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Major Menhaden Die off Occurs in Delaware Bay
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Published: August 18, 2010
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The wash-up of menhaden in the Delaware Bay appears to encompass about seven to eight miles of shoreline stretching from Kimbles Beach in Middle Township south to the Villas in Lower Township.
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Alaska Fisheries Science Center to Hold Regional Public Meetings
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Published: August 9, 2010
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Social scientists from NOAA’s Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC) are hosting six regional public meetings this August through September to gather profile information on specific communities from local residents. The one-day meetings will be held in Anchorage, Unalaska/Dutch Harbor, Bethel, Nome, Petersburg and Kodiak.
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ASFMC Releases 2010 Atlantic Croaker Benchmark Assessment
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Published: August 9, 2010
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The 2010 peer-reviewed stock assessment for Atlantic croaker indicates that the resource is not experiencing overfishing.
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NOAA Awards $2.5 Million for Research on Invasive Species in the Great Lakes
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Published: July 23, 2010
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NOAA has awarded $2.5 million to the University of Notre Dame and its partners to predict the next wave of invasive species likely to enter the Great Lakes and to identify cost-effective countermeasures.
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NOAA to Sponsor International Circle Hook Symposium
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Published: July 23, 2010
Updated: July 23, 2010
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NOAA Fisheries Service will be the primary sponsor of an "International Symposium on Circle Hooks in Research, Management and Conservation" to be held in Miami, Florida, May 4-6, 2011.
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2010 Columbia River Sockeye Salmon Run
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Published: July 15, 2010
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Fishery managers have had difficulty estimating the Columbia sockeye run.
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2010 Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Advisory Report
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Published: July 2, 2010
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The 2010 Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Advisory Report, while noting that blue crabs appear to be making a comeback in the Chesapeake, recommends that the jurisdictions that manage the fishery keep conservation measures in place.
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Researchers Study Gulf of Maine Alewife
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Published: June 13, 2010
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While the alewife run in Maine is in full swing, the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) and the University of Southern Maine (USM) are collecting alewife samples as part of an effort to unlock some of the mysteries surrounding this important forage species.
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Alaska Sea Grant to Fund $1 Million in Marine Research
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Published: June 10, 2010
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Alaska Sea Grant will provide $1 million during the next two years to support marine research that includes projects to assess the potential impact of the growing sea otter population in Southeast; develop better pollock fishery management models; and determine the genetic stock structure of red and blue king crab.
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Alaska Continues Marine Advisory Program Funding
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Published: June 7, 2010
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Five Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program (MAP) offices that faced an uncertain future earlier this year will stay open, and a sixth position will be filled, now that Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell has signed the state’s 2011 operating budget.
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