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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) have reopened the public comment period on a joint proposal to simplify the process of identifying habitat essential to the survival and recovery of species protected by the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) have reopened the public comment period on a...

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Now researchers from NOAA Fisheries, Oregon State University and the University of Maryland have combined that trove of tracking data with satellite observations of ocean conditions to develop the first system for predicting locations of blue whales off the West Coast.

The project publicly posts these maps on the NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region website every month.

To prevent these ship strikes, NOAA Fisheries, alone with researchers from Oregon State University and the University of Maryland, has created a new tool that can predict where blue whales are likely to be congregating so that ships can avoid the «hotspots» and both ship and whale can continue their journey safely.

The report was prepared by NOAA Fisheries» Northwest Fisheries Science Center, and is part of a larger risk assessment report currently in preparation on the effects of West Coast groundfish fisheries on endangered seabirds, fish, mammals, and turtles.

«These juvenile fish on the outside look completely normal, but their hearts are not functioning properly and that translates directly into reduced swimming ability and reduced survival,» said John Incardona, a research toxicologist at NOAA Fisheries» Northwest Fisheries Science Center in Seattle.

Perhaps tuna not so much they more kind of chase their prey,» said Lesley Jantz, Fishery Biologist, NOAA fisheries observer program.

For the next 60 days, NOAA Fisheries will seek public comments on this proposed rule that could help to stop the waste of bluefin.

A recent report from NOAA Fisheries shows that the surface longline fishery in the Gulf of Mexico and western Atlantic Ocean wasted almost 25 percent of the entire U.S. bluefin tuna quota in 2012.

For the past 30 years, NOAA Fisheries has tried to limit the number of Atlantic bluefin caught and killed by surface longlines.

NOAA Fisheries research biologist Jessica Crance was on board the Yushin Maru 2, when the whales were spotted.

«We see winners and losers as changes accelerate, and some of the winners are likely to be those that are most adaptable and resilient to change,» Sue Moore, a senior scientist at NOAA Fisheries, explained in a news release.

«This was an effort to try and refine our understanding of the causes, or trends and variations, in the climate of the Eastern Pacific and West Coast states,» said Nate Mantua, now a NOAA fisheries scientist, the other author of the newly published paper.

Scientists across NOAA Fisheries are watching a persistent expanse of exceptionally warm water spanning the Gulf of Alaska that could send reverberations through the marine food web.

Since 1996, NOAA Fisheries has reported on the status of U.S. fisheries, as required by the Magnuson - Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.

Meridian is facilitating a collaborative process with NOAA Fisheries and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission to plan and convene the 2018 National Saltwater Recreational Fisheries Summit.

Larval surveys from 2010 show that the bluefin population is on target with historical averages, said Clay Porch, director of the Sustainable Fisheries Division at the NOAA Fisheries Southeast Fisheries Science Center.

Dr. Nancy Rabalais, executive director of LUMCON and chief scientist aboard the research vessel Pelican, was unsure what would be found because of recent weather, but an earlier cruise by a NOAA fisheries team found hypoxia off the Galveston, Texas area.

NOAA Fisheries is proposing Endangered Species Act (ESA) listings for 66 coral species: 59 in the Pacific and seven in the Caribbean.

And every year, NOAA Fisheries scientists stand on the beach in California and count the number of newborn calves heading north.

Donna believes that partnerships make effective marine governance possible, and has collaborated extensively with the National Marine Sanctuary Program, NOAA Fisheries, U.S. Geological Survey, National Park Service, Department of State, and many universities, non-governmental organizations and industry stakeholders.

As Pacific Salmon Coordinator for NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources in Silver Spring, Maryland, Chris worked on policy, funding, and administration of Pacific salmon recovery efforts under the Endangered Species Act.

When an animal is not fit to be released, NOAA Fisheries, along with the zoological community, finds homes for them.

NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries Service, or NMFS), is under the U.S. Department of Commerce, and charged with the responsibility of protecting marine mammals and endangered marine life.

