Bridging Environmental Modeling with Technology Opens New Opportunities in Forecasting January 3, 2011 Ice formation in the St. Joseph channel, Lake Michigan. Download here. (Credit: NOAA) NOAA is now using enhanced weather and marine forecast models for …
Conserving these corals may offer hope for shallower, degraded reefs January 4, 2011 Map of the southwestern coast of Puerto Rico showing the study area (dark gray line) where extensive mesophotic coral ecosystems were found. Light gray line represents …
February 1, 2011 Reopened fishing area (in hashmarks) on February 2, 2011. Closure area may be updated daily as necessary. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) NOAA tomorrow will reopen 4,213 square miles of Gulf of Mexico federal waters off Louisiana, …
January 6, 2011 Aidan Colton at NOAA's Mauna Loa Observatory (MLO) demonstrates how early flask samples were filled at the site. Air collected year-round at MLO and eight other remote sites around the world has been analyzed for the industrial solvent …
Six previously identified nations take corrective action January 12, 2011 NOAA today submitted a report to Congress identifying six nations – Colombia, Ecuador, Italy, Panama, Portugal, and Venezuela – whose fishing vessels engaged in illegal, unreported, …
January 12, 2011 Severe flooding. Download here. (Credit: With permission from Rick Murray.) On May 1-4, 2010, greater Nashville and the surrounding region experienced catastrophic, record flooding. Despite ongoing forecasts and warnings for heavy rain and …
January 13, 2011 Marine mammals and seabirds, such as this common murre colony found in the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, are protected by overflight regulations. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) Future aeronautical charts would include …
February 9, 2011 Shellfish farming (oysters, clams, mussels) is the largest single sector of the U.S. marine aquaculture industry and accounts for about two-thirds of total U.S. marine aquaculture production. Pictured above, an oyster farm in the …
More time to rebuild fish stock while still preventing overfishing February 9, 2011 Yellowtail flounder live on the ocean floor and especially prefer sandy bottoms. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) Legislation recently signed by President Obama has paved …
January 20, 2011 In 2010, NOAA satellites were critical in the rescues of 295 people from life-threatening situations throughout the United States and its surrounding waters. The satellites picked up distress signals from emergency beacons carried by …
Entanglements and Ship Strikes Biggest Threats to Endangered Right Whales February 4, 2011 The death of a young right whale off Florida drives home the point that while disentanglement responses give the animals a better chance at survival, prevention of …
January 24, 2011 Louis W. Uccellini, Ph.D., director of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction for NOAA’s National Weather Service in Camp Springs, Md. (Credit: NOAA) Louis W. Uccellini, Ph.D., director of the National Centers for Environmental …
January 24, 2011 The Department of Energy and the Department of Commerce today announced a new agreement to further collaboration between the agencies on renewable energy modeling and weather forecasting, which will help enable the nation’s renewable …
January 31, 2011 The Edna G. shortly after its launch in July 1956. Download here. (Credit: With permission from Maine Maritime Museum) The wreck of a mid-20th century fishing vessel, representative of a distinctive regional fishing technique, has been …
February1, 2011 Siah Carter on the deck of the USS Monitor. Download here. (Credit: With permission from The Mariners' Museum) NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, in partnership with Murrain Associates, Inc., and the National Association of …
Defendants plead guilty in federal court to violating the Lacey Act February 4, 2011 Seafood consumers and the law-abiding fishermen who catch that seafood gained a big victory last week when a complex NOAA Office of Law Enforcement investigation into …
Science and Innovation Cited as Keys to Economic Recovery February 14, 2011 President Obama today issued the FY 2012 budget for NOAA, requesting $5.5 billion for the nation’s oceanic and atmospheric agency. The proposed budget includes key investments to …
February 8, 2011 Last month was the coolest January since 1994, according to scientists at NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) in Asheville, N.C. Across the contiguous United States, the average January temperature was 30.0 F, which is 0.8 F below …
As delivered on Feb. 8 by Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D., under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator February 9, 2011 Many thanks for the invitation to join you tonight. My focus will be on the progress we’ve made in strengthening …
Keynote Address, “Beyond Recovery: Moving the Gulf Toward a Sustainable Future” delivered on Feb. 9 by Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D., under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator, at the Center for American Progress, Washington, DC …
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