2013
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Vets Restore Endangered Salmon Habitat
May 22: Our new video highlights military veterans working to restore endangered salmon habitat in California, a NOAA-funded pilot project in partnership with the California Conservation Corps and California's Department of Fish and Game.
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To Protect Fin Whales, Listen Closely…
May 20: Scientists map out distinct populations of endangered fin whales based on differences in their songs.
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Saving Coho Salmon: It's All About the Timing
May 17: As NOAA biologists work to re-establish runs of coho salmon in California, they aim to bring back some of the diversity of the wild populations that once thrived there.
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The Keratin Connection
May 16: Experts with very different backgrounds join forces to protect endangered sea turtles.
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NOAA Names Wieting Director of Protected Resources
May 14: Today, NOAA Fisheries announced that Donna Wieting has been appointed as the new director for the Office of Protected Resources. She will begin this new assignment on May 20, 2013.
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NOAA Fisheries Launches New Rec Fishing Website
May 7: Explore recreational fishing information and resources, and learn how NOAA is working to support recreational fishermen.
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New Report—"More Habitat Means More Fish"
May 7: NOAA announces the release of an illustrated report outlining the crucial role that habitat plays in keeping U.S. commercial and recreational fisheries strong.
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Report to Congress on the Status of U.S. Fisheries
May 2: In 2012, six stocks were declared rebuilt and the number of stocks on the overfishing list was at an all-time low.
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Leading by Success—A Message on Status of Stocks
May 2: This month we turn the spotlight onto the continued success of the U.S. science-based fisheries management system established under the Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA).
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Funds Support Innovation in U.S. Fisheries
April 30: Today the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) announces grant awards for its Fisheries Innovation Fund to support sustainable fisheries in the U.S.
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Northeast Sea Surface Temps Reach Record High
Apr 29: During 2012, sea surface temperatures in the Northeast Shelf Large Marine Ecosystem were the highest recorded in 150 years, according to the latest Ecosystem Advisory issued by NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center.
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More Habitat Means More Fish
Apr 29: U.S. fisheries play an enormous role in the U.S. economy, and healthy freshwater, coastal, and marine habitats are essential to those fisheries.
