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10Jul/10

Gray whale beaches itself again, is weaker, scientists say

Gray whale beaches itself again, is weaker, scientists say Photo taken 070910 The National Marine Fisheries Service Office of Law Enforcement is investigating a report that someone Thursday climbed on top of the beached whale off of Everett....
Source: HeraldNet

8Jul/10

Nothing fishy about our seafood

Nothing fishy about our seafood NOAA is keeping a keen eye on Gulf fisheries, along with the Food and Drug Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the National Marine Fisheries...
Source: Boston Globe

16Jun/10

Feds aim to bump up limit on vital fish stock

Feds aim to bump up limit on vital fish stock The National Marine Fisheries Service said preliminary analysis of new science indicates fishermen can catch 35 million pounds of pollock this year - nearly six...
Source: WCAX

9Jun/10

Council votes to close snapper and grouper fishing off Florida

Council votes to close snapper and grouper fishing off Florida Wednesday's approval by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council sends the restrictions to the National Marine Fisheries Service, putting them on track to take effect in December. The council, a regional board that advises the federal government...
Source: Orlando Sentinel

8Jun/10

Clam boat pulls up 10 mysterious containers off New York, 1 breaks open and sickens crew

Clam boat pulls up 10 mysterious containers off New York, 1 breaks open and sickens crew The National Marine Fisheries Service and the Massachusetts Department of Food and Agriculture have been notified and are investigating whether the...
Source: Simple Thoughts

6Jun/10

Tracking down Minerals Management Service’s dysfunctional history of drilling oversight

Tracking down Minerals Management Service's dysfunctional history of drilling oversight An environmental assessment is a less formal analysis that does not require public notice or input. The National Marine Fisheries Service, not accepting the MMS assessment, said four months later that it would do a more detailed review, called an...
Source: Denver Post

4Jun/10

USF scientists track oil spill in the spotlight

USF scientists track oil spill in the spotlight "It’s been unbelievable to me, honestly," said Hogarth, a former assistant director of the National Marine Fisheries Service and former chairman of the International Whaling Commission. "One day I was getting calls a lot quicker than I could...
Source: Boston Herald

2Jun/10

New federal govt rules to protect rare green sturgeon in California’s Sacramento River

New federal govt rules to protect rare green sturgeon in California's Sacramento River The new protections were published Wednesday in the Federal Register. The National Marine Fisheries Service says the species has survived nearly unchanged for 200 million years. But its population has dwindled the last 25 years...
Source: Washington Examiner

31May/10

BP failure to contain leak ushers in angry summer

BP failure to contain leak ushers in angry summer Hogarth, former head of the National Marine Fisheries Service, said laboratory results are due this week. The spill is already the worst in American history. In 40 days it has...
Source: Akron Beacon Journal

19May/10

NASA image reveals new oil trail hundreds of kilometers long in the Gulf

NASA image reveals new oil trail hundreds of kilometers long in the Gulf The National Marine Fisheries Service reported today finding six dead dolphins in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama since May 2nd. Officials are saying...
Source: Mongabay.com