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...
IBSS Awarded Task to Develop Spectrum Management Website
Silver Spring, MD, June 2022: IBSS will assist STC on a NOAA Spectrum Radio Frequency task order to develop a Spectrum Management Website for the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS). Under this ProTech...
Tips on How to Beat Heat, UV, Air Quality This Summer
Welcome to the first article in an IBSS series about summer weather and climate hazards and how to prepare for them. IBSS is part of the Weather-Ready Nation (WRN) Ambassadorâ„¢ initiative, an effort led by ; the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
Supporting Education with a Trip Around the Harbor
At IBSS, we pride ourselves on giving back to our community. The school system is an integral part of a thriving community, and we recognize the importance of the right support in educating our future leaders. During the 2018-2019 school year, IBSS formed a...
Weed Warriors for Earth Day
IBSS staff are always ready to step up to challenges, just like they’re ready to meet the mission challenges for our clients. So for this Earth Day, it was no surprise that they connected with Montgomery County’s Weed Warriors...
Celebrating 30×30
On March 12, 2022, IBSS will celebrate its 30th anniversary! To celebrate, we hope to raise $30,000 in scholarship money in 30 days (March 12 to April 12)! This event is sponsored by the IBSS Volunteer Committee, whose members ; are committed to making a positive...
A Woman’s Power
Through all the great lives and careers of the women showcased in this series, we learned that gender does not define what you can do, only you have the power to do that. The achievements and accomplishments of these women serve as an inspiration to many women around...
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,...