Comprehensive Harbor Seal Survey Underway off New England Coast
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The first comprehensive study of harbor seals in a decade gets underway this month off the coast of Cape Cod and mid-coast Maine to determine the distribution and abundance of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) along the New England coast.
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NOAA administrator lauds New York science students
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NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco today spotlighted NOAA’s Cooperative Remote Sensing Science and Technology Center (CREST) for its efforts to prepare students for careers in science, technology, engineering, and math. CREST is one of five centers established by NOAA through the Educational Partnership Program (EPP) with minority serving institutions.
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Paper by UMass' Brian Rothschild says Overfishing is more Metaphor than Scientific Measure
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NEW BEDFORD, Mass. -- April 10, 2011 - The term “overfishing” carries far more metaphoric weight than practical meaning, according to Dr. Brian Rothschild, Montgomery Charter Professor of Marine Science at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth School for Marine Science and Technology. In “The Overfishing Metaphor,” a paper recently published for the American Institute of Fishery Research Biologists, Dr. Rothschild issues a bold challenge to a long established paradigm, arguing that outmoded benchmarks are hindering real-life fisheries management.
“The golden metric is whether stocks are overfished or not,” explains Rothschild. In other words, is the rate of fishing incompatible with sustaining future healthy fish populations? The answer to this question is determined by calculations -- through various mathematical formulas that attempt to relate the magnitude of an entire fish stock to fishing mortality -- to determine if that number is greater than a pre-determined maximum yield. “But those determinations are being based on models created 50 or more years ago and do not consider the nuances of the latest science. Theoretically, fisheries are supposed to be managed with the best available science.”
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Department of Commerce Appoints and Convenes First Climate Assessment Advisory Committee Meeting
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Opening keynote address as delivered on April 4 by Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D., under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator as part of the First National Climate Assessment Federal Advisory Committee Meeting in Washington, DC
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Feds to study economic challenges at Northeast fishing ports
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NEW BEDFORD — Without mentioning catch shares or sector management, the U.S. Commerce Department announced Wednesday it is deploying "economic assessment teams" to six Northeast fishing ports "to identify economic challenges and opportunities facing local industries and communities."
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