NOAA Fisheries stated that future regulations on the matter could be ... of the Maine Lobstermen’s Association, said. The debate over protections comes as more than 75 right whales—a ...

After two years of debate and 90,000 public comments, NOAA withdrew a contentious boat speed rule ... which compounded with tightening fisheries regulations would have made it even harder for ...

Current regulations keep Eric Hansen’s scallop boat tied to the dock about 320 days per year. (Ben Berke/The Public’s Radio) In the most lucrative fisheries, NOAA leads multiple surveys a year.

“Fishing communities that depend on NOAA’s data and scientific output stand to lose vital information. And the management of the fisheries ... Trump's plans to roll back regulations and ...

“We are looking at an effort to dismantle NOAA ... fisheries, is set to be slashed by nearly 30 percent. The NMFS assesses and predicts the status of fish stocks, sets catch limits or quotas, and ...

The Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC)—a branch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) with an office in Woods Hole—has seen a 27 percent reduction in staff ...

In 2023, NOAA Fisheries received a tip that a fisherman ... a federal environmental prosecutor. “He knew the regulations protecting dolphins, yet he killed them anyway — once in front of ...

NOAA staff — like those at the National Hurricane Center in Miami or the Southeast Fisheries Regional Office in St. Petersburg — include world-class experts in their fields that have made ...

On Feb. 27, Mark Baltzell got the email while he was busy working to manage Columbia River salmon fisheries for NOAA in Olympia, Washington. Despite more than two decades of experience in his ...

Bogan and his family, which has been running party boats out of Brielle since 1931, opposed the speed restrictions, which compounded with tightening fisheries ... of debate. NOAA had assessed ...