Operating under the authority of the NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Species (Southwest Region) and the Marine Mammal Heath and Stranding Response Program, permit # 932-1905, a rescue mission was planned for the morning of May 14 with the Northern California Whale Entanglement Team (WET), which is comprised of members from The Marine Mammal Center and the Alaska Whale Foundation who are trained to help in these kinds of dangerous rescues.

Despite multiple attempts by marine mammal centers to rehabilitate these young sea lions for release back into the wild, many pups continue to wash ashore and are deemed non-releasable by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA Fisheries).

Key management partners include but are not limited to: Channel Islands National Park NOAA Office of Law Enforcement, Southwest Division NOAA Fisheries Service, West Coast Region California Natural Resources Agency California Department of Fish and Game California State Lands Commission

He then worked for ten years in NOAA Fisheries» Santa Rosa, California field office, focusing on the conservation and restoration of marine and freshwater fish habitat.

The Center is working in collaboration with a number of groups including: NOAA Fisheries, the Hawaiian Monk Seal Recovery Team, Hawai`i Wildlife Fund, the Kohala Center, NELHA, and others, in an effort to save Hawaiian monk seals.

NOAA Fisheries scientists analyzed changes in sea lion prey and found that high - calorie sardines and anchovies, both rich in fat that is vital to the growth of young sea lions, have declined in the last 10 years in the areas near the Channel Islands, where nursing mothers search for food.

Up to 30 percent of the entire population is alive today because of efforts like these by NOAA Fisheries and their partners, including The Marine Mammal Center.

BC Orca Whale Watching (Killer Whales) Tours — We Follow the Guidelines Fisheries and Oceans Canada and BC Parks in Canada and by NOAA Fisheries and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife in the US all endorse the whale watching guidelines followed by Stubbs Island BC Whale Watching Tours and all responsible BC whale watching tour operators.

The National Marine Sanctuary Program has partnered with NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources to pass on the message of Ocean Etiquette.

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Affiliations Marine Turtle Assessment Program, NOAA Fisheries Service, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America, Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

«This was an effort to try and refine our understanding of the causes, or trends and variations, in the climate of the Eastern Pacific and West Coast states,» said Nate Mantua, now a NOAA fisheries scientist, the other author of the newly published paper.

«We documented for first time marked changes in the pelagic food web length in response to various natural and anthropogenic related stressors,» said lead author Rocio I. Ruiz - Cooley, formerly of NOAA Fisheries» Southwest Fisheries Science Center and now at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories.

But the chemical signatures in the skin of Southern California dolphins collected over two decades now show otherwise, report scientists from NOAA Fisheries, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

«This proportion of roundscale spearfish along with its longstanding misidentification as white marlin for decades compromises the accuracy of current biological knowledge on white marlin» said lead author Lawrence Beerkircher of the NOAA Fisheries Service.

«For example, this discovery gives us an easier way to understand how an ecosystem is recovering after an oil spill,» said Jason Link, lead author of the study and NOAA Fisheries senior scientist for ecosystem management.

Although a NOAA Fisheries scientist is the lead author, this study is a collaborative effort by a team of researchers representing institutions in six different countries.

Natanson and co-author Gregory Skomal of the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries examined the banding patterns on vertebrae from white sharks collected between 1963 and 2010 by the NOAA Fisheries Apex Predators Program.

«This is the world's largest meeting of marine mammal professionals, and the place we all compare notes and look for patterns and trends that help us piece together important changes out in the ocean,» said NOAA Fisheries research scientist Jay Barlow, a co-author of the new humpback research and president - elect of the Society.

Observers on a NOAA Fisheries marine mammal survey some 200 miles off the coast of Central California had spotted the telltale signs of a killer whale attack through high - powered binoculars a few miles away.

In this image, killer whales cruise past the scene of their attack on another whale, spotted by a NOAA Fisheries research survey late last year.

A former top NOAA fisheries regulator, however, says where NOAA is located is less important than whether Congress and the White House gives it the funds and political support it needs to do an expanding job.

Redden also ordered NOAA fisheries to consider whether «more aggressive action» is necessary, including removing dams, drawing down reservoirs, and maintaining higher water levels in streams.

Cordan says that the Obama Administration has been reluctant to change how NOAA Fisheries officials made the agency's case to the courts since taking office in 2009.