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12/30/97
1998 HAS BEEN DECLARED YEAR OF THE OCEAN
12/22/97
REPORT FINDS GULF OF MEXICO RED SNAPPER SEVERELY OVERFISHED
12/17/97
SANTA ASKS: WILL WE HAVE A WHITE CHRISTMAS?
12/17/97
NOAA IMPLEMENTS ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT PROGRAM TO CONSERVE NATION'S LIVING MARINE RESOURCES
12/16/97
WEST COAST STORMS AFFECTED BY EL NINO TO BE STUDIED THIS WINTER
12/16/97
NOAA OFFICIAL APPLLAUDS NORTH CAROLINA POWEER AND LIGHT, STATE ENVIRONMENTALISTS, FOR REMOVING QUAKER NECK DAM
12/15/97
MAINE TAKES LEAD FOR ATLANTIC SALMON PROTECTION
12/11/97
AQUARIUS RETURNED TO SEA FLOOR OFF KEY LARGO; SCIENCE MISSIONS TO RESUME IN SPRING
12/9/97
NMFS STOCK ASSESSMENT METHODS ARE SOLID; COULD BENEFIT FROM MORE DATA, SAYS NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
12/4/97
ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVE ORGANISMS MISSING IN LAKE MICHIGAN MUD SAMPLES
12/3/97
NMFS NAMES GULF OF MEXICO RECREATIONAL FISHERIES COORDINATOR-BAILEY TO IMPROVE DIALOGUE WITH RECREATIONAL ANGLERS
12/3/97
TOLL-FREE NUMBER OFFERS NOAA WEATHER RADIO CODES
11/26/97
COURT UPHOLDS NOAA'S APPROACH TO NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS
11/25/97
NOAA GEARS UP FOR REEF RESTORATION AT LOOE KEY: UNIVERSITY AGREES TO $3.9 MILLION SETTLEMENT FOR DAMAGE IN FLORIDA KEYS SANCTUARY
11/25/97
QUIRKS: THE 1997 HURRICANE SEASON
11/24/97
FISHERIES SERVICE PROPOSES TO DESIGNATE CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THREATENED COHO SALMON IN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN OREGON
11/21/97
U.S. NEGOTIATES FIRST INTERNATIONAL REDUCTION IN MARLIN HARVEST; OTHER CONSERVATION AGREEMENTS AT ICCAT
11/20/97
NOAA, COAST GUARD GET HAMMER AWARD FOR NAVIGATION SAFETY WORK
11/19/97
NOAA CLIMATE EXPERT SORTS OUT UNCERTAINTIES IN PROJECTIONS OF HUMAN-CAUSED CLIMATE WARMING
11/19/97
FEMA, NOAA ENCOURAGE WINTER PREPAREDNESS
11/18/97
INSTALLATION OF SATELLITE GROUND SYSTEM IS MAJOR STEP IN COST-SAVING MERGER OF GOVERNMENT SATELLITE PROGRAMS
11/14/97
NOAA SEEKS COMMENT ON PROPOSED AUTHORIZATION FOR U.S. OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY TO DISTURB SEALS DURING WINTER-TIME SEISMIC EXPLORATION OFF ALASKA
11/14/97
GULF RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN REACH RED SNAPPER QUOTA; RECREATIONAL FISHERY CLOSES ON NOV. 27
11/14/97
NOAA EMPLOYEES TAKE TOP HONORS AS GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATORS
11/13/97
400 YEARS OF ARCTIC DATA PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO CLIMATE CHANGE
11/06/97
NMFS DECLARES COMMERCIAL FISHERIES FAILURE IN ALASKA'S BRISTOL BAY/KUSKOKWIM SALMON FISHERY
11/05/97
FIRST MAJOR SOLAR FLARE OF NEW SOLAR CYCLE OCCURS
11/05/97
STRONG EL NINO LIKELY TO IMPACT GLOBAL WEATHER INTO SPRING 1998
11/05/97
MAUNA LOA OBSERVATORY CELEBRATES: IT'S THE BIG 4-0
11/01/97
NEW ENGLAND REMEMBERS NOVEMBER 1927 FLOOD
10/31/97
