NOAA Fisheries Press Releases

07/01/09	NOAA Imposes Fine and Penalty for False Reporting in Alaska Fishery  (PDF)
06/30/09	Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Announces $167 Million in Recovery Act Funding for 50 Coastal Restoration Projects  (PDF)
06/25/09	Secretary of Commerce Names 30 to Fishery Management Councils  (PDF)
06/22/09	NOAA Announces Catch Share Task Force Members  (PDF)
06/19/09	NOAA Notifies Gloucester Seafood Display Auction of 10-day Sanction  (PDF)
06/15/09	Federal Agencies Protect More Gulf of Maine Atlantic Salmon to Recover Imperiled Stocks  (PDF)
06/08/09	NOAA's Fisheries Service Seeks Public Comments on New Ways to Govern U.S. Swordfish, Bluefin Tuna Fishing  (PDF)
06/04/09	NOAA Biological Opinion Finds California Water Projects Jeopardize Listed Species; Recommends Alternatives  (PDF)
06/02/09	NOAA Awards Grant to World Wildlife Fund To Support Innovative Ideas to Reduce Bycatch  (PDF)
06/02/09	NOAA Unmanned Aircraft Helping Scientists Learn About Alaskan Ice Seals  (PDF)

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Opinion, Commentary and Letters

06/27/09	Opinion	My View: Sectors in best interest for fishery and fishermen Gloucester Daily Times
06/16/09	Opinion	Rebuilding the swordfish stock Gloucester Daily Times
05/22/09	Opinion	My View: Dr. Jim Balsiger: Fishermen deliver management ideas Gloucester Daily Times
05/08/09	Opinion	My view: Can gear, technique ideas solve fisheries' challenge? Gloucester Daily Times
04/24/09	Opinion	My view: Catch-based sectors: Common ground for NOAA and area fishermen Gloucester Daily Times
04/10/09	Opinion	My View: Working toward the next chapter in fishery management Gloucester Daily Times
04/04/09	Opinion	Letter: Fishing boat crews provided valuable help South Coast Today
03/27/09	Opinion	Working alongside fishermen to improve fish stocks Gloucester Daily Times
03/13/09	Opinion	My View: Opening lines of communication with NOAA Gloucester Daily Times
07/24/08	Opinion	Jim Balsiger: Explaining salt-water fishing survey and permit Projo.com
01/30/08	Letter	Costs of Overfishing

NOAA Fisheries in the News

07/01/09	Federal Stimulus Money Could Help Improve Herring Run TheDay.com
07/01/09	$3 million in stimulus money to be used for fish ladders Projo.com
06/29/09	Training Kicks in during Metro Crash Myfoxdc.com
06/28/09	A Fishermen's Phone Book New York Times
06/25/09	A new way to solve old fishing problems Boston Globe
06/22/09	Ocean Rescue The New York Times
06/13/09	Of Fish and Flexibility The New York Times
06/08/09	NOAA holding meeting in N.C. on swordfish, bluefin tuna fishing Hamptonroads.com
06/08/09	NPR's Diane Rehm Show - The State of the Oceans Wamu.org
05/27/09	Report: Atlantic monkfish stocks fully recovered APP.com
05/21/09	Some fish stocks showing improvement South Coast Today
05/19/09	NOAA head touts $18.6M for major fisheries shift Associated Press
05/13/09	YOUR VIEW: Prosperity for New England fishermen South Coast Today

Director Statements

06/26/09	New England Council votes to expand sector management (PDF)
05/29/08	GAO Report on Offshore Aquaculture (PDF)
11/15/07	Hogarth Welcomes Senate and House Bluefin Tuna Resolutions (PDF)
10/17/07	Moratorium on Fishing of Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Bluefin Tuna (PDF)
09/12/07	Hogarth Denounces Unauthorized Hunt of Gray Whale by Members of Makah Tribe (PDF)
06/28/07	NOAA Fisheries Service Supports FDA's Action to Detain Farm-Raised Imported Seafood from China (PDF)
06/15/07	European Community Bluefin Tuna Plan is Inadequate to Recover Species (PDF)
04/24/07	House Introduction Marks a Strong Start for the National Offshore Aquaculture Act of 2007 (PDF)
01/12/07	President Bush Signs Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006 (PDF)
01/08/07	Woods Hole Marine Aquaculture Task Force Report (PDF)

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Managing Our Nation's Fisheries: A Quarter Century of Progress (PDF)

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