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...fisheries. Cook Inlet and the Yukon River have seen closures and/or minimal openings that have resulted in the Secretary of Commerce declaring disasters in those fisheries. The losses to fishermen and local economies have been significant, and...
...Mark Begich and Congressman Don Young, supported the fishermen's request in a strongly worded letter to Acting Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank, urging delayed deployment on small vessels until NMFS resolves outstanding deployment issues and...
...43 of Alaska's coral species on the Endangered Species Act (goo.gl/RusUk).The petition was sent to the Secretary of Commerce and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration through the National Marine Fisheries Service.The...
...the U.S. Department of Commerce, making commercial fishermen eligible for disaster relief.Acting U.S. Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank announced the disaster declaration Thursday for the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers, which flow into...
...veterans affairs, conservative politics and public service for more than 30 years. He has served as assistant secretary of commerce in the Reagan administration; as Georgia state director of the Farmers Home Administration; and as a commissioner...
...constituents, including commercial and recreational fisheries, environmental interests and academia. Each year, the Secretary of Commerce selects approximately one-third of the total of 72 appointed members to the eight regional councils. Twenty-one...
...allies, the U.S and Europe are taking a major step forward to end pirate fishing.? Lubchenco is U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and the head of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Damanaki is European Union...
...comments are reviewed, NOAA will generate a final plan that would only be implemented if approved by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce. Baker said the hope is the final plan will be submitted by December. The plan, if approved, would be used...
...Norway, Chile and elsewhere. More will be learned as the industry moves ahead. The aquaculture bill says the secretary of commerce may issue ocean-farming licenses for 10 years and extend them in five-year increments. It would allow licenses...
...the only active fisherman on the council. The governor plans to nominate and submit three names to the U.S. secretary of commerce for appointment within weeks. "Time is of the essence," said state Boards and Commissions Director Susan Fischetti...