NATIONAL SHELLFISH REGISTER NOTHING TO CLAM UP ABOUT
10/30/97
NOAA SEEKS PUBLIC INPUT ON STRATEGIC PLAN FOR FISHERIES RESEARCH
10/29/97
ERIK RASMUSSEN NAMED OUTSTANDING YOUNG SCIENTIST
10/27/97
ACTING DEPUTY UNDERSECRETARY APPOINTED to NOAA
10/24/97
WEATHER SERVICE ADVISORIES KEY FACTOR IN HISTORIC WORLD SERIES GAME
10/23/97
WHALING COMMISSION APPROVES COMBINED RUSSIAN - MAKAH GRAY WHALE QUOTA
10/16/97
NOAA AWARD RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED
10/16/97
STATES' PLANS TO FIGHT RUNOFF POLLUTION GET FEDERAL NOD
10/16/97
NOAA AWARDS CONTRACT FOR HURRICANE JET MODIFICATIONS TO AEROMET INC. OF TULSA
10/15/97
NOAA RELEASES OUR CHANGING CLIMATE, AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL ON GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
10/14/97
STATE, SANCTUARY STOP FREIGHTERS FROM DROPPING ANCHOR ON LIVING CORAL
10/14/97
OZONE HOLE OVER SOUTH POLE EXPANDS
10/10/97
PRESS STATEMENT--UNITED STATES CONDEMNS NORWEGIAN WHALLING
10/10/97
MEDIA ADVISORY--NOAA PLACES SATELLITE VIEWS OF BRAZILIAN FIRES AND HURRICANE PAULINE ON-LINE
10/8/97
WHALES COME TO LIFE AT NOAA'S SCIENCE LEARNING CENTER
10/7/97
NOAA SELECTS PANEL TO ADVISE ON HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES
10/3/97
ILLINOIS-INDIANA NAMED NATION'S 27TH SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM
10/3/97
SETTLEMENT SPEEDS PUERTO RICO CORAL REEF REPAIR
10/2/97
SCIENTISTS BEGIN FIVE-YEAR STUDY OF LAKE MICHIGAN MUD PLUME
10/2/97
NOAA UPDATES CONGRESS ON STATUS OF MARINE FISHERIES: "ALMOST 1/3 OF MARINE SPECIES REVIEWED ARE OVERFISHED
10/1/97
CLIMATE CHANGE FORUM BRINGS TELEVISION WEATHERCASTERS TO WASHINGTON, D.C.
9/26/97
INSTRUMENT PROVIDES NEW DATA FOR WEATHER AND CLIMATE MODES
9/26/97
NOAA AWARDS RADAR POWER TRANSITION SYSTEM CONTRACT TO NORTH CAROLINA COMPANY
9/24/97
SCIENTISTS DEVELOP NEW MAP OF THE WORLDS'SEA FLOORS
9/19/97
SCIENTISTS BRIEF BROADCAST WEATHERCASTERS ON CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES
9/18/97
FISHERIES SERVICE IMPLEMENTS FEDERAL WEAKFISH REGULATIONS TO COMPLEMENT COASTAL STOCK REBUILDING EFFORTS
9/18/97
SUMMER 1997: DRY AND COOL IN THE EAST, WET IN THE FAR WEST
9/15/97
NOAA ISSUES REPORT ON SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EVENTS FROM THE SPRING OF 1997
9/12/97
MAJOR HURRICANE CHURNING OFF BAJA, CALIFORNIA; WIND SPEEDS ARE HIGHEST EVER ESTIMATED IN THE AREA
9/12/97
MARINE FIRM GETS $3.75 MILLION CONTRACT FOR DIGITAL CHARTS
9/10/97
CALTRANS WORKING TO MAKE BRIDGE EARTHQUAKE SAFE WITHOUT HARMING NEIGHBORING SEA LIFE; AGENCY SEEKS COMMENT ON AUTHORIZATION
9/9/97
NEW DROPWINDSONDES GIVE NOAA SCIENTISTS MOST DETAILED PORTRAIT TO DATE OF A HURRICANE
9/9/97
NOAA CORAL REEF BLEACHING VIDEO AVAILABLE
8/29/97
TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER DIRECTOR ASSUMES NEW DUTIES
8/27/97
WEST COAST ANGLERS TO BE SURVEYED ABOUT FISHING ACTIVITIES AND PREFERENCES
8/27/97
