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NOAA Fisheries Requests Nominations for the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Advisory Panel

NOAA Fisheries is soliciting nominations for the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Advisory Panel (AP).
October 20, 2017 - Feature Story ,

Adjusted 2017 Northern Albacore, North, South Atlantic Swordfish, and Bluefin Tuna Reserve Quotas

NOAA Fisheries adjusts the northern albacore annual baseline quota for 2017 with available underharvest of the 2016 adjusted U.S. northern albacore quota, adjusts the North and South Atlantic swordfish baseline quotas for 2017 based on available underharv
September 15, 2017 - Feature Story ,
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NOAA Fisheries Announces A New Online System For Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Tournament Registration and Reporting

NOAA Fisheries now offers an online option to register Atlantic Highly Migratory Species tournaments and report HMS tournament catch.
August 30, 2017 - Feature Story ,
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Final Notice for Pelagic Longline Closed Area Research

NOAA Fisheries issues an exempted fishing permit to conduct research in the northern portion of the East Florida Coast Pelagic Longline Closed Area.
August 10, 2017 - Feature Story ,
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NOAA predicts below-average season for commercial harvest of brown shrimp in western Gulf of Mexico

The harvest of brown shrimp in the western Gulf of Mexico is expected to be 49.2 million pounds, which is below the historical 57-year average of 55.9 million pounds, according to NOAA’s annual forecast. The prediction covers the period from Ju
July 20, 2017 - Feature Story ,
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NOAA Enforcement, State Partners Focus on Red Snapper Enforcement Operations

Fines, Patrols Increase for Red Snapper Fishery - In order to better protect the red snapper fish stocks in the Southeast, NOAA Enforcement increases patrols and General Counsel increases fines associated with species violations.
May 04, 2017 - Feature Story ,
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The Expert Is In! Gulf of Mexico Bryde’s Whales

It is likely that fewer than 100 Bryde's whales are living in the Gulf of Mexico. Learn more about what NOAA Fisheries is doing to help this endangered species.
February 13, 2017 - Feature Story ,

Living Shorelines Protect Coasts during Hurricane Matthew

We support living shorelines because they reduce habitat loss for fish and other wildlife, and because they protect shorelines from storms. After Hurricane Matthew hit in October, we saw that they really work.
December 12, 2016 - Feature Story ,
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Sea Turtle Superheroes

Take a stroll down a sandy stretch of Texas coast and you might see a real-life superhero in action. No, not Aquaman, but a protector of sea life all the same. Lyndsey Howell is her name and saving sea turtles is her claim to fame.
November 17, 2016 - Feature Story ,
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