August 8, 2011 The Gulf of Mexico at a Glance: A Second Glance features economic and ecological highlights about the Gulf of Mexico's ecosystem, economy, and coastal communities. Download here . (Credit: NOAA) A new report released …
July 28, 2011 WRITTEN STATEMENT BY DR. KATHRYN D. SULLIVAN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL OBSERVATION AND PREDICTION AND DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION U.S. DEPARTMENT OF …
July 27, 2011 Three humpback whales surrounded by birds in NOAA's Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. Download here . (Credit: NOAA) NOAA’s Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary and the Government of Bermuda have pledged …
July 27, 2011 Dr. Jane Lubchenco Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator. (Credit: NOAA) This year marks the 20th awarding of the Blue Planet Prize, the international environmental award …
July 25, 2011 Bruce Buckson, director of the NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement (OLE). Download here . (Credit: NOAA) NOAA today announced the selection of Bruce Buckson, a nationally recognized leader in natural resource …
July 22, 2011 NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D. joined Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, and other national and state leaders today to recognize the pioneering Rhode Island Ocean Special Area …
July 21, 2011 Light from a lidar instrument forms a beam in the sky over Boulder, Colo.. NOAA researchers and colleagues used lidar data to better understand recent changes in the amounts of tiny particles high in Earth's atmosphere. …
July 21, 2011 NOAA’s Fisheries Service is seeking public comment on a draft rule, called a catch sharing plan, designed to sustainably manage the halibut stock in southeast Alaska and the central Gulf of Alaska. The North Pacific Fishery …
July 20, 2011 Mitchell’s Confederate Commemorative map. High Resolution (Credit: NOAA) The 150th anniversary of the Civil War’s First Battle of Manassas, also known as the First Battle of Bull Run, offers an interesting peek into a …
July 20, 2011 Scallops High Resolution (Credit: NOAA) NOAA has approved a suite of management measures for the Atlantic sea scallop fishery, developed by the New England Fishery Management Council with input from the fishing …
July 20, 2011 U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke certified to President Obama that Iceland’s commercial whaling and international trade in fin whale products is diminishing the effectiveness of the International Whaling Commission (IWC), and urged …
July 19, 2011 NOAA's Arlene Fiore. Download here. (Credit: NOAA) This fall Arlene Fiore, Ph.D ., will become the second NOAA scientist ever to receive the American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) prestigious James. B. Macelwane …
Updated: July 18, 2011, 3:00 p.m. EDT Don't let heat have you beat! Tips for staying healthy and cool in summer. If you plan on being out and about in summer, chances are you'll be exposed to a lot of sun and higher …
July 15, 2011 NOAA Corps Capt. Randall J. TeBeest assumed command today of the NOAA Aircraft Operations Center (AOC) in Tampa, Fla. The center is home to most of NOAA’s 11 research aircraft, including the agency’s WP-3D Orion and Gulfstream-IV “ …
July 18, 2011 NOAA Corps officer Michael S. Devany was promoted to the rank of rear admiral (lower half) during a July 15 ceremony in Silver Spring, Md. Devany was also named director of NOAA’s Marine and Aviation Operations Centers (MAOC), assuming …
July 18, 2011 Wind Forecast Improvement Project video. VIDEO: Download here. (Credit: NOAA) There has not always been a need to know precisely how hard the wind blows 350 feet above Earth’s surface. Today, wind turbines occupy …
July 18, 2011 A NOAA investigation has found the crew of the NOAA Research Ship Auk , captained by a NOAA contractor , exercised due care before and after it struck a North Atlantic Right Whale in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off …
July 15, 2011 The United States joined more than 50 countries Thursday signing a recommendation to regional fishery management organizations (RFMOs) to better track vessels engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing for tunas, …
July 15, 2011 A new NOAA study found coastal areas along the East Coast could be more vulnerable to storm surges and sea level rise in future El Nino years. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) Coastal communities along the U.S. East Coast …
July 14, 2011 With additional areas in the Gulf opening to shrimping on Friday, NOAA is continuing to help fishermen comply with Turtle Excluder Device (TED) regulations designed to prevent turtles from being caught in shrimp trawl nets. NOAA’s …
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