforts have yielded nearly 925 football fields’ worth of healthy habitat so far. Upcoming Deadlines May 6: Deadline to comment on Draft NOAA Fisheries and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Federal Survey Mitigation Implementation Strategy. USDA DEADLINES May 6: Grant applications due for Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (seafood is eligible). May 16: Applications due for Farmers Market Promotion Program grants. May 16: Applications due for Local Food Promotion Program grants. May 16: Applications due for Regional Food System Partnerships grants. May 16: Public comments due for Competition in Food Retail and Distribution Markets and Access for Agricultural Producers and Small and Mid-sized Food Processors. June 17: Applications due for Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program grants. View more news and announcements. Upcoming Events June 7–9: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council meeting in Riverhead, New York. June 7–14: Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting in Vancouver, Washington.June 13–17: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council meeting in Key West. June 21–24: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council meeting in Fort Myers, Florida. June 28–30: New England Fishery Management Council meeting in Portland, Maine. 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.  Send corrections or technical questions to the FishNews Editor at editor.fishnews@noaa.gov. www.fisheries.noaa.gov

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