NOAA SEEKS NOMINEES FOR HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES ADVISORY PANEL
8/27/97
FIRST SEARCH AND RESCUE EMERGENCY BEACON TEST FACILITY IN U.S. TO BE DEDICATED, NOAA AND ARMY ANNOUNCE
8/21/97
NEW MARINE RECREATIONAL FISHERIES STATISTICS SURVEY TO TRACK GULF CHARTER BOAT FISHING TRIPS
8/21/97
U.S. BANS BLUEFIN TUNA IMPORTS FROM THREE NATIONS FISHING IN VIOLATION OF ICCAT
8/19/97
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NOW BROADCASTING SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS FOR MORE SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC AREAS
8/19/97
AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY/SEA GRANT INTERNSHIP GOES TO UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND'S LEE R. BENAKA
8/18/97
PASCAGOULA-BUILT OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH SHIP COMMISSIONED
8/18/97
HURRICANE ANDREW PLUS FIVE YEARS
8/18/97
VIOLATORS OF ATLANTIC TUNAS CONVENTION ACT PENALIZED WITH CIVIL FINES AND PERMIT SANCTIONS
8/15/97
UNDERWATER LABORATORY AQUARIUS READIED FOR RETURN TO KEYS
8/14/97
NMFS SEEKS COMMENT ON CONSENSUS PLAN TO REDUCE HARBOR PORPOISE MORTALITIES IN THE NEW ENGLAND SINK GILLNET FISHERY
8/14/97
DUTCH HARBOR-UNALASKA IS NATIONS'S TOP FISHING PORT FOR 1996
8/13/97
STEPHEN BRANDT IS NEW DIRECTOR OF NOAA's GREAT LAKES LAB
8/12/97
STUDIES FIND SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC BENEFIT IN CLIMATE FORECASTS
8/11/97
NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE URGES STATE PARTICIPATION AS IT USES ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT TO PROTECT STEELHEAD IN FOUR WESTERN STATES
8/11/97
OUTSTANDING STUDENT FROM VIRGINIA SPENDING HER SUMMER WITH NOAA
8/7/97
WEATHER SERVICE URGES RESIDENTS TO PLAY IT COOL IN SUMMER HEAT
8/4/97
GUIDELINES TO IMPLEMENT NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR FISHERIES PROPOSED, NMFS SEEKS COMMENT
8/1/97
SEAFOOD CONSUMPTION REMAINS STEADY IN 1996
7/31/97
$149 MILLION IN CONTRACTS AWARDED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE INSTRUMENTS
7/29/97
SCIENTISTS DISCOVER METHANE ICE WORMS ON GULF SEA FLOOR
7/28/97
LIFE-SIZED ROBOTIC WHALES COMING TO SILVER SPRING, MD
7/28/97
NOAA SEEKS COMMENT ON APPLICATION AND PROPOSED AUTHORIZATION FOR MARINE MAMMAL DISTURBANCE DURING OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION
7/24/97
INTERAGENCY SURVEY TEAM RELEASES PRELIMINARY FINDINGS ON RED RIVER FLOODING
7/24/97
SCIENTISTS DRILL ICE CORES HIGH ATOP BOLIVIAN VOLCANO TO STUDY GLOBAL CLIMATE VARIABILITY
7/23/97
ATLANTIC SWORDFISH QUOTAS PROPOSED, FISHERIES SERVICE ALSO PROPOSES SOUTHERN STOCK DEFINITION
7/21/97
UNIVERSITY, NOAA SCIENTISTS BEGIN CLIMATE STUDY ABOARD NEW NOAA SHIP BROWN
7/19/97
NEW NOAA OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH SHIP COMMISSIONED IN CHARLESTON--Ronald H. Brown To Study Global Cldimate Change
7/18/97
COASTAL ECONOMY, ENVIRONMENT FOCUS OF CONFERENCE
7/17/97
