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Greetings!
With NOAA's full attention focused on Gulf oil spill
response over the summer, issuing a draft of the new NOAA Aquaculture Policy
has been delayed. We hope to release the
draft for public comment in the next month or two. We will alert you via this newsletter, on our
webpage, and through announcements.
One
announcement I can make today is that we are currently advertising for a new
Aquaculture Coordinator in the Northwest Region. This position mirrors our existing
coordinators in the Northeast, Southeast, and Southwest, and it's a great
opportunity for someone who is interested in helping foster sustainable
aquaculture in one of the most vibrant areas for shellfish and fish farming and
restoration in the nation. All the
details for this job and the rest of my column are posted on our
website. Please click here to read more.
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NOAA
Aquaculture Program Seeks Northwest Regional Coordinator
The NOAA Aquaculture
Program is seeking a candidate to serve as the new Northwest Regional
Coordinator, located in NOAA's Northwest Regional Office in Seattle, WA. The Coordinator's duties include providing
expertise on assessment, management, and development of marine aquaculture; working
with state, federal and industry representatives; and developing outreach and
education materials related to marine aquaculture policy and management/science
activities. The deadline for applications
is October 26, 2010. For additional
details and applications instruction, click here or visit the USAJobs website and search on "Fishery Management Specialist" or "Fishery Biologist."
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NOAA Aquaculture Ecologist Earns NOS
Employee of the Year Award
Dr. James A.
Morris, an ecologist at NOAA's Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat
Research and an integral member of the Aquaculture Program's research team,
received the National Ocean Service Employee of the Year Award in September. Dr. Morris was recognized for his exceptional
performance in support of invasive species research, mitigation of marine
aquaculture impacts, and outreach. The
Employee of the Year award is the Ocean Service's highest recognition and
honors recipients who demonstrate exceptional and sustained efforts toward
the accomplishment of the agency mission.
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Federal Funds Support Blue
Mussel Culture in New England
An
experimental aquaculture project in the waters off of Massachusetts and Rhode
Island has yielded its first open-ocean, farm-raised blue mussels (Mytilus
edulis). Started in part with a
$214,000 grant through NOAA's National Marine Aquaculture Initiative, the project is a collaboration among NOAA,
fishermen, water farmers, a local processor, and local research
institutions. The first mussel harvest yielded
approximately 2,000 pounds of mussels and generous information about growth
rates and pea crab predation. At present,
the U.S. imports more than 90 percent of its mussels. Click here to read the article
in the August 27 Vineyard Gazette Online
or here
for a video posted to the Providence
Journal website.
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National Shellfisheries Association 103rd Annual Meeting to be Held March 27-31, 2011
The 103rd Annual Meeting of the National Shellfisheries Association will be held March 27-31, 2011 in Baltimore, Maryland. Registration and the call for abstracts are now open. The deadline for abstracts is December 13, 2010. Visit the NSA website for more information.
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