March 30, 2010 NOAA’s National Marine Protected Areas Center has created a new interactive online mapping tool that, for the first time, allows users to view boundaries and access data for more than a thousand marine protected areas (MPAs) in the United …
April 6, 2010 NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson, one of the most technologically advanced hydrographic survey vessels in the world, will depart its Norfolk, Va. homeport on April 6 to conduct a five-month long effort to map the seafloor and look for hazards to …
April 8, 2010 NOAA’s State of the Climate report shows the March 2010 average temperature for the entire contiguous United States was warmer-than-average with several New England states experiencing one of the warmest March’s on record. Average …
NOAA Closes Commercial and Recreational Fishing in Oil-Affected Portion of Gulf of Mexico May 2, 2010 NOAA is restricting fishing for a minimum of ten days in federal waters most affected by the BP oil spill, largely between Louisiana state waters at the …
Public-Private Partnership to Educate Recreational Boaters April 21, 2010 NOAA reminds all recreational boaters that regularly updated navigational charts are available online. High resolution (Credit: NOAA Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary) As …
Asthma, Cancer, Weather Disaster-Related Illnesses Cited Among Concerns April 22, 2010 The vulnerability of people to the health effects of climate change is the focus of a report released today by an NIH-led federal interagency group that includes NOAA. …
April 27, 2010 GOES-15 – took its first full-disk infrared image of the Earth on April 26 at 17:30 UTC (1:30 p.m. EDT). Clouds associated with the low pressure areas over the Ohio Valley and southern Minnesota and the cold front coming into the Pacific …
May 11, 2010 NOAA is sending one of its top fisheries science directors to the Gulf this week to lead its effort to rapidly assess, test and report findings about risks posed to fish in the Gulf of Mexico by contaminants from the BP oil spill and clean-up …
Also Warmest January-April May 17, 2010 The combined global land and ocean surface temperature was the warmest on record for both April and for the period from January-April, according to NOAA. Additionally, last month’s average ocean surface temperature …
April 30, 2010 Humpback whales are protected by the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act, but also are found outside of U.S. waters. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) NOAA is requesting public comment on options for implementing parts of the Marine Mammal …
May 4, 2010 NOAA’s Aquarius, the world’s only permanent underwater laboratory, will host a new team of “aquanauts” in support of NASA’s Extreme Environment Mission Operations mission. This is the 14th such mission since 2001. The May 10-23 mission will be …
May 7, 2010 NOAA’s State of the Climate report shows the April 2010 average temperature for the contiguous United States was 54.3 degrees F, which is 2.3 degrees F above the long-term (1901-2000) average (14th warmest April on record). April’s average …
May 10, 2010 Four fisheries stocks, including Atlantic swordfish, have now been rebuilt to healthy levels, according to a report to Congress from NOAA’s Fisheries Service issued today. Three stocks were removed from the overfishing list – those fished at a …
May 25, 2010 A newly repositioned NOAA satellite is broadening the coverage of the Western Hemisphere, especially over South America. This coverage will supply forecasters in South America with more imagery and data to track dangerous storms – including …
Approximately 68 Percent of Gulf Still Open for Fishing June 1, 2010 Fishery Closure Boundary as of June 1, 2010. Closure area may be updated daily as necessary. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) NOAA has extended the northern and southern boundaries of the …
NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson dispatched to deploy special instruments May 26, 2010 Personnel aboard the NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson prepare to launch a Naval Oceanographic Office glider as part of a Gulf of Mexico Loop Current research cruise. High resolution …
June 7, 2010 Fishery Closure Boundary as of June 7, 2010. Closure area may be updated daily as necessary. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) NOAA has opened 339 square miles of previously closed fishing area off the Florida panhandle – the northern boundary …
Vessel to conduct research in BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill response May 28, 2010 The NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter conducting sampling in the Gulf has expanded its mission to use its sophisticated sonar equipment and other scientific instruments to help define …
May 28, 2010 NOAA has begun work to survey a new ship anchorage site at the mouth of the Mississippi River in the Gulf of Mexico for ships to undergo inspection and oil decontamination before entering ports. Ship fully loaded with corn headed down the …
MPA Center Also Announces Inclusion of 29 Existing Sites to the National System June 8, 2010 Today, NOAA and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation awarded five grants totaling $188,000, to fund stewardship projects and improve coordination efforts at …
