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NOAA, BOEM, Fishing Industry Sign New Memorandum of Understanding

Responsible wind energy development underpins new agreement for Northeast U.S. waters.
March 26, 2019 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
National
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Women's History Month: Talking with Lisa Colburn, Anthropologist

During March (Women’s History Month), the Northeast Fisheries Science Center asks five women scientists to share a little about their science journey, what hurdles or obstacles they’ve experienced, how they overcame them, and what advice they might have for the next generation of women scientists. Featured this week is Lisa Colburn, an anthropologist at our Woods Hole Lab and part of our Science Center’s Social Sciences Branch.
March 26, 2019 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Women in white jacket taking notes, family fishing in background. on a dock.

Dead Seabirds Do Tell Tales: How Fishery Observers Help Provide Data for Seabird Management

NOAA’s National Seabird Program works with the nonprofit organization Oikonos to conduct seabird necropsies.
March 25, 2019 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Pacific Islands
National
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NOAA and Partner Agencies Welcome Fish Back to Michigan Creek after Dam Removal

As part of restoring the Kalamazoo River watershed from hazardous waste contamination, the Alcott Dam was removed from Portage Creek in Michigan, reopening the creek to fish and other wildlife.
March 22, 2019 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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Marine Safety Instructor Training Supports Observer Safety

Observer safety workshops ensure high training standards across all regional observer safety programs.
March 20, 2019 - Feature Story ,
National
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International Cruise to Track Salmon Comes to an End

An international team of biologists set out into some of the roughest waters in the North Pacific Ocean in the middle of winter to try to solve a fundamental mystery of Pacific salmon
March 19, 2019 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
West Coast
NOAA scientists aboard an international cruise to track salmon in Alaska. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Celebrating Women's History Month

#WOMENofNOAA
March 19, 2019 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
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DNA Confirms Rare Bryde's Whale Off Florida is Gulf of Mexico Species

Biologists are getting a once in a lifetime opportunity to see and examine what is believed to be a rare Gulf of Mexico Bryde's whale.
March 19, 2019 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
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Women's History Month: Talking with Yuan Liu

During March (Women’s History Month), the Northeast Fisheries Science Center asks five women scientists to share a little about their science journey, what hurdles or obstacles they’ve experienced, how they overcame them, and what advice they might have for the next generation of women scientists. Featured this week is Yuan Liu, a biologist at our Milford Lab and part of our Ecosystems & Aquaculture Division.
March 18, 2019 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Yuan Liu collecting water samples with colleagues

Sharing Our 2019 Priorities and Annual Guidance

The 2019 Priorities and Guidance document provides guidance to all NOAA Fisheries employees in executing our mission responsibilities.
March 18, 2019 - Feature Story ,
National
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