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Bluefin Tuna And The BP Oil Spill

By On June 27, 2010

The NY Times has an interesting article on the depletion of Bluefin Tuna around the world and suggests that the fate of Atlantic TunBluefin’s may be in jeopardy from the [...]

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NOAA’s Bell M. Shimada – Interesting Ship of The Week

By On February 4, 2010

This week’s interesting ship is NOAA’s new high-tech fisheries survey vessel, Bell M. Shimada. Bell M. Shimada’s primary mission will be to study, monitor and collect data on a wide [...]

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NOAA Commissions New Fisheries Survey Ship

By On November 6, 2009

Senior NOAA officials today commissioned NOAA Ship Pisces, the nation’s most advanced fisheries research vessel, and dedicated a new fisheries laboratory in Pascagoula, Miss. The vessel and the NOAA laboratory [...]

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Slow Down! There Are Whales Present

By On December 10, 2008

It’s official! As of yesterday, December 9, 2008, all ships 65 feet or longer must slow to a speed of 10 knots or less in certain areas where right whales [...]

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Reducing Speed to Protect Right Whales

By On October 9, 2008

NOAA has announced today the issuance of a regulation that aims to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whales from collisions with large ships.  The regulation will require large vessels [...]

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Protecting The World’s Rarest Whales

By On November 28, 2007

Drawing by Louise Jennison To help protect the highly endangered North Atlantic right whale population, NOAA Fisheries Service is reminding mariners that the start of calving (birthing) season begins Nov. [...]

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