TEMPERATURE RANGE NARROWING BETWEEN DAYTIME HIGHS AND NIGHTTIME LOWS, NOAA REPORTS
7/15/97
FEDERAL PLAN ANNOUNCED TO REDUCE LARGE WHALE ENTANGLEMENTS IN ATLANTIC LOBSTER AND GILLNET GEAR
7/15/97
FEDERAL FISHERIES AGENCY'S NEW RULE PROTECTING WEST COAST COHO TAKES ADVANTAGE OF STATE CONSERVATION EFFORTS
7/14/97
FISHERIES SERVICE TO UPDATE CANDIDATE SPECIES LIST
7/3/97
NOAA AWARDS CONTRACT FOR SATELLITE TRACKING FACILITY IN FAIRBANKS
7/1/97
NMFS NAMES ATLANTIC RECREATIONAL FISHERIES COORDINATOR--Fay to Improve Dialogue With Recreational Anglers
6/30/97
COMMERCE SECRETARY DALEY ANNOUNCES REGIONAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS
6/25/97
1997 ATLANTIC BLUEFIN TUNA QUOTAS FINALIZED
6/18/97
NOAA SURVEY SHIP VISITS U.N.'s "EARTH SUMMIT +5"--Public Tours available
6/18/97
JAPANESE AND AMERICAN SCIENTISTS TO MEET IN BOULDER
6/17/97
SCIENTISTS CONCERNED ABOUT EL NINO EFFECTS ON CALIFORNIA MARINE LIFE
6/17/97
EL NINO PLAYS PROMINENT ROLE IN WEATHER PATTERNS FOR COMING SEASONS
6/12/97
NMFS NAMES PACIFIC RECREATIONAL FISHERIES COORDINATOR--GOLDEN TO IMPROVE DIALOGUE WITH RECREATIONAL ANGLERS
6/12/97
NOAA DETERMINES NAVY NOT LIKELY TO JEOPARDIZE PROTECTED MARINE SPECIES--NAVY MODIFIES OPERATIONS IN SOUTHEAST ATLANTIC TO REDUCE INTERACTIONS
6/12/97
VIRUSES COULD AFFECT SHRIMP STOCKS AND INDUSTRY--NMFS SEEKS PUBLIC INPUT TO ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT
6/12/97
NEW BEDFORD SEAFOOD COMPANIES REACH $1 MILLION SETTLEMENT IN FISHERY FRAUD CASE
6/11/97
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARKS 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF HURRICANE AGNES
6/11/97
ARE SMOG, SMOKE AND SEA SPRAY DELAYING GREENHOUSE WARMING? INTERNATIONAL TEAM OF SCIENTISTS TO INVESTIGATE
6/10/97
NEAR-RECORD APRIL AND MAY ACROSS EASTERN TWO-THIRDS OF UNITED STATES
6/6/97
NOAA NAMES ADVISORY PANEL ON ATLANTIC PELAGIC LONGLINE FISHERIES
6/6/97
NOAA NAMES ADVISORY PANEL ON ATLANTIC BILLFISH
6/4/97
ANTS LEETMAA NAMED DIRECTOR OF CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER
6/3/97
MORE EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT TOOLS ADOPTED FOR BLUEFIN TUNA
6/3/97
ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT THREATENED, SAYS INTERNATIONAL REPORT
6/3/97
OHIO's LAKE ERIE PUBLIC ACCESS, SHORELINE DEVELOPMENT TO IMPROVE
5/30/97
COUNTRY MUSIC AND MARINE AWARENESS MESH IN 'LITTLE TEXAS' GREAT AMERICAN FISH COUNT CHALLENGE
5/30/97
HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND; DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER WILL VISIT
5/30/97
SCIENTISTS MAKE FIRST DUAL-DOPPLER TORNADEO INTERCEPT
5/29/97
1997 HURRICANE SEASON BEGINS; NOAA'S NEW HURRICANE JET EXPECTED TO IMPROVE HURRICANE FORECASTS
5/28/97
UNH AND NOAA ESTABLISH COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE FOR COASTAL TECHNOLOGY
5/23/97
STUDY FINDS TOURISM AND CLEAN ENVIRONMENT DRIVE COASTAL ECONOMIES
5/23/97
