NOAA Fisheries
@NOAAFisheries
An office of @NOAA:
🐟 Supporting sustainable fish & seafood
🐢 Protecting & recovering marine life
🌿 Conserving habitat
🔬 All backed by sound science
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https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/ 13-04-2011 13:23:11
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We're wrapping up Earth Week with this year's theme in mind: Planet vs. Plastics
Here are just a few easy ways you can help reduce plastics that end up in the ocean. You can learn more about marine debris—like plastic—and ways you can help our planet NOAA Marine Debris Program!
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As boating season ramps up, be sure to check out our #WhaleAlertApp to see active whale mgmt & reporting areas, recommended routes, US & Canada shipping lane warnings, more: bit.ly/3xqHJFn. Help reduce vessel strikes by reporting sightings.
As our Earth changes, we are studying the impacts of climate on our fisheries. Explore our data and learn how vulnerable different species are to the effects of climate change in our Climate Vulnerability Assessment Tool: bit.ly/48s5uLx
#EarthWeek2024
Thanks to funding through NOAA Habitat, BoriCorps is restoring Puerto Rico's environmental and cultural assets damaged by Hurricane Maria. The program offers young Puerto Ricans paid work experience and training as they restore critical habitat: bit.ly/3Q1boLM
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What happened to all the Alaska snow crabs?
In 2022, the Bering Sea snow crab season had to be cancelled after a mysterious collapse in snow crab populations. Hear how NOAA Fisheries AK cracked this historic case in our latest podcast episode: apple.co/4aRfe2x
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Today is #RightWhaleDay !
Whales—including North Atlantic right whales—protect our planet with their carbon storing abilities, and we want to protect them too!
Slow down in right whale zones, keep your distance, and report whales in distress: bit.ly/3JAZnqX
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More than 50,000 balloons wash up on our coasts every year, threatening marine life and the ocean. 🎈
Commercial fishermen are going the extra (nautical) mile to combat this threat by collecting balloons they see while on the water: bit.ly/4aONPhJ
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Commercial fishermen are helping tackle marine pollution, one balloon at a time.
Balloons may be fun for celebrations, but they are a pervasive form of marine debris. Find out how a group of fishermen are combating this threat to marine life: bit.ly/4aONPhJ
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Earth Day is a time to pause and appreciate our planet. Read a leadership message from our assistant administrator, Janet Coit, where she discusses our work to conserve and recover marine life and ecosystems, and confront climate change: bit.ly/3Ud24FQ
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Sleepy shark, doo-doo doo-doo doo-doo!🎵
The Pacific sleeper shark is an elusive species that lives so deep below the surface, and seen so infrequently, it's hard to study.
Research led by NOAA Fisheries AK brings us one step closer to understanding them: bit.ly/442cYCT