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• Published on February 26, 2013 - 15:50 GMT

  Commerce Department Appoints Members to Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee

  July 20, 2010 The Department of Commerce, in consultation with the Department of the Interior, has appointed 11 new members to the Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee. The 30-member committee, which meets twice yearly, is made up of …

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• Published on February 26, 2013 - 15:50 GMT

  Students Selected for 2010 NOAA Scholarships Honoring Dr. Nancy Foster

  July 21, 2010 NOAA has selected seven graduate students as national recipients of the Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarships, representing graduate-level scholars in marine biology, coastal resource management, and maritime archeology. The scholarships were …

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• Published on February 26, 2013 - 15:50 GMT

  NOAA Releases Data Report on Air Quality Measurements Near the Deepwater Horizon/BP Oil Spill Area

  Findings are consistent with EPA, OSHA data July 21, 2010 P-3 flights over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico during June 2010. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) NOAA scientists today released a data report on air quality measurements taken …

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• Published on February 26, 2013 - 15:50 GMT

  Salazar, Lubchenco Applaud Designation of Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument as a World Heritage Site

  Remote chain of atolls and surrounding waters is first U.S. site added to World Heritage List in 15 years July 31, 2010 Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco today commended the World Heritage Committee for adding …

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• Published on February 26, 2013 - 15:50 GMT

  NOAA and Coast Guard Actively Enforcing Gulf of Mexico Closed Fishing Area

  Catches in closed area abandoned at sea, maintaining integrity of Gulf seafood July 22, 2010 NOAA's Office of Law Enforcement (OLE) and the U.S. Coast Guard continue to actively enforce the law in federal waters that have been closed to fishing to …

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• Published on February 26, 2013 - 15:50 GMT

  Update on NOAA’s Oil Spill Research and Response Missions

  Five ships, two aircraft and turtle rescue boats are currently active in the Gulf of Mexico July 28, 2010 NOAA continues to play a vital role in the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill response, using all the scientific methods at its disposal, including …

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• Published on February 26, 2013 - 15:49 GMT

  NOAA: Past Decade Warmest on Record According to Scientists in 48 Countries

  Earth has been growing warmer for more than fifty years July 28, 2010 The 2009 State of the Climate report released today draws on data for 10 key climate indicators that all point to the same finding: the scientific evidence that our world is warming is …

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• Published on February 26, 2013 - 15:49 GMT

  NOAA Initiates Additional Actions to Improve Control of Asset Forfeiture Fund

  July 29, 2010 Building on the significant actions it has already taken, NOAA today released  a formal Corrective Action Plan for its Asset Forfeiture Fund, to ensure that monies collected from fisheries enforcement penalties are properly accounted for and …

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• Published on February 26, 2013 - 15:49 GMT

  NOAA: Gulf’s Surface Oil Not a Threat to Southern Florida, Keys and East Coast

  July 30, 2010 Southern Florida, the Florida Keys and the East Coast are not likely to experience any effects from the remaining oil on the surface of the Gulf as the oil continues to degrade and is hundreds of miles away from the loop current, according to …

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• Published on February 26, 2013 - 15:49 GMT

  NOAA Enforcement Summit Focuses on Effectiveness, Consistency, Transparency, and Communications

  August 3, 2010 NOAA’s National Enforcement Summit will bring together tomorrow more than 60 stakeholders from the commercial and recreational fishing industries, non-governmental organizations, and state and federal enforcement officials to focus on how …

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• Published on February 26, 2013 - 15:49 GMT

  Federal Science Report Details Fate of Oil from BP Spill

  August 4, 2010 NOTE: THIS REPORT WAS UPDATED IN NOVEMBER 2010 The vast majority of the oil from the BP oil spill has either evaporated or been burned, skimmed, recovered from the wellhead or dispersed  much of which is in the process of being degraded. A …

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• Published on February 26, 2013 - 15:49 GMT

  NOAA Report Reviews Ecosystem Management in National Marine Sanctuaries

  August 3, 2010 National Marine Sanctuaries have helped facilitate ecosystem-based management practices in U.S. waters by developing tools that balance marine conservation goals while minimizing conflicts between diverse marine interests, according to a new …

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• Published on February 26, 2013 - 15:49 GMT

  Top Fish Predators Decline in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary

  August 3, 2010 Drying Codfish, Provincetown, Mass. 1907 ; inset:  fishing fleet at T-Wharf, Boston. High resolution (Credit: University of New Hampshire Gulf of Maine Project) The numbers of top-level predators in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary …

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• Published on February 26, 2013 - 15:49 GMT

  NOAA Decommissions Long-serving Research Ship David Starr Jordan

  August 3, 2010 NOAA today decommissioned the research vessel NOAA Ship David Starr Jordan during a ceremony in Seattle. The 171-ft. ship conducted oceanographic, marine mammal and fisheries research in the Pacific for more than 40 years. “NOAA Ship David …

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• Published on February 26, 2013 - 15:49 GMT

  NOAA Reopens More Than 5,000 Square Miles of Closed Gulf Fishing Area

  No oil has been observed for 30 days in area to be re-opened for fishing August 10, 2010 Reopened fishing area (in hashmarks) as of 6:00 p.m. (EDT) August 10, 2010. Closure area may be updated daily as necessary. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) Today NOAA …

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• Published on February 26, 2013 - 15:49 GMT

  New Research to Improve Management of Harmful Algal Blooms in Puget Sound

  August 3, 2010 NOAA has awarded $543,336 for two competitive grants to better understand and manage outbreaks of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) that threaten public health and fisheries in Puget Sound. The grants cover the first year of multi-year projects, …

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• Published on February 26, 2013 - 15:49 GMT

  New Research Aims to Unravel How Phosphorus Pollution Drives Toxic Blooms of Blue-Green Algae in the Great Lakes

  August 3, 2010 NOAA has awarded New York-based Stony Brook University $285,895 as part of an anticipated three-year, nearly $500,000 project to determine how different kinds of phosphorous, a nutrient required by all plants for growth, trigger toxic blooms …

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• Published on February 26, 2013 - 15:49 GMT

  NOAA Announces Funding to Model Effects of Sea Level Rise in Northern Gulf of Mexico

  Study will identify impacts of rising water and erosion to coastal habitats and communities August 5, 2010 NOAA has awarded $750,000 for the first year of an anticipated $3 million research investment to develop the information and tools critically needed …

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• Published on February 26, 2013 - 15:49 GMT

  NOAA: More Actions Needed to Help Western Steller Sea Lion Recover

  August 6, 2010 NOAA’s Fisheries Service says changes are needed to the areas where commercial fishermen may fish for groundfish off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands to further promote the recovery of the western population of Steller sea lions, and to be in …

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• Published on February 26, 2013 - 15:49 GMT

  NOAA: Second Warmest July and Warmest Year-to-Date Global Temperature on Record

  August 13, 2010 The combined global land and ocean surface temperature made this July the second warmest on record, behind 1998, and the warmest averaged January-July on record. The global average land surface temperature for July and January–July was …

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