...than expected. NOAA is evaluating whether to reduce the size of a Lena Point center or upgrade the current National Marine Fisheries Service lab at Auke Bay. "We have a $51 million budget and $63 million project with the bids that came in...

...far into the future to model with any certainty. Defining the risk of extinction is also important. Current National Marine Fisheries Service policy states that a species with greater than a 1 percent risk of extinction over 100 years qualifies...