#nmfs — Public Fediverse posts
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NMFS published a notice of their 12-month petition finding regarding listing #Oregon coast and northern #California Chinook salmon in the endangered species list. Their 'finding' was that 'these units do not warrant listing'.
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/08/17/2021-17211/listing-endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-12-month-findings-on-petitions-to-list-spring-run-oregon -
#NOAA #NMFS Employees Told to Pause Work With ‘Foreign Nationals’
An internal email obtained by WIRED shows that NOAA workers received orders to pause “ALL INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENTS.”
NOAA, the #US federal agency that monitors and models the #oceans and #atmosphere for the purpose of predicting changes in #climate and #weather, has been a popular target of conservatives, many of whom have called for various of its functions to either be dismantled or privatized.
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#Biden Administration Withdraws Protections for #Endangered #Whales
Proposed rules would have slowed more #ships to prevent collisions with rare #NorthAtlantic #rightwhales
In Aug 2022, #NMFS proposed rules to lower the risk of #whale strikes by expanding existing slow zones and regulating more types of ships. But after bristling public debate over the rules and with just days left in President Biden’s term, the agency canned the suggested change.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/us/biden-administration-slow-ships-whales-proposal-withdraw.html
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Another #job posting with #noaa #nmfs #fisheries #windenergy
The Cooperative Research Branch is hiring a ZP3 Marine Resources Management Specialist to support our offshore #wind survey mitigation efforts, with focus on developing a new collaborative hook and line survey in the northeast region. The job announcement is open on USA Jobs from 8/23/23 to 9/6/23.
in Woods Hole, MA OR Narragansett, RI, USA
Link to application: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/744703400
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#job with #nmfs @noaa #NOAAFisheries
This position will serve as the regional fisheries liaison for offshore #wind
#windenergy in the Greater Atlantic Region's Habitat and Ecosystem Services Division. The selected candidate will be the regional point of contact on fishery and socio-economic issues related to offshore wind development. There is one vacancy, with a duty station in our Gloucester, MA, USA office. -
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Port Agent #job facilitating interactions between #NOAA #Fisheries #NMFS and the fishing industry to meet reporting requirements. Based in Gloucester, MA, USA.
Job Announcement # (DE): NMFS GARFO-23-11992092-DE https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/740373900
Job Announcement # (MAP): NMFS GARFO-23-11992091-ST https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/740373100
Job Announcement # (ACWA): NMFS GARFO-23-12009070-ACWA https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/740372700
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#Job: Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable with #NOAA #Fisheries at the greater Atlantic regional office (Gloucester, MA).
This is an extremely important position in the region, and we are striving for a broad and diverse candidate pool. Please help us distribute this announcement to anyone that may be interested in the position.