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The Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Body (MidA RPB) has released the Draft Mid-Atlantic Regional Ocean Action Plan (Draft Plan) for public review and comment. The MidA RPB is accepting feedback concerning the Draft Plan from interested stakeholders. The public comment period … Continued
The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard recently announced a plan to help bring back wild Atlantic salmon on Canada’s east coast. On the domestic front, the Minister released the Forward Plan for Atlantic … Continued
US Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to Ilulissat, Greenland on June 17 to meet with Greenlandic and Danish officials and discuss shared challenges in the Arctic. During the visit, Secretary Kerry saw first-hand the effects of climate change. Professor … Continued
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has awarded funding to a research team headed by Dr. John Whitehead of Appalachian State University and Dr. Jane Harrison from North Carolina Sea Grant to conduct a socioeconomic study of Atlantic menhaden commercial … Continued
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council has approved the designation of five offshore areas as Spawning Special Management Zones (SMZs) to help protect spawning fish and unique habitat associated with spawning activities in the South Atlantic, including portions of an … Continued
NOAA Fisheries is conducting a survey of commercial and recreational fishing industry stakeholders in the Greater Atlantic Region. The survey will be open from March 1-31. The online survey is located at: https://survey.max.gov/152539 For more information, visit: http://www.greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov/stories/2016/march/01_take_our_communications_survey.html