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The current decline in many global shark populations due to unsustainable fi shing practices and catch levels, and changes in the ocean environment, could greatly affect ocean ecosystems and biodiversity. Pelagic Shark 101
The open ocean is home to many species of pelagic sharks. These species range widely in their diversity and distribution - occurring throughout the ocean. In common with other shark species, pelagic sharks generally mature late (around 11 years) and can have long life spans, with some species living up to 65 years. After a long gestation period (typically 9 to 18 months) they give live birth to a few well-developed offspring, which typically have a high probability of surviving to adulthood. It is this slow life- history and low population growth rate that render sharks particularly vulnerable to high levels of fi shing mortality. Due to their wide distribution across the ocean and its many jurisdictions, pelagic sharks are subject to fi shing pressures from many sources – including commercial, recreational and artisanal fi sheries. Many shark populations are in decline and being overfi shed.
NOAA Extends Due Date for Public Comments on Potential Adjustments to National Standard 1 Guidelines; Comments Now Due Sept. 15 NOAA Fisheries is extending the date by which public comments are due in response to the Advance Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking published on May 3, 2012, on potential adjustments to the National Standard 1 Guidelines, one of 10 national standards for fi shery conservation and management contained in Section 301 of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. NOAA Fisheries has received a request to extend the comment period for the notice beyond its current 90-day comment period, originally scheduled to end on August 1, 2012. NOAA Fisheries is extending the comment period to September 15, 2012, to ensure there is adequate time for stakeholders and members of the public to comment on the notice.
Bullard Named Northeast Regional Administrator
John K. Bullard was named the Regional Administrator for NOAA’s Northeast Regional Offi ce on July 2, 2012. He will assume his new duties in early August. As the Administrator, Mr. Bullard is responsible for administering NOAA programs for the management of living marine resources from Canada to Cape Hatteras. In this capacity, Mr. Bullard directs
NOAA Fisheries’ programs in support of responsible international and domestic fisheries management in the Northeast Region. He also guides multidisciplinary research programs to provide scientifi c and technical information necessary to manage living marine resources and to support the information requirements and decision making processes of the New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils.
A native of New Bedford, Massachusetts, with a lifelong interest in the ocean, Mr. Bullard joined NOAA Fisheries following his retirement at the end of June as the President of the Massachusetts-based Sea Education Association. Also known as SEA, the non-profi t education organization headquartered in Woods Hole, teaches college students and others about the science and culture of the sea through a 12-week ‘SEA Semester’ that combines on-campus studies in oceanography, nautical science, and maritime studies with sailing and research aboard one of the organization’s tall ships in the Atlantic or Pacifi c. Prior to joining SEA, Mr. Bullard served on Chancellor Jean MacCormack’s senior staff at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.
From 1993 to 1998, Mr. Bullard was a member of the Clinton administration in Washington, D.C., where he led NOAA’s fi rst federal Offi ce of Sustainable Development and Intergovernmental Affairs. There, he created programs to assist fi shing families in New England, the Gulf of Mexico, the Pacifi c Northwest, and Alaska, and around the nation, advised communities on sustainable development, and helped set policy for aquaculture. He also worked on the President’s Council on Sustainable Development developing policies to unite the goals of economic opportunity, environmental health, and social equity. Following federal service, Mr. Bullard completed a fellowship at Harvard’s Institute of Politics.
At the state and regional level, Mr. Bullard helped create a pioneering marine spatial plan as a governor-appointed member of the Massachusetts’ Ocean Advisory Commission. As a longtime board member of the Buzzards Bay Coalition, Bullard has been a leader in bringing people together to clean up and sustain the bay’s environmental health for fi shing, boating, shipping and tourism.
From 1986 to 1992, Mr. Bullard was mayor of the City of New Bedford, Massachusetts. During his three terms he introduced community policing, recycling, AIDS prevention and other programs. He encouraged UMass Dartmouth to build the Center for Marine Science and Technology in New Bedford, which is now known as SMAST. He also brought the City into compliance with the Clean Water Act by building a modern secondary wastewater treatment plant. His decision to locate the plant in New Bedford’s south end cost him re-election to a fourth term – the political price of clean water. Most recently, Mr. Bullard received the inaugural award named in his honor for his leadership and commitment to increasing diversity in the Woods Hole scientific community by forming the Woods Hole Diversity Initiative. Mr. Bullard earned his Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude at Harvard in 1969. He received both a Master of Architecture and a Master of City Planning from M.I.T. in 1974. He has lectured widely and received numerous awards.
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