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.

The fishery is in the final week of the current season, and if the regulations aren ... administration cut about 1,200 NOAA staff, including some who are key to fisheries management.

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...