On Deck With Observer 0001-- Looking Back 30 Years
November 21, 2024
November 21, 2024
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news:
NOAA Fisheries has been deploying observers onto U.S. fishing vessels for the past three decades as part of the Pacific Islands Region Observer Program. Observers collect data on fishermen's effort and catch, as well as incidental, or unintentional, interactions with protected species like sea turtles and marine mammals. But the program wouldn't be where it is today withou . . .
NOAA Fisheries has been deploying observers onto U.S. fishing vessels for the past three decades as part of the Pacific Islands Region Observer Program. Observers collect data on fishermen's effort and catch, as well as incidental, or unintentional, interactions with protected species like sea turtles and marine mammals. But the program wouldn't be where it is today withou . . .