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    "title" : "NOAA Release Mako Now on iOS |Digital.gov",
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    {"title" :"NOAA Release Mako Now on iOS","summary" : "The NOAA Release Mako App was created for fisherman to report their releases of Shortfin Mako sharks while on the water. In order to offer the tool on","date" : "2013-11-14T16:29:12-04:00","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","authors" : {"jparcell" : "Jacob Parcell"},"topics" : {
        
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      "editpathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/edit/bc-archive-content-3/content/news/2013/11/2013-11-14-noaa-release-mako-now-on-ios.md","slug" : "noaa-release-mako-now-on-ios","url" : "/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2013/11/14/noaa-release-mako-now-on-ios/","content" :"\u003cp\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2013/11/NOAA-release-mako.jpeg\"\n    alt=\"Home screen of NOAA\u0026#39;s Release Mako app showing two sharks and asking fishermen to submit shark release data by pinpointing on a map. \"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\nThe \u003ca href=\"http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/shortfinmako/mako_app.html\"\u003eNOAA Release Mako App\u003c/a\u003e was created for fisherman to report their releases of Shortfin Mako sharks while on the water. In order to offer the tool on another platform, the \u003ca href=\"http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/\"\u003eNational Marine Fisheries Service\u003c/a\u003e released an iOS version of the app earlier this year.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike the \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2012/04/26/noaas-release-mako-app/\" title=\"NOAA’s Release Mako App\"\u003eAndroid version\u003c/a\u003e, it uses GPS and allows fisherman to upload photographs of their catches. NOAA says:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe app uses a device’s built-in GPS, when available, to fill in exact location coordinates on the shortfin mako live release data form. The catch and release reports submitted via email allow fishermen to put their mako on the \u003ca href=\"http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/shortfinmako/Map/index.htm\"\u003eLive Shortfin Mako Releases Interactive Web Map\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe submission form is easy to fill out and operates like the online submission form. Touching the latitude and longitude boxes provides an location when GPS is available. The app also includes information about shortfin mako stock status, fishing regulations, FAQs, and safe handling and release guidelines.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCheck out how NOAA \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2012/04/26/noaas-release-mako-app/\" title=\"NOAA’s Release Mako App\"\u003econceptualized this app\u003c/a\u003e. You can find more government mobile products like the \u003ca href=\"http://apps.usa.gov/release-mako.shtml\"\u003eRelease Mako\u003c/a\u003e App on the \u003ca href=\"http://apps.usa.gov/\"\u003eUSA.gov Apps Gallery\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"}
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