CLEAN WATER AND RESOURCE CONSERVATION RANK AS TOP CONCERNS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT
5/22/97
NOAA NAMES PANELISTS FOR NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES STUDY
5/22/97
OCEANS REMOVE MORE OZONE-DEPLETING METHYL BROMIDE FROM ATMOSPHERE THAN PREVIOUSLY ESTIMATED, RESEARCH SHOWS
5/20/97
NOAA GOES-10 TAKES FIRST IMAGE
5/20/97
MICHAEL L. VAN WOERT NAMED NOAA DIVISION CHIEF
5/19/97
NOAA PLACES BEACH TEMPERATURES ON WORLD WIDE WEB
5/16/97
FEDERAL FISHERY AGENCY CALLS FOR A NO-NET-LOSS APPROACH TO NEW IRRIGATION PUMPING IN COLDUMBIA BASIN
5/16/97
SCIENTISTS TO OBSERVE TORNADOES WITH DUAL "DOPPLERS ON WHEELS
5/16/97
OBSERVATIONS, MODELS HELP EXPLAIN ATMOSPHERIC MIXING
5/16/97
FEEDING AND HARASSING DOLPHINS IS HARMFUL AND ILLEGAL, FEDERAL AGENCY WARNS
5/15/97
EARLY STAGES OF EL NI&NtildeO/SOUTHERN OSCILLATION APPEAR IN TROPICAL PACIFIC
5/15/97
TSUNAMI MAPPING CENTER OPENS AT HATFIELD MARINE SCIENCE CENTER
5/14/97
SECOND-SEASON COMMERCIAL FISHING QUOTA FOR SHARKS REDUCED--Fisheries Service adjusts quota to reflect overharvest in first season
5/14/97
NOAA LAUNCHES 1997 HURRICANE AWARENESS TOUR FOR THREATENED ATLANTIC COASTAL AREAS
5/7/97
NOAA SEEKS PUBLIC INPUT ON ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT PROGRAMS TO CONSERVE NATION'S LIVING MARINE RESOURCES
5/7/97
PANEL TO ADVISE FISHERIES SERVICE ABOUT ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT IN MARINE FISHERIES
5/6/97
FORECASTERS GAIN ABILITY TO MORE ACCURATELY PREDICT HURRICANES
5/5/97
NOAA REOPENS SEARCH FOR EXPERTS TO PEER REVIEW RED SNAPPER RESEARCH IN THE GULF OF MEXICO
5/1/97
EXPERIMENTAL MODEL FORECASTS CONDITIONS EVERY 10 KILOMETERS
5/1/97
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ISSUES REPORT THAT EVALUATES JANUARY 11-12, 1997 MONTAGUE, N.Y., SNOWFALL
4/30/97
DECLINE OF STELLER SEA LION CONTINUES
4/28/97
NOAA TO STRENGTHEN COASTAL LEADERSHIP
4/26/97
NOAA RECOGNIZES LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEROES AS PART OF EARTH DAY CELEBRATIONS
4/25/97
NOAA SEEKS COMMENT ON APPLICATION AND PROPOSED AUTHORIZATION FOR MARINE MAMMAL DISTURBANCE DURING SEISMIC SURVEY
4/25/97
THIRD SATELLITE IN NOAA SERIES SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED
4/25/97
ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT WORKS TO PROTECT COASTAL COHO IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, OREGON
4/24/97
NEW DISCOVERY ANNOUNCED OF PLATE-TECTONIC STRUCTURES HIDEN BENEATH ANTARCTIC ICE
4/24/97
NEW BEDFORD FISH CORPORATIONS CHARGED IN FISHERY FRAUD CASE
$4.7 million and dealer permit revocation sought
4/23/97
PHASE TWO OF POINT AU FER WETLANDS RESTORATION BEGINS:
Mobil Exploration & Producing provides additional funds to expand project
4/23/97
FIELD STUDY TO EXAMINE SEASONAL OZONE LOSS IN ARCTIC
4/22/97
NOAA RECOGNIZES LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEROES AS PART OF EARTH DAY CELEBRATIONS
4/22/97
