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...
Category: Oceans & Coasts
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...
Restoring Limu — a Hui Approach
By Mark Tagal, Senior Aquaculturist As Uncle Wally Ito and countless other Hawaiian Uncles and Auntiess say, “If no get Limu, no get fish.†The Waimanalo Limu Hui has been working on restoration efforts for the Pahonu fishpond on...
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...
IBSS Awarded Task to Provide Budget and Administrative Support Services to NOAA Fisheries
Under a new task award, IBSS will provide Budget and Administrative Support services to NOAA Fisheries’s Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIRO) Protected Species Division (PRD). PIRO PRD is responsible for protecting marine mammals and...
IBSS Awarded Task to Provide FOIA Support Services for OMI, WCR NMFS
Silver Spring, MD September 2021 IBSS will provide Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), records management, and other administrative support to NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region (WCR) Operations, Management, and Information (OMI) Division under a...
IBSS Awarded Task to Provide Shark Tagging Services to NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
Hawaii Community Tagging Program – Oceanic White tip Shark with an ID tag. Photo courtesy of Deron Verbeck, CX5A6723.JPG Silver Spring, MD July 2021: IBSS was awarded a task with NOAA’s Pacific Islands Fisheries Science...