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 15, 2010 Those of us in the NOAA family were saddened to learn about the untimely passing this week of Dr. Bill Evans, NOAA administrator (1988-89) and pre-eminent marine mammalogist widely known for his research on marine mammal acoustics and …
Statement from Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator October 18, 2010 I am announcing two changes we have made to move NOAA further down the road to an effective enforcement program in NOAA’s …
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 …
Funds effort to reduce fish mortality in recreational fisheries October 26, 2010 NOAA's Recreational Saltwater Fisheries Action Agenda, a national plan to address the complex issues facing marine recreational fisheries. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) …
New National Estuarine Research Reserve to serve as a “living laboratory” for coastal managers and officials October 26, 2010 The Pokegama Bay section of the new Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve contains one of the largest municipal …
November 4, 2010 NOAA today released a national policy encouraging the consideration and use of catch shares, a fishery management tool that has shown it can help rebuild fisheries and sustain fishermen, communities, vibrant working waterfronts and …
Facility will serve as resource for understanding climate variability and change in the Sanctuary October 26, 2010 The Ocean Climate Center opens today at the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) NOAA’s Gulf of …
October 29, 2010 Building upon the extensive testing and protocols already in use by federal, state and local officials for the fishing waters of the Gulf, NOAA and FDA have developed and are using a chemical test to detect dispersants used in the …
October 26, 2010 The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE), the Department of Energy (DOE), and the Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) today announced eight joint research awards …
November 8, 2010 Three NOAA scientists will receive the 2009 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). The award is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists and engineers in the early stages …
NOAA gives Navy marine mammal protection measures November 9, 2010 NOAA’s Fisheries Service has issued regulations and a letter of authorization to the U.S. Navy that includes measures to protect marine mammals while conducting training exercises off the …
November 10, 2010 During a Paris ceremony today, NOAA senior scientist Susan Solomon, Ph.D., became a knight 'chevalier' of the Legion of Honor by the French Republic. Solomon, a senior scientist at NOAA’s Earth System Research Laboratory in …
November 10, 2010 Torrential rains caused flooding in Bangladesh on June 11, 2007. Download here (Credit: NOAA/NASA.) President Obama and India’s Prime Minister Singh will enter into a new collaborative agreement between NOAA and the India Ministry of …
