NOAA gives Navy marine mammal protection measures August 23, 2010 NOAA’s Fisheries Service has issued regulations and a letter of authorization (LOA) to the U.S. Navy that require protective measures to minimize impacts to marine mammals while conducting …
September 22, 2010 Bleached fire coral and christmas tree worm on top (Flower Gardens Bank bleaching 2010). High resolution (Credit: NOAA, FGBNMS) According to the NOAA Coral Reef Watch monitoring system, coral bleaching is likely in the Caribbean in 2010. …
NOAA seafood sampling and testing priorities for federal closed area September 27, 2010 Tentative Sequence of Remaining Sampling Within the Federal Closed Area as of Sept. 27, 2010. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) NOAA’s Fisheries Service first prohibited …
September 29, 2010 VIDEO: Gulf Restoration Planning in Progress. (Credit: NOAA) The Department of the Interior, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the co-trustees for natural resources affected by the BP/Deepwater Horizon oil spill …
September 21, 2010 NOAA’s Fisheries Service announced today that recreational red snapper fishing in the Gulf of Mexico will reopen for an added season to allow fishermen to catch the quota they did not reach because a portion of the Gulf was closed due to …
September 20, 2010 Sea-level rise has the potential to reshape the coastal environment. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) Scientists analyzing measurements taken in the deep ocean around the globe over the past two decades find a warming trend that …
90 percent of federal waters now open October 5, 2010 Reopened fishing area (in hashmarks) on October 5, 2010. Closure area may be updated daily as necessary. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) NOAA today reopened to commercial and recreational fishing 2,927 …
Awards Contracts to Ten Small Businesses September 22, 2010 NOAA today announced plans to implement a new information technology business model designed to boost efficiency, reduce costs and make better use of taxpayer dollars. Called NOAALink, the model …
September 22, 2010 Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today announced six new Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments (RISA) awards totaling $23.6 million over five years to research institutions, from Honolulu, Hawaii to Boston, Mass., to improve the …
89 percent of federal waters now open October 1, 2010 Reopened fishing area (in hashmarks) on October 1, 2010. Closure area may be updated daily as necessary. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) NOAA today reopened to commercial and recreational fishing 5,628 …
September 30, 2010 This mulitbeam sonar image shows the San Andreas Fault cutting through the head of Noyo Canyon, offshore approximately 12 miles northwest of Fort Bragg, Calif. High resolution (Credit: Image courtesy of San Andreas Fault 2010 Expedition, …
September 27, 2010 Muskegon Lake Field Station of NOAA's Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) The complex network of predators and prey that inhabit Lake Michigan has changed so drastically in recent decades that …
Website Provides Storm Paths by Zip Code; Includes Population Trends, Storm History September 30, 2010 Graphic from NOAA's Historical Hurricane Tracks tool shows all hurricanes passing within 65 nautical miles of Cape Hatteras, N.C., since 1900. High …
October 4, 2010 On Sept. 30, NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco delivered the following remarks at the American Bar Association’s Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources (SEER) Law Summit in New Orleans. I am honored to be SEER’ …
October 6, 2010 Less ice in the Arctic opens new possibilities and challenges for marine transportation. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) The United States today joined other Arctic Coastal States in a mutual effort to develop nautical charts that will …
October 21, 2010 The Pacific Northwest should brace for a colder and wetter than average winter, while most of the South and Southeast will be warmer and drier than average through February 2011, according to the annual Winter Outlook released today by …
Seeks comments on draft penalty policy October 18, 2010 As part of an ongoing effort to reform its enforcement practices, NOAA’s Office of General Counsel, through its Office of General Counsel for Enforcement and Litigation, is requesting public comment …
October 21, 2010 Dr. Brian Stacy, NOAA Fisheries veterinarian, prepares to release a sea turtle in federal waters off Louisiana. High resolution (Credit: U.S. Coast Guard) Scientists from NOAA, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the …
Record temperatures in Greenland, thinning sea ice, record snow cover decreases and links to some Northern Hemisphere weather are among dramatic changes October 21, 2010 VIDEO: Arctic Report Card 2010. Video Link (Credit: NOAA) The Arctic region, also …
October 21, 2010 NOAA today listed the southern distinct population segment (DPS) of the spotted seal as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, strictly regulating importation of the animal or its parts into the U.S. The southern DPS of about 3,300 …
