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...
Category: Oceans & Coasts
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...
IBSS Awarded Task to Help NOAA Fisheries Assess Disease and Biosecurity Impacts Related to Federal Aquaculture Opportunity Areas (AOAs)
Photo Source: University of Washington Silver Spring, MD July 2021: IBSS was awarded a task with NOAA’s Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC) Environmental Fisheries Science Division (EFS) Marine Microbes and Toxins (MMT) Program to help assess...
IBSS Awarded NOAA Task to Provide Ocean Acidification Research to Northwest Fisheries Science Center
Photo Source: Austin Trigg/NOAA Silver Spring, MD January 2021: IBSS was awarded a Task Order with NOAA’s Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC) to provide ocean acidification research support. NWFSC is part of NOAA Fisheries and is responsible...
IBSS Awarded Task to Provide Foreign Affairs Services to NOAA Fisheries Office of International Affairs and Seafood Inspection
Silver Spring, MD September, 2020: IBSS was awarded a Task Order with NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to provide foreign affairs and administrative services to the Office of International Affairs and Seafood Inspection (OIASI). OIASI works to level the...