September 26, 2011 James A. Morris, Jr. Erin Oleson David Richardson (Credit: NOAA) Three NOAA scientists were named today as recipients of the 2010 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). The award is the highest honor given …
NOAA defrays New England fishery observer costs and commits to more stakeholder involvement in reforms October 19, 2011 “I heard the concerns expressed by local fishermen and Members of Congress, and today I am immediately announcing two actions to help …
October 3, 2011 WRITTEN STATEMENT OF JANE LUBCHENCO, Ph.D. UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR OCEANS AND ATMOSPHERE AND NOAA ADMINISTRATOR NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ON NEW ENGLAND GROUNDFISH MANAGEMENT BEFORE …
Devastating drought in Southern Plains likely to continue October 20, 2011 The Southern Plains should prepare for continued drier and warmer than average weather, while the Pacific Northwest is likely to be colder and wetter than average from December …
Gregory plans to improve relationships and bring clear compliance priorities October 4, 2011 Logan Gregory, an 18-year veteran of NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement, has been named Special Agent in Charge of the agency’s Northeast Division, according to …
Minimal economic effects seen from closing lightly used area to fishing, diving October 13, 2011 Black seabass swims in Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) The southern third of NOAA’s 22-square mile Gray’s Reef …
Project will investigate role Florida’s deep coral reefs play in fisheries, ecosystems October 13, 2011 Deep reefs, referred to as mesophotic coral ecosystems, can be found from 100-330 feet in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Pictured is a scamp grouper at 320 …
New regional climate science collaborations announced in Alaska, California/Nevada, and the Carolinas October 17, 2011 NOAA today announced three new Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments (RISA) awards, totaling $11 million over five years, to …
October 25, 2011 Today, NOAA Fisheries issued the latest in a series of broad-scale economic reports, examining the economic health of the Northeast groundfish fishery as a whole. The report concludes that when all fishing across the region is analyzed, …
October 18, 2011 Christopher Sabine, Ph.D. will become the third director of NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) in Seattle, Wash. on November 20. (Credit: NOAA) An environmental oceanographer who has published more than 100 scientific …
October 19, 2011 Freighter entering Duluth Harbor, Minn. High Resolution (Credit: U.S. EPA Great Lakes National Program Office) Studies of future climate change scenarios on the Great Lakes have pointed to falling water levels, but a new NOAA study gives a …
October 19, 2011 An X-ray image of the Sun from August 5, captured by a NOAA satellite. Three successive coronal mass ejections - big blasts of plasma from the Sun - exploded from a bright region near far right (circled in additional image). Impacts on …
October 19, 2011 Researchers onboard the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution vessel R/V Tioga conducting a survey to map the distribution and abundance of toxic Alexandrium fundyense in the Gulf of Maine. (Credit: With permission from Woods Hole …
October 20, 2011 Ozone levels in the atmosphere above the South Pole dropped to a seasonal low of 102 Dobson Units Oct. 9, tied for the 10th lowest in the 26-year record. The ozone layer helps protect the planet’s surface from harmful ultraviolet radiation …
October 20, 2011 This bright yellow sea glider uses acoustic technology to detect the presence of beaked whales. Readying the instrument for deployment are (from left) Holger, Klinck, David Mellinger, Haru Matsumoto, and Joe Haxel, members of the Acoustics …
Report highlights local, regional, global stressors to Keys marine ecosystem October 21, 2011 Elkhorn coral, listed in 2006 as threatened on the Endangered Species Act, is still found within Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, but well below its …
Public comment period on draft list of priorities open through January 9 November 8, 2011 Today, NOAA released a draft of its enforcement priorities and invited the public to submit comments through January 9. These enforcement priorities are the latest …
October 27, 2011 Winter precipitation trends in the Mediterranean region for the period 1902 - 2010. High Resolution (Credit: NOAA) Wintertime droughts are increasingly common in the Mediterranean region, and human-caused climate change is partly …
October 27, 2011 Pathology experts contracted by NOAA have identified the bacteria Brucella in five bottlenose dolphins that died in the northern Gulf of Mexico. These five are among the 580 dolphins in higher than expected strandings that began in …
