TweetAlmost all human activity will be banned in the protected areas. The small island nation Seychelles just got rid of some its debt by promising to create two major marine reserves, the Guardian reports. The nonprofit group The Nature Conservancy … Continue reading →
Tweet SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Celebrate World Oceans Day, June 8, at Aquarium of the Bay on PIER 39 Free admission for children 12 and under on June 8, World Oceans Day Special educational programs and information on preventing marine litter … Continue reading →
TweetA proposal, spearheaded by the EU, seeks to turn the Weddell Sea into the largest ocean sanctuary on Earth [Christian Aslund/Greenpeace] “Looks like an opening at 3 degrees to port. Keep it going dead ahead.” Captain Paul Rudzycki radios down … Continue reading →
Tweet March 19 Webinar for Applicants Eligible Projects Will Enhance Community and Ecosystem Resiliency and Capitalize on NY Water-Based Recreation and Tourism Ithaca, NY. New York Sea Grant and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced $200,000 … Continue reading →
Tweet Achieving conservation goals requires effort by all of us, from individuals to government agencies. At times, combined forces are called for, as in the mercury clean-up of Lavaca Bay, seen in this video. The ongoing effort to keep the Gulf stocked with game fish … Continue reading →
Tweet In this age of open data, a wealth of up-to-date and user-friendly information is just a few clicks away. But what does this digital revolution mean for U.S. fisheries? In the Chesapeake Bay, NOAA Fisheries buoys help marine scientists, fishermen, and … Continue reading →
Tweet Coastal communities can lower flood risk by restoring former floodplains. Coastal communities can lower flood risk with natural infrastructure, such as restoring former floodplains. Puget Sound salmon got a boost this summer from a redesigned levee in Pacific, WA. While … Continue reading →
Tweet The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office will again offer students opportunities to explore career paths and gain experience in Chesapeake Bay-related sciences through summer internships in 2018. These paid internships will each run roughly 12 weeks, from mid-May through mid-August. … Continue reading →
Tweet NOAA Fisheries and our partners at the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation kicked off the New Year with the second round of the Oceanic Fish Restoration Project. The project aims to restore a portion of the fish injured … Continue reading →
Tweet A new field guide helps scientists identify fish captured in scientific surveys Contributed by Al Brown Summary: Dan Kamikawa’s recently published Technical Memorandum, Survey Fishes, is a field guide for professionals and the general public, designed to help anyone … Continue reading →
Tweet Scientists in Antarctica have demonstrated a cheaper, faster and simpler way to gauge the condition of leopard seals, which can weigh more than a half ton and reflect the health of the Antarctic ecosystem that they and a variety … Continue reading →
Tweet An Atlantic bluefin tuna. Credit: Gilbert Van Ryckevorsel/TAG A Giant. The United States and other countries from around the world tackled management challenges for tunas, swordfish and sharks at the 2017 annual meeting of International Commission for the Conservation … Continue reading →
Tweet Teaching children a lifelong hobby, instilling appreciation for our marine environment and providing fun, family outings are the objectives for the Kids’ Fishing Clinic in Sarasota on Nov. 18. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will … Continue reading →
TweetFor decades, a single species of sea pens, Pennatula aculeate, has been observed on soft muddy bottoms in the Gulf of Maine. These soft corals resemble a quill pen made from a bird feather. They have no commercial value, but have raised … Continue reading →
Tweet If you’ve ever gone saltwater fishing in Florida, you are well aware of the variety of species that call these waters home. A popular target for Florida’s saltwater anglers are reef fish such as snappers and groupers. These species … Continue reading →
Tweet Satellite view of a coccolithophore bloom in September 2014. Satellite imagery acquired by NASA’s Aqua/MODIS satellite. Image Courtesy: NASA Earth Observatory Scanning electron microscope image of a coccolithophore from a 2015 bloom in the Eastern Bering Sea. Image Courtesy: Paul … Continue reading →
Tweet NOAA announces an increase in the commercial scup quota and possession limit for the 2017 Winter II Period (November 1-December 31). Unused quota from the Winter 1 Period (January 1-April 30) is being rolled over into Winter II. The … Continue reading →
Tweet Today, the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer is embarking on the last leg of NOAA’s three-year mission to explore the deep Pacific Ocean when it heads to the Musicians Seamounts and the Hawaiian Islands. Starting September 7, you, too, can join … Continue reading →
TweetEach fall, tributaries to the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain are home to salmon returning to spawn. This can make for some exciting fish watching as salmon move upstream and jump or otherwise navigate various obstructions on their way to their desired … Continue reading →
Tweet When the 60-foot fishing vessel Timmy Boy returned to Newport, Oregon, last week after two full days at sea, it had no fish in the hold. Instead, the vessel and its crew brought back lots of data, research samples and … Continue reading →
