By Valerie Volcovici, Leah Douglas, Gloria Dickie March 23 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s regulatory freeze has injected chaos and uncertainty into a number of lucrative American fisheries, raising the risk of…
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By Valerie Volcovici, Rich McKay and Leah Douglas WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) – Scientists and researchers are warning that the Trump administration’s firing of hundreds of workers at NOAA, the agency that…
https://gcaptain.com/trumps-firings-at-noaa-will-put-lives-at-risk/
NOAA Fisheries has withdrawn its proposed vessel speed rule update aimed at protecting the critically endangered North Atlantic right whales from deadly vessel strikes. The proposed regulation, initially published in…
https://gcaptain.com/noaa-withdraws-critical-right-whale-protection-rule-changes/
The United Fishing Agency is one of the best things that has ever happened to Hawaii’s seafood industry. It is also one of the best things that ever happened to me. Without doubt it completed my education in ichthyology and marine biology. Not only that, it was indirectly responsible insert for me...
An investigation by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries has confirmed that rope recovered from a deceased female North Atlantic right whale is consistent with gear used in…
https://gcaptain.com/investigation-confirms-maine-fishing-gear-involved-in-right-whale-death/
The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2023 recently signed into law by US President Joe Biden will authorise the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to pr ..
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The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries (NOAA Fisheries) have crafted a joint strategy to addres ..
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Recent research has shown that switching to a new type of fishing gear can drastically reduce bycatch for certain shark species in the Pacific Ocean, NOAA Fisheries said ..
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NOAA Fisheries has recommended more than US$11.8 million for 44 projects under the 2022 Saltonstall-Kennedy Competitive Grants Program to help develop fisheries across th ..
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The NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement (OLE) recently took delivery of four new patrol boats in a series from Alabama-based Metal Shark Boats. The 26-foot (7.92-met ..
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