NOAA Policy Encourages Catch Shares to End Overfishing and Rebuild Fisheries

On Thursday, NOAA released a national policy encouraging the consideration and use of catch shares, a fishery management tool that has shown it can help rebuild fisheries and sustain fishermen, communities, vibrant working waterfronts and culturally important fishing traditions....

NOAA Announces Environmental Literacy Grants for Science Education

NOAA’s Office of Education announced today that it has awarded grants totaling more than $8 million to seventeen institutions across the country to engage the public in science education activities that improve understanding and stewardship of the local and global environment....

NOAA Charges Multiple Vessels for Exceeding Scallop Trip Limits

NOAA today announced that it is issuing notices of violation proposing civil administrative penalties against four scallop vessel owners and operators for landing significantly more scallops than were allowed by law and for making false statements to investigators and filing false trip reports to cover their actions. The proposed penalties in...

Statement by Eric Schwaab, Assistant Administrator for NOAA's Fisheries Service, on Dr. Steve Murawski's New Position at the University of South Florida

I congratulate Dr. Steve Murawski on the announcement of his new position as St. Petersburg Downtown Progress- Peter R. Betzer research professor at the University of South Florida's College of Marine Science, which he will begin in January....

NOAA Launches Education Website With New Look and Content

To better connect educators and students who are interested in NOAA’s education and science resources, NOAA has just completed a major update of the agency’s primary education resource portal, http://www.education.noaa.gov....