NOAA’s Prediction for Active Season Realized; Slow Eastern Pacific Season Sets Record November 29, 2010 According to NOAA the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season, which ends tomorrow, was one of the busiest on record. In contrast, the eastern North Pacific …
ICCAT Takes More Steps for Bluefin Tuna Conservation November 27, 2010 The 17th special meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) ended today with successes in some important areas and room for improvement in …
November 29, 2010 A new NOAA rule will prohibit boaters from discharging or depositing sewage into all waters of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. The rule, which takes effect on December 27, also requires that vessel marine sanitation devices …
November 29, 2010 NOAA has hired two new staff members, both residents of the Gloucester area, as a part of its ongoing efforts to improve communication with the fishing industry and to work proactively with fishermen to help them understand and comply …
November 29, 2010 Now available: Under Secretary's response to Inspector General's September 23, 2010 report regarding NOAA's enforcement program. The September report provided the results of the Inspector General's review of certain …
Fishermen in Hawaii, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, U.S.V.I. must register or renew in 2011 November 30, 2010 NOAA announced today that the fee for registering with the National Saltwater Angler Registry will be $15 as of January 1. The change affects anglers, …
December 1, 2010 Ángeles González-Sinde, Minister of Culture (Ministra de Cultura) and James Turner, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for International Affairs and Director of NOAA Office of International Affairs at the signing ceremony on Dec. 1. …
December 1, 2010 The NOAA National Sea Grant College Program has selected seven graduate students to join the group of Sea Grant/NOAA’s Fisheries Service Fellows earning doctoral degrees in either population dynamics or marine resource economics. “NOAA …
December 1, 2010 Purple loosestrife is a widespread aquatic invasive species. Download here (Credit: NOAA) NOAA today announced $2 million in grants from its National Sea Grant College Program to prevent and control aquatic invasive species. NOAA awarded …
December 2, 2010 Frank Marks, Ph.D., director of hurricane research at NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory in Miami Download here (Credit: NOAA) Frank Marks, Ph.D., director of hurricane research at NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and …
Area closure to prevent snapper bycatch temporarily delayed December 3, 2010 In order to protect the red snapper population in the South Atlantic, NOAA’s Fisheries Service will extend the ban of commercial and recreational fishing for the red snapper in …
December 29, 2010 NOAA has unveiled a web archive of the maps, wildlife reports, scientific reports and other previously released public information used by emergency responders, fishermen, mariners and local officials during the Deepwater Horizon oil …
December 3, 2010 NOAA’s Fisheries Service is proposing to list four subspecies of ringed seals, found in the Arctic Basin and the North Atlantic, and two distinct population segments of bearded seals in the Pacific Ocean, as threatened under the Endangered …
December 3, 2010 Cultural site on island of Mokumanamana. Download here (Credit: NOAA, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument) Hundreds of conservation managers, marine scientists, conservation activists, political leaders and policy makers helped …
December 31, 2010 VIDEO: Pull Up Line and Assessment + Download as Quicktime (Credit: Georgia Department of Natural Resources) VIDEO: View from Behind the Whale + Download as Quicktime (Credit: Georgia Department of Natural Resources) A team of state and …
Technology Used in Deepwater Horizon BP Oil Spill Response December 8, 2010 The Scarlet Knight was picked up at 9 a.m. local time Friday off the Spanish coast by the M/V Investigador. The glider's designers, builders and project oceanographers were on …
But finds Eastern Stellers may have recovered enough to be removed from endangered list December 8, 2010 NOAA’s Fisheries Service today issued its final interim rule to reduce commercial fishing for groundfish stocks in the Aleutian Islands in an effort to …
Lubchenco Names Kennedy Permanent NOS Chief January 24, 2011 David Kennedy, NOAA assistant administrator for the National Ocean Service. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) David Kennedy has been named NOAA assistant administrator for the National Ocean Service …
Your state Emergency Management Agency provides information about local preparedness plans and actions, evacuation routes, and shelter information. These links will take you from this Federal web site to the websites of state Emergency Management Agencies …
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release August 04, 2010 WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key administration posts: Scott Doney, Chief Scientist, National …