NOAA RECOGNIZES LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEROES AS PART OF EARTH DAY CELEBRATIONS
4/21/97
STUDY REFUTES UV RADIATION DECREASE DURING THE 1980's
4/18/97
NEW ENGLAND VESSEL BUYOUT BEGINS, COMMERCE DEPARTMENT CLOSES ON FIRST THREE VESSELS
4/17/97
AIRBORNE SNOW SURVEY VITAL TO WEATHER SERVICE FLOOD FORECASTING
4/16/97
MARK TRAIL COMIC STRIP CHARACTER NAMED CAMPAIGN SYMBOL FOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO PROGRAM
4/16/97
1997 ATLANTIC BLUEFIN TUNA QUOTAS PROPOSED, COMMENTS SOUGHT
4/14/97
NOAA'S EARTH DAY HOME PAGE
4/14/97
NOAA TO CO-HOST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE TO BENEFIT WATER-RESOURCE MANAGEMENT WORLDWIDE
4/11/97
NOAA DETERMINES FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF OHIO COASTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
4/10/97
PAUL J. FROMMELT NAMED PROGRAM MANAGER
4/5/97
NOAA INVITES PUBLIC TO FOLLOW SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES ACT IMPLEMENTATION ON THE WEB
4/3/97
PERMANENTLY REVOKES FISH DEALER, VESSEL PERMITS IN NATION'S LARGEST FISHERY FRAUD CASE
4/2/97
NOAA AWARDS CONTRACT FOR SATELLITE ANTENNA SYSTEMS
4/2/97
FLOOD WARNING PROGRAMS SAVED LIVES IN OHIO RIVER BASIN
4/2/97
LARGE WHALE TAKE REDUCTION PLAN PROPOSED BY FISHERIES SERVICE
4/2/97
NMFS PROTECTS SHARKS IN BID TO HALT OVERFISHING
4/2/97
NOAA PLACES TORNADO, FLOOD REPORT ON-LINE
3/31/97
NOAA CORPS CAPTAIN LEWIS LAPINE ELECTED FELLOW AT ACSM
3/28/97
NOAA EXTENDING DEADLINE FOR NOMINEES FOR NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES STUDY
Advisory Panel To Consult On Individual Fishery Quatas
3/28/97
FEDERAL FISHING AGENCY REQUESTS COMMENTS ON ITS DRAFT REPORT TO CONGRESS ABOUT GROWING WEST COAST SEAL, SEA LION POPULATIONS
3/26/97
NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER WRAPS UP THE WINTER
3/18/97
SPRING OUTLOOK CALLS FOR WIDESPREAD FLOODING
3/18/97
FISHERIES SERVICE TO CLOSE SWORDFISH FISHERY TO MEET ICCAT QUOTA Actual catch data for past two years higher than estimates - forces closure
3/17/97
ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT SOUGHT ON INTERNATIONAL CODE OF CONDUCT FOR MARINE FISHING
3/13/97
U.S. CORAL REEFS ARE IN CRISIS, NOAA OFFICIAL TESTIFIES TO CONGRESS
3/12/97
NOAA ANNOUNCES NEW FISHERY DISASTER ASSISTANCE TO GULF STATES
3/12/97
ECONOMIC STATUS OF U.S. FISHERIES PUBLISHED--Our Living Oceans - Economics Version Available Through NMFS
3/12/97
COMMERCE SECRETARY DALEY ANNOUNCES NEW ENGLAND FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL APPOINTMENT--Thomas R. Hill of Gloucester Serves Massachusetts Seat
3/11/97
THIRD SATELLITE IN NOAA GOES SERIES TO BE LAUNCHED IN APRIL
3/6/97
CONOCO TO RESTORE WETLANDS IN LOUISIANA
3/5/97
COMMERCE SECRETARY WILLIAM DALEY ANNOUNCES MID-ATLANTIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL APPOINTMENT
3/5/97
NOAA TO HOLD COASTAL OCEAN DATA WORKSHOP
3/4/97
NOAA SEEKING NOMINEES FOR NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES STUDY
