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2005 News Releases and News Alerts


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For more information please contact:

Sheela McLean
Public Affairs
NMFS Alaska
P.O. Box 21668
Juneau, Alaska 99802
Ph: 907-586-7032
Fx: 907-586-7249
Email: Sheela.McLean@noaa.gov

  • December 8, 2005. Ted Stevens Marine Research Institute construction update


  • October 31, 2005. Statewide Steller Sea Lion Pup Count Completed


  • October 31, 2005. NOAA Fisheries proposes critical habitat in Alaska waters for right whales


  • October 20, 2005. News Alert: Team Studies Dead Humpback Whale


  • October 11, 2005. First Satellite Tags Placed on Ribbon Seals


  • September 15, 2005. NOAA Bestows Nancy Foster Award for Habitat Conservation


  • September 8, 2005. Scientist peers into skate nurseries in Alaska


  • August 17, 2005. Mecum Takes NOAA Fisheries Post


  • August 16, 2005. Atka Mackerel Giving Up Secrets


  • August 15, 2005. First Rationalized Crab Fisheries Open


  • August 15, 2005. Golden King Crab Fishery Kicks Off New Reporting System


  • August 8, 2005. NOAA Issues Decision Protecting Fish Habitat


  • August 2, 2005. Whale Researchers Depart Kodiak


  • July 22, 2005. Halibut Fishing Area Changes


  • July 13, 2005. NOAA Fisheries Turns Camera's Eye To New Research Center.


  • July 7, 2005. Research Vessels Begin Gulf of Alaska Biennial Bottom Trawl Survey.


  • June 28, 2005. NOAA Launches Summer "Splash" - West Coast Whale Research Cruise.


  • June 20, 2005. Research Biologist Cited for Unlawful Take of Endangered Steller Sea Lions Near Seward, Alaska.


  • June 15, 2005. Anchor Point Sport Halibut Fishermen Busted


  • June 2, 2005 NOAA Fisheries Service and Harborview School explore intertidal zones


  • June 1, 2005 NOAA Fisheries Expert Wins Mapping Award


  • May 23, 2005. Crab Quota Application Period Ends June 3


  • May 6, 2005. NOAA Fisheries Invites Boat Captains to Seattle Crab Workshop


  • May 2, 2005. NOAA Fisheries Refines Subsistence Halibut Permit System


  • April 22, 2005. Alaska Tour Boat Cited $9,000 for Harassment of Endangered Humpback Whales (Adobe Acrobat)


  • March 31, 2005. NOAA Fisheries Service Director Hogarth Honored for Leadership


  • March 21, 2005. NOAA Fisheries Releases Biological Opinion Concerning the Kensington Gold Project


  • March 21, 2005. NOAA Seeks Comments on Application to Harass Marine Mammals. Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Wants to Conduct Ocean Surveys off Alaska. Comment period through April 20, 2005.(Adobe Acrobat)


  • March 16, 2005. NOAA Fisheries Releases New Plan for Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Recovery


  • March 14, 2005. Researcher Focuses on Atka Mackerel


  • March 2, 2005. NOAA Fisheries Service Publishes Final Rule on Alaska Crab Rationalization


  • February 2, 2005. Researchers Gather Baseline Data in Shotgun Cove


  • January 19, 2005. Commercial fishing company pleads guilty; pays $500,000 fine and restitution for under-reporting halibut by-catch.(Adobe Acrobat)