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2008 News Releases


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Sustainable Fisheries Information Bulletins
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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


  • April 25, 2008. NOAA Fisheries Issues Record of Decision and Final Rule on Bowhead Whale Hunt

  • April 21, 2008. NOAA’s Fisheries Service Extends Decision on Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Listing

  • April 15, 2008. NOAA’s Fisheries Service Says Herring in Lynn Canal Not Endangered

  • March 26, 2008. NOAA to Study Ice Seals for Possible Listing Under Endangered Species Act

  • March 18, 2008. NOAA Fisheries begins Steller Sea Lion Protection Measures EIS

  • March 14, 2008. NOAA Fisheries corrects sablefish quota error

  • March 7, 2008. NOAA Fisheries rule would protect seafloor habitat from bottom trawling

  • March 6, 2008. Rare White Killer Whale Spotted in Alaskan Waters from NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson

  • March 5, 2008. NOAA’s Fisheries Service Releases New Steller Sea Lion Recovery Plan

  • February 28, 2008. Researchers discover new kelp species in Aleutians

  • February 27, 2008. Smitty’s Cove Artificial Reef Proving Up

  • February 11, 2008. NOAA Names Balsiger Acting Director for National Marine Fisheries Service

  • February 7, 2008. NOAA Fisheries scientist receives national award

  • February 4, 2008. NOAA Fisheries Releases Bowhead Whale Hunt Document

  • February 4, 2008. Fishing Restrictions Lifted in Chiniak Gully

  • February 1, 2008. Researchers Use Background Radiocarbon to Find Fish Ages

  • January 25, 2008. Comments due on proposed halibut charter fishing regulations in Southeast Alaska

  • January 17, 2008. Salmon Bycatch EIS Under Way

  • January 16, 2008. Fishermen Will Use New Ways to Avoid Snaring Endangered Seabirds

  • January 7, 2008. NOAA Announces Appointment to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council

  • January 4, 2008. NOAA Awards Grants to Remove Marine Debris in Alaska