The
team maintains the national NOAA Fisheries web page, publishes
the FishNews
listserve, responds to inquiries through Cyber.Fish,
coordinates outreach and stakeholder events, arranges speaking
engagements, designs and deploys informational and educational
materials, and coordinates special projects supportive of the
agency and its mission.
Internally,
the team designs and maintains a number if communication resources
to support NOAA Fisheries programs, including a national exhibits
program, programmatic assistance with communications plans,
outreach materials, coordination of web designs, and the development
of a national constituent database.
The
team also provides support for the Marine
Fisheries Advisory Committee (MAFAC), the advisory body
to the Secretary of Commerce on all living marine resource issues
under the jurisdiction of the Department of Commerce.