Silver Spring, MD February 2023: IBSS was awarded a task with NOAA’s Office of Sustainable Fisheries (OSF) to provide Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Electronic Monitoring and Installation Program Support Services. OSF works to ensure U.S....
Category: Oceans & Coasts
IBSS Awarded Task to Provide Administrative Assistance to the Office of the Under Secretary
Silver Spring, MD February 2023: IBSS was awarded a task with NOAA Office of the Under Secretary, Senior Advisor for Climate to provide administrative assistance. The Senior Advisor for Climate is responsible for providing strategic advice and...
What is Aquaculture?
A quick look at how it started and a glimpse into the future Aquaculture is the growing of aquatic plants and animals under controlled conditions that can be used to supplement or replace dwindling food sources. These controlled conditions can occur within the...
IBSS Awarded Task to Provide IT Support to AFSC’s Office of Fisheries Information Services
Silver Spring, MD September 2022: IBSS was awarded a new task with NOAA’s Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC) to provide information technology (IT) support services to AFSC’s Office of Fisheries Information...
Another Marine Debris Cleanup Is Underway
IBSS is honored to contribute directly to tackling the problem of marine debris in the Pacific. In partnership with the PapahÄnaumokuÄkea Marine Debris Project (PMDP), 15 field technicians have departed to the Northwest Hawaiian...
Inspiring and Educating Hawaii’s Future Generations
IBSS is committed to making a positive environmental impact and also to education. With this in mind, we wanted to share this article from our partner PapahÄnaumokuÄkea Marine Debris Project (PMDP) and note that PMDP staff are contracted through...
Lending a Hand at a Community Shellfish Farm
On June 17, IBSS Senior Aquaculturist Mark Tagal joined up with Puget Sound Restoration Fund’s (PSRF) Farm Manager, Josh Bouma, to plant triploid Pacific Oyster (Crassostrea Gigas) spat into growout bags at PSRF’s Port Madison...
NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Fishery Monitoring & Research Division
A key partner to NOAA Fisheries, IBSS supports the mobile and web application, database, and at-sea/portside data collection efforts for the NOAA Fisheries’ Observer program. Central to fishery and ecosystem sustainability efforts in the Northeast,...
NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region — National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) Support
Critical to preserving historic properties and cultural resources in the pacific coast, NOAA Fisheries consults with local stakeholders before issuing federal funds under the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund (PCSRF) program. IBSS coordinates and consults with the...