3/3/97
MORE EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT TOOLS PROPOSED FOR BLUEFIN TUNA; Fisheries Service Director Responds to Fishermen's Concerns
3/3/97
FISHERIES SERVICE PROPOSES LIMITED ACCESS, OTHER AMENDMENTS TO ATLANTIC SWORDFISH MANAGEMENT PLAN
2/28/97
NOAA AWARDS SOFTWARE SUPPORT CONTRACT FOR AWIPS DEVELOPMENT
2/24/97
U.S. ADDRESSES CORAL REEF CRISIS, PLANS FOR 1997 INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE CORAL REEF
2/21/97
FEDERAL WEAKFISH REGULATIONS PROPOSED TO COMPLEMENT COASTAL STOCK REBUILDING EFFORTS
2/20/97
GLOBAL CLIMATE SYSTEM MIGHT BE MORE SENSITIVE TO THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT THAN COMMONLY THOUGHT
2/19/97
NOAA UNVEILS FINAL PLAN FOR HAWAIIAN HUMPBACK WHALE SANCTUARY
2/18/97
COOPERATIVE PROPOSAL AIMS TO REDUCE WHALE AND OTHER MARINE MAMMAL INTERACTIONS WITH SHARK AND SWORDFISH DRIFTNETS
2/13/97
ONE ENDANGERED MONK SEAL RESCUED, ONE FOUND DEAD BY NOAA TEAM
2/13/97
SECRETARY OF COMMERCE APPROVES PRODUCTION OF 21 ADVANCED WEATHER INTERACTIVE PROCESSING SYSTEMS
2/12/97
GOES-9 WEATHER SATELLITE UNDERGOING SPECIAL MANEUVER
2/11/97
500-YARD PROTECTION ZONE TO PREVENT HUMAN ACTIVITY FROM DISTURBING ENDANGERED RIGHT WHALES
2/10/97
NOAA FINDS SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN NEW HAMPSHIRE COASTAL PROGRAM
2/7/97
NOAA FINDS SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT AT GEORGIA RESERVE
2/6/97
NOAA ANNOUNCES FY 1998 BUDGET
2/6/97
TEAM SUBMITS STRATEGY TO REDUCE INCIDENTAL TAKES OF LARGE WHALES IN FISHING OPERATIONS
2/5/97
JUDGE FINDS FOR GROUNDFISH RECOVERY PLAN; REJECTS MAINE FISHING ASSOCIATION LAWSUIT
2/5/97
NATURAL HAZARDS ROCK NOAA WEB SITE
2/4/97
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA METEOROLOGIST JAMES F. KIMPEL NAMED NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LAB DIRECTOR
2/3/97
NOAA/NCAR SCIENTISTS TO MONITOR TURBULENCE IN COLORADO SPRINGS
1/29/97
FLORIDA KEYS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY RECEIVES STATE APPROVAL
1/27/97
NEW NOAA SHIP TO BE HOME PORTED IN CHARLESTON
1/24/97
NOAA BEGINS ESSENTIAL HABITAT PROGRAM TO ENHANCE NATION'S LIVING MARINE RESOURCES; RELEASES NATIONAL HABITAT PLAN
1/22/97
REPEAT OF 1996 FLOODS NOT LIKELY IN NORTHEAST
1/22/97
NOAA FINDS OUTSTANDING IMPROVEMENTS ON MAINE'S COAST
1/15/97
NORTH CAPE OIL SPILL PRESENTS OPPORTUNITY TO FORGE NEW APPROACH TO NATURAL RESOURCE RESTORATION
1/14/97
AS GLOBAL CLIMATE WARMS, MORE FLOODS ARE EXPECTED
1/13/97
SEAFOOD QUALITY AND SAFETY MILESTONE--WEGMANS FOOD MARKETS JOINS UDC VOLUNTARY HACCP PROGRAM
1/13/97
NOAA-FUNDED STUDY INDICATES "PREDICTABILITY" OF NORTH ATLANTIC CLIMATE
1/10/97
RENEW YOUR ATLANTIC TUNAS PERMIT BY PHONE OR USE "THE WEB"
1/10/97
DR. REBECCA LENT TO HEAD NMFS HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES DIVISION
1/06/97
LIST OF FISHERIES PUBLISHED

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