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50 Years: Celebrating the History of the Southeast Region Headboat Survey
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Celebrate Winter With Four New Paper Snowflake Templates
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News Release: GAITHERSBURG, Md. - The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has drafted updated guidelines to help the nation combat fraud and cybercrime while fostering equity and preserving fundamental human rights. The guidelines support risk-informed management of people’s personas online - their “digital identities" - often required to engage in everyday digital transactions from banking to ordering groceries.
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is celebrating 50 years of the Southeast Region Headboat Survey, the longest-running investigation on recreational saltwater fishing in the southeast Atlantic.
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News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced today her determination that fishery disasters occurred in multiple Alaska and Washington fisheries over the last several years, including the Alaska Bristol Bay Red King Crab and Bering Sea Snow Crab fisheries. The Secretary, working with NOAA Fisheries, evaluates fishery disaster requests based on data submitted by a state and/or tribe.
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on the European Union directive to implement international tax reform...
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News Release: NOAA will partner with the University of Hawaii (UH) to collect atmospheric measurements at the Maunakea Observatories offsite link on the Big Island of Hawaii. These measurements will provide records of global carbon dioxide (CO2) similar to those gathered for more than six decades at NOAA’s Mauna Loa Observatory (MLO), and will provide key information to track global climate change.
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News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Committee Member Rep. Ayanna Pressley introduced two bills to support the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to advance racial equity in the federal government and implementation of Executive...
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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today celebrated bipartisan House passage (233-191) of H.R. 8393, the Puerto Rico Status Act, to resolve Puerto Rico’s political status. Chair Grijalva introduced the bill on July 15 with original co-sponsors Small...
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Mandy Keogh, the Alaska Region Stranding Coordinator, discusses team members and their vital roles.
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NOAA and partners have released a plan for restoring habitat for salmon and steelhead in key areas of the Klamath River watershed.
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Advancing coral research, spawning efforts, and restoration science in an expanded experimental wet lab facility.
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A multiyear, international study is using innovative technology to shed light on what red corals need to reproduce and sustain their populations, and how they may respond to climate change.
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Persistent human interactions means a life away from her natural home.
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Corals Week is December 5–9, 2022! Join us in celebrating this diverse group of invertebrate animals and the reef habitats they create.
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Ciona Ulbrich received the award for demonstrating exceptional achievement and dedication to habitat conservation through her work with the Maine Coast Heritage Trust restoring fish passage in coastal Maine.
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NOAA Fisheries and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management share the final Federal Survey Mitigation Strategy for Northeast and Mid-Atlantic with plans to adapt the strategy for other regions.
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Learn how overfishing impacts corals and what you can do to protect these important ecosystems.
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With a little “kelp” from the non-profit GreenWave, our scientists found no microorganisms that pose food safety concerns on aquacultured sugar kelp during the growing season in Long Island Sound.
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The grant program started right here in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.