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FW: [TWW Steering Committee] Please circulate: Teaming with Wildlife is now accepting awards nominations!

2010-01-08T15:10:05Z

The Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies and Teaming with Wildlife are
Now Accepting Award Nominations for the 2010 Teaming with Wildlife Fly-in!

With 2010 marking 10 years of State Wildlife Grant success, Teaming with
Wildlife wants to recognize those agencies, partners, and member
organizations who have made outstanding contributions in support of State

Texas Fisheries Biologists to Hear of Changes Coming to Texas

2010-01-08T14:59:09Z

News Release
Jan. 7, 2010
Texas Fisheries Biologists to Hear of Changes Coming to Texas
Members of the media are invited to attend on January 22 or 23
ATHENS, Texas - Texas fisheries biologists know their jobs are changing. On
January 22 a trio of experts will give them a glimpse of what the future may

NOAA Considers Listing Atlantic Sturgeon as Endangered or Threatened

2010-01-07T17:08:59Z

NOAA Considers Listing Atlantic Sturgeon as Endangered or Threatened
Agency accepting public comment
January 6, 2010

Atlantic sturgeon.
High resolution
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NOAA)
NOAA's Fisheries Service <[link]> today announced that

Graduate research opportunities in Quantitative fisheries science and management

2010-01-07T17:06:08Z

The Fisheries Science and Management Research Group at the School of Resource and Environmental Management (REM) at Simon Fraser University has multiple Masters-level assistantships available for highly motivated students interested in improving the understanding and management of fish populations through research on marine and freshwater systems, including fishes, marine mammals, invertebrates, and their habitats. Located just outside Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, our interdisciplinary program enables students to develop expertise in applied fisheries science and management along with related areas such as resource economics, simulation modeling and statistics, risk assessment and decision analysis, ecotoxicology, conflict resolution, and environmental law.

Position/Team Leader, Fisheries, Economic Diversification Support Programme, Sana'a-Yemen

2010-01-07T16:41:07Z

Team Leader, Fisheries, Economic Diversification Support Programme, Sana'a
Closing Date: Friday, 15 January 2010
TEAM LEADER, FISHERIES, ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION SUPPORT PROGRAMME
Location : Sana'a (Non-Family Duty Station), YEMEN
Application Deadline : 15-Jan-10
Type of Contract : FTA International

December 2009 American Sportfishing Association Member Update

2010-01-07T16:01:03Z

December 2009 American Sportfishing Association Member Update

South Atlantic Red Snapper Fishery Closed
On December 3, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA)
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced an interim rule that will
prohibit commercial and recreational anglers from fishing for red snapper in

Reminder - 2011 Marine Policy Fellowship Deadline Feb. 19

2010-01-07T15:23:52Z

Apply for 2011 Federal Marine Policy Fellowship
The California Sea Grant College Program is now accepting applications for
the Class of 2011 Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowships.
The Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Program is a National Sea Grant
sponsored federal fellows program that provides a unique educational

Secretary Salazar Launches Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Reforms to Improve Certainty, Reduce Conflicts and Restore Balance on U.S. Lands

2010-01-06T18:40:16Z

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Secretary Salazar Launches Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Reforms
to Improve Certainty, Reduce Conflicts and Restore Balance on U.S. Lands
Reforms Include New Guidance to BLM Field Managers; New Environmental Review
Policy
and New DOI Energy Reform Team
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Citing a need to improve certainty and order in oil and

Fisheries Oceanography (MEES 698F): spring 2010

2010-01-06T16:01:33Z

Are you interested in, or planning on taking, Fisheries Oceanography
this semester?
More information on the course is here:
[link]
I will teach students how to run LTRANS, a larval transport model,
available here:
[link]

Position/Biological Science Technicians-Massachusetts

2010-01-06T16:00:56Z

Announcements for Biological Science Technicians (ZT-0404-2/3) are posted on
[link] during the open period of Tuesday, January 05, 2010
to Tuesday, January 26, 2010.
These positions will be located at the Woods Hole (MA) Cottage, which houses
activities of the Fishery Biology Program, part of the National Marine

Position/ Marine Science Field Technician/Req. No. 2009-1062-Maryland

2010-01-06T14:48:21Z

Position Announcement

Marine Science Field Technician/Req. No. 2009-1062
Location: Versar, Inc./NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office - NCBO, Annapolis,
Maryland
Overview: Versar, Inc. is looking for a Marine Science Field Technician to
support ongoing ecological sampling and habitat characterizations by the

Tuna nets $176,000 in Tokyo new year auction

2010-01-06T14:29:07Z

* Tuna nets $176,000 in Tokyo new year auction
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A huge bluefin tuna was sold for 176,000 dollars in the
first auction of the year at a Tokyo fish market on Tuesday, amid growing
pressure on Japan to help save the threatened fish.

India begins work on inventory of marine life

2010-01-06T14:28:52Z

* India begins work on inventory of marine life
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To study the impact of global warming on marine life in the seas around
India, the government has embarked on a major project to give them DNA

US considers rewriting fisheries law in dispute with Canada

2010-01-06T14:28:38Z

* US considers rewriting fisheries law in dispute with Canada
<[link]>
By Randy Boswell
United States lawmakers are moving to rewrite a 34-year-old act that governs
fisheries shared with Canada to give American boats a greater share of

EPA Makes Announcement on Two Proposed West Virginia Mountaintop Coal Mines

2010-01-06T14:16:36Z

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 5, 2010
EPA Makes Announcement on Two Proposed West Virginia Mountaintop Coal
Mines
WASHINGTON The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a
path forward on two coal mining operations in West Virginia.
EPA is informing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that it supports