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NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service today announced the renewal of the Atlantic Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (AMAPPS) for an additional five years through 2023.  AMAPPS, which is funded primarily by NOAA, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Navy, aims to develop models and tools to provide distribution patterns and density estimates by […]

The West Coast Ocean Alliance recently released additional information on its upcoming annual meeting, to be held Dec. 3-4 in Tacoma, WA.  Day 1 will include a West Coast ocean data public workshop, while Day 2 will feature the West Coast Ocean Alliance public meeting. The meetings will include federal, state, and tribal government officials and technical experts for

In a report released to Congress last month on the “2019 Improving International Fisheries Management Report to Congress,” the National Marine Fisheries Service identified Mexico, Ecuador, and South Korea for reported illegal, unreported or unregulated (IUU) fishing activities. NMFS noted that IUU fishing activities “damage our economy, hurt fishermen who play by the rules, threaten global food

The U.S. Arctic Research Commission has announced that it will hold a public meeting in Reykjavik, Iceland on Wednesday, Oct. 9. The agenda includes Commissioner and staff reports and discussions and presentations regarding Arctic research activities, with a focus on the Ryder expedition, Central Arctic Ocean Fisheries Agreement, recent impacts to and the current status of research in Alaska, the

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has published the 2019 edition of the agency’s Ocean Science publication, which address topics including acoustic research and developments in marine acoustics, using acoustics as a tool to study biological and physical phenomena in the ocean, verifying the physical qualities of industrial sound sources, and understanding the impacts of noise on

The Northeast Regional Ocean Council’s (NROC) Ocean Planning Committee today released a summary of its June meeting in which it addressed recent activities, received an update on federal progress in implementing the June 2018 ocean policy Executive Order and consideration of potential implications for the Northeast and the Committee’s work plan, and discussed specific topics related to offshore wind. 

NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management last week announced the issuance of a final rule intended to provide states and NOAA with a more efficient process for making changes to state coastal management programs.  Under the new rule, the 1996 Program Change Guidance and 2013 Addendum no longer apply. Changes between the 2016 proposed rule and the final rule include

NOAA today announced the release of the 2018 State of U.S. Fisheries Annual Report to Congress, which details the status of 479 federally-managed stocks or stock complexes to identify which stocks are subject to overfishing, are overfished, or are rebuilt to sustainable levels. The report finds that the number of known stocks on the overfishing list remain

NOAA today announced the designation of a new ~18 sq. mile national marine sanctuary in Maryland state waters ~40 miles south of Washington, DC effective after 45 days of continuous congressional session. Nominated by the State of Maryland in 2014 to protect and conserve shipwrecks and cultural heritage resources, foster education and research partnerships, and increase opportunities for