Media Coverage

NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service today announced that it is seeking comments by Tuesday, March 9 on revisions to its previously proposed designated habitat in the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort Seas for the threatened Arctic ringed seal subspecies. NMFS separately announced that it is seeking comments by Tuesday, March 9 on its proposal to designate critical habitat in the Bering, […]

NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service today announced that it is seeking comments by Friday, March 26 on the agency’s initiation of a 5-year review for the threatened Beringia and Okhotsk distinct population segments of the Pacific bearded seal subspecies. The review will assess the best scientific and commercial data available to determine whether any of the species should

NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service today announced that it is seeking comments by Monday, March 8 on the agency’s initiation of a 5-year review for staghorn, elkhorn, pillar, rough cactus, lobed star, mountainous star, and boulder star coral The review will assess the best scientific and commercial data available to determine whether any of the species should be

NOAA today announced a new partnership with The Ocean Foundation to cooperate on international and U.S. scientific efforts to further ocean research, conservation, and knowledge. An MOU signed in December identified priority areas for cooperation including understanding climate change and ocean acidification and implications for the ocean and coasts, improving coastal resilience and strengthening capacity for climate

The White House Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Science and Technology Policy today announced the release of an Implementation Plan for the National Strategy for Ocean Mapping, Exploring, and Characterizing the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (“National Strategy”). The release of the Implementation Plan — which details steps to fully map the deep waters of the U.S.

Following congressional passage through a veto override, the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act became law today, among other things codifying the Ocean Policy Committee created in 2018 and reauthorizing the National Oceanographic Partnership Program and Ocean Research Advisory Panel. The legislation charges the Committee with continuing its activities as it existed prior to the NDAA taking

NOAA’s National Ocean Service today announced that it is seeking nominations through Monday, April 26, for five vacancies on the Hydrographic Services Review Panel (Panel) that will open on Jan. 1, 2022.  NOAA welcomes applications from individuals with expertise in marine navigation and technology, port administration, marine shipping or other intermodal transportation categories, cartography and geographic information systems,

NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries today announced that the Sanctuary System Business Advisory Council will hold a virtual public meeting on Thursday, Jan. 14. The meeting will include a report from the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries Director, discussion on elevating recreation and tourism in national marine sanctuaries, administrative matters, and a public comment session. The Council was established

NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service today announced its approval for Hilcorp Alaska and Eni Operating Co. to take small numbers seals incidental to ice road and ice trail construction, maintenance, and operations during the ice-covered season in Alaska’s North Slope from 2020-2025.  The activities being sought for authorization will facilitate access to the companies’ oil and gas facilities in