NOAA Fisheries recently completed an updated draft of the report titled Impacts to Essential Fish Habitat from Non-Fishing Activities in Alaska. This report was first written in response to the Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA). As part of a North Pacific Fisheries Management Council (NPFMC) and […]
Navy Completes Shock Trials for USS Jackson
Since June, the U.S. Navy has been conducting ship shock trials off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida, for two new littoral combat ship (LCS) designs in production. Each class of warship must undergo these series of controlled tests during which live explosives are set off near the ships to see how the hulls handle the […]
Fins & Faces: Using Photo-identification to Study Dolphins & Whales
Azura recently volunteered for the Girls Inc. Eureka! Program at the University of Texas at Dallas during June. Eureka! is designed to engage girls ages 12 to 18 in exploring STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) to motivate girls to pursue post-secondary education and careers in STEM fields. This year, we introduced the girls to […]
NOAA Awards Contract for Restoration in U.S. Caribbean and Florida
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Restoration Center (RC), a division of the Office of Habitat Conservation, is responsible for restoring degraded habitats, advancing the science of coastal habitat restoration, transferring restoration technologies to other agencies and practitioners, and fostering habitat stewardship and a conservation ethic. NOAA RC is actively addressing resource management and conservation issues in […]
Presentations, Pinot, and Porpoises: The SMM Conference of 2015
Over 2,500 marine mammalogists from across the globe recently congregated at the Hilton Union Square in San Francisco, California, during December 13-18 for the 21st Biennial Society for Marine Mammalogy (SMM) Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals. Filled with presentations, pinot, and porpoises, the conference was a hit! The City by the Bay provided the […]
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