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Mid-Atlantic's New Deep-Sea Coral Protection Area
The Mid-Atlantic's newly designated Frank R. Lautenberg Deep-Sea Coral Protection Area goes into effect on January 13, 2017. (Lophelia colony, Deepwater Canyons 2012 Expedition, NOAA-OER/BOEM) Read More . . .
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Whale SENSE Atlantic Has a Banner Year in 2016
In 2016, the responsible whale watching program Whale SENSE Atlantic hit two records: the highest number of participants (16) and the most large whale entanglements documented by participants (13). Photo courtesy of Whale and Dolphin Conservation. Read More . . .
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New Northeast Regional Climate Action Plan
NOAA Fisheries today released an action plan aimed at better positioning people in the Northeast to deal with what happens to valuable marine life as waters warm. Read More . . .
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When Salt Marsh Habitats Need Help
Habitat conservation biologists visited a number of salt marsh sites in Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey to evaluate need for living shorelines or other stabilization projects. Read More . . .
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Who Coordinates the Sea Turtle Stranding Network?
There is a group of rehabilitation facilities throughout the east coast area. Read More . . .
Latest News
- 01/17/2017
- Save the Date: Community Meeting on Moriches Bay Whale Response Set for February 7
- 01/13/2017
- Update on Stranded Dead Minke Whale Near Flushing Bay, New York
- 01/09/2017
- NOAA Fisheries Announces Common Pool Area Closure and Possession Prohibition for Georges Bank Cod
- 01/06/2017
- Funding Available for Innovative Bycatch Solutions
- 01/03/2017
- NOAA Fisheries Proposes to List Oceanic Whitetip Shark as Threatened
- 01/03/2017
- How Fishermen, Seafood Dealers, and the Public Can Get News from NOAA Fisheries' Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office
- 12/23/2016
- NOAA Fisheries Announces Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Catch Limits for 2017-2018
- 12/22/2016
- NOAA Fisheries Announces Changes to Groundfish Common Pool Trip Limits
- 12/22/2016
- Sea Turtle Recovery, New Jersey's Newest Rehabilitation Center, Admits First Patients
- 12/22/2016
- NOAA Fisheries Closes CT Summer Flounder Fishery Through Dec 31
- 12/21/2016
- NOAA Fisheries Announces Revised Summer Flounder and Black Sea Bass Catch Limits
- 12/20/2016
- NOAA awards $8 million for coastal resiliency investments across the nation
- 12/20/2016
- NOAA Fisheries Seeks Comments on Data Collection for Atlantic Herring and Mackerel Squid Butterfish Fishery Management Plans
- 12/20/2016
- NOAA Fisheries Proposes Measures to Promote Fleet Diversity
- 12/14/2016
- NOAA Fisheries Announces New Mid-Atlantic Deep Sea Coral Protection Area
- 12/12/2016
- National Ocean Council Certifies First-in-Nation Northeast Ocean Plan
- 12/09/2016
- Humans and Humpbacks of New York
- 12/05/2016
- GIS Layers Now Available for Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument
- 12/01/2016
- New York's Annual Commericial Bluefish Quota Harvested, Fishery Closes December 2
- 12/01/2016
- Mid-Atlantic Mariners: Watch Out for Migrating Right Whales
- 12/01/2016
- NOAA Fisheries Announces Proposed 2017-2019 Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab Quotas
- 11/27/2016
- Update: Moriches Bay Humpack Whale Stranding
- 11/23/2016
- Humpback Stranded in Moriches Bay Euthanized
- 11/22/2016
- Media Advisory: Stranded Whale in Moriches bay
- 11/18/2016
- New York/New Jersey Boaters: Watch Out for Whales
- 11/15/2016
- NOAA Fisheries Announces Reduced Trip Limit for Atlantic Herring Area 1B
- 11/15/2016
- NOAA Fisheries Announces Common Pool Area Closure and Trip Limit Adjustments for Georges Bank Cod
- 11/15/2016
- NOAA Fisheries Proposes Summer Flounder Catch Limits for 2017-2018
- 11/09/2016
- NOAA Fisheries Announces Common Pool Area Closure for Witch Flounder
- 11/08/2016
- NOAA Seeks Advisory Council Applicants For National Marine Sanctuaries
- 11/08/2016
- NOAA Fisheries Announces Modification of Scup Southern Gear Restricted Area
- 11/08/2016
- Reminder: Most Commercial Fishing Prohibited in New Northeast Canyons and Seamount Monument
- 11/02/2016
- NOAA Fisheries Announces New Start Date for the Scallop Fishing Year and New Specifications Process
- 11/01/2016
- NOAA Fisheries Announces 2016-2018 Atlantic Herring Management Measures
- 10/26/2016
- Media Advisory: NOAA Announces Release of 2015 Fisheries of the U.S. Report
- 10/25/2016
- NOAA Appoints Dr. Jon Hare New Director of Northeast Fisheries Science Center
- 10/21/2016
- NOAA Announces October 28 Workshop on Sector and Vessel Reporting, Roles, and Responsibilities
- 10/18/2016
- NOAA Fisheries Announces Public Comment Period and Scoping for Jonah Crab Fishery
- 10/17/2016
- NOAA Fisheries Announces Skate Bait Possession Limit Reduction
- 10/17/2016
- NOAA Fisheries Announces Herring Area 1A Trip Limit Reduction
- 01/06/2017
- Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument FAQs
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