The National Science Foundation (NSF) seismic survey vessel Marcus G. Langseth recently arrived in Seattle following a six-week-long expedition to study an area of the Pa ..
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FEATURE | US, Russia team up on Bering Sea fisheries management project
The cold waters of the eastern Bering Sea support some of the world’s largest and best-managed commercial fisheries. Sustainable management of these fisheries is founde ..
NOAA recommends US$11 million in grants for 43 fisheries improvement projects
NOAA Fisheries has recommended more than US$11 million in grant funding for 43 projects under the 2021 Saltonstall-Kennedy Competitive Grants Program. The projects fall i ..
Oyster reefs provide habitat and filter water, new NOAA studies show
NOAA Fisheries scientists and their partners at several other academic and research institutions explored how restored oyster reefs help the Chesapeake Bay. They have ..
US senators reintroduce fishery disaster bill
US Senators Roger Wicker of Mississippi and Maria Cantwell of Washington State have reintroduced bipartisan legislation to reform the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ..
David Evans uses autonomous tech in Galveston Bay survey work for NOAA
DEA Marine Services, a division of Washington-based David Evans and Associates (DEA), is performing a survey of Western Galveston Bay in Texas using an autonomous ..
NOAA orders research vessel for Puerto Rico maritime non-profit
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has placed an order for a new catamaran research vessel for operation on near coastal and ocean routes by ..
Louisiana yard to build two oceanographic ships for NOAA
The US Navy has awarded Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors of Houma, Louisiana, a contract for the design and construction of two new oceanographic ships that will be operated ..
NOAA awards contract to Thoma-Sea for two new ships
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) took a major step forward last week in its effort to update its aging fleet of research ships with the Navy’s award of a $178 million contract to Thoma-Sea Marine ConstructorsLLC, Houma, La.
Thoma-Sea’s contract calls for the detailed design and construction of two new oceanographic ships for NOAA. The agency is acquiring the vessels through an agreement with the Naval Sea Systems Command, a leader in building, providing and procuring...
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NOAA, USAID form partnership to help combat IUU fishing
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to help ..