1998 News Releases

12/30/98
DRAMATIC CHANGES IN BERING SEA ECOSYSTEM NOTED BY NOAA
12/29/98
NOAA'S AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS CENTER RECEIVES TWO PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS FOR SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS DURING EL NIÑO AND HURRICANE GEORGES
12/21/98
CARL STATON JOINS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AS DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL OPERATIONS
12/15/98
DROUGHTS MORE SEVERE THAN DUST BOWL LIKELY, NOAA REPORTS
12/10/98
NOAA SCIENTISTS SEE INCREASE IN HEAT STRESS DAYS IN THE U.S.
12/10/98
MYRON H. KERNER RETIRES AFTER 58 YEARS OF FEDERAL SERVICE
12/07/98
THE FIRST EL NINO OBSERVED AND FORECASTED FROM START TO FINISH: WHAT WAS LEARNED?
12/07/98
20TH CENTURY GLOBAL WARMING UNPRECEDENTED, NOAA SCIENTIST REPORTS
12/07/98
INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION APPROVES U.S. MANDATORY SHIP REPORTING SYSTEM TO HELP PROTECT ENDANGERED NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALES
12/04/98
FEDS PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO NORTH PACIFIC COUNCIL TO BETTER PROTECT STELLER SEA LIONS IN NATION'S LARGEST FISHERY
12/04/98
GIVE THE GIFT OF WEATHER SAFETY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
12/03/98
NOAA SHIP RONALD H. BROWN GETS NEW DOPPLER RADAR FOR STUDY OF GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
12/02/98
NATIONS AROUND THE WORLD EXPRESS CONCERN ABOUT CORAL BLEACHING, NOAA ANNOUNCES
12/01/98
NOAA HONORS TWO EMPLOYEES FOR 40 YEARS OF SERVICE
12/01/98
FEDS AND NORTHEAST GILLNETTERS TO REDUCE HARBOR PORPOISE ENTANGLEMENT IN GEAR
11/30/98
1998: A "MEAN" SEASON FOR ATLANTIC HURRICANES
11/24/98
U.S. ACHIEVES GOAL OF ESTABLISHING REBUILDING PLAN FOR ATLANTIC BLUEFIN TUNA; E.U. AGREES TO QUOTA PENALTY FOR OVERFISHING
11/23/98
AVIATION WEATHER FORECASTING REACHES MILESTONE ANNIVERSARY
11/17/98
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MODERNIZATION BRINGS CHANGES AND IMPROVEMENTS TO HAWAII
11/17/98
PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSAL TO BAN UNDERSIZED ATLANTIC SWORDFISH IMPORTS
11/17/98
PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSAL TO BAN UNDERSIZED ATLANTIC SWORDFISH IMPORT
11/16/98
NOAA UPDATES OCTOBER CLIMATE STATISTICS
11/13/98
GLOBAL TEMPERATURES IN OCTