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...she said. In February, the company received an Incidental Harassment Authorization permit from National Marine Fisheries Service to restart its marine seismic data gathering operations in the middle of Cook Inlet. However, Parker said its contracting...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2013-05-11/after-eight-months-apache-seismic-wo
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Final draft of ocean plan out, management details unclear

...Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, oversees fisheries through regional fishery councils and the National Marine Fisheries Service, or NMFS. NOAA is also responsible for some other ocean items, including marine mammals and habitat. The United...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2013-05-05/final-draft-of-ocean-plan-out-manage
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Two halibut panel seats open

The National Marine Fisheries Service has announced nominees for two...However, the National Marine Fisheries Service decided to reissue the call...spokesperson for the National Marine Fisheries Service. "We at the regional level...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2013-02-25
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Apache's Hendrix talks permitting delays, beluga lawsuit

...Hendrix spoke to The Alliance, Apache received an Incidental Harassment Authorization permit from National Marine Fisheries Service to restart its marine seismic data gathering operations in the middle of Cook Inlet. The company's previous IHA...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2013-02-16/apaches-hendrix-talks-permitting-del
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Group petitions to list lake seals

...copper-sulfide mines have had failures that degrade water quality.Julie Speegle, spokeswoman for the National Marine Fisheries Service, said by e-mail that the agency will review the petition and make a 90-day finding as to whether a listing may...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2012-11-19/group-petitions-to-list-lake-seals
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Mixed outlook for fish stocks, new regs

...and western Gulf of Alaska fleets to 25,000 fish split between the winter and fall seasons.The National Marine Fisheries Service is launching a contentious new marine observer program, which includes more vessels than in the past, mostly in...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2012-12-29/mixed-outlook-for-fish-stocks-new-re
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Researchers want new name for transient killer whales

...out instead to be mammal-eaters. Genetic work on transients followed. Wade collaborated with National Marine Fisheries Service geneticist Phillip Morin and 14 other researchers on a 2011 paper that indicated resident and transient killer whales...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2012-11-25/researchers-want-new-name-for-transi
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North Pacific council working on chinook bycatch protection

...And so now we have to find a way to use division to get there." Glenn Merrill, sitting in for National Marine Fisheries Service Alaska Region Administrator Jim Balsiger, said the agency is always supportive of reducing bycatch, but would need...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2012-12-15/north-pacific-council-works-on-chino
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Better alternatives to fisheries observer program

...restructured observer program that extends observer coverage to Alaska's small boat fleet. With the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) taking over observer deployment, the industry-funded restructured program increases the cost of an observer...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/opinion/letters/2012-12-21/better-alternatives-to-fi
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House denies funding for state fishery disasters

...support for continuing to seek the relief funding.When and if Congress appropriates the money, the National Marine Fisheries Service will help determine who administers the money. NMFS would first solicit the State of Alaska for a grant proposal...

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2013-01-17/house-denies-funding-for-state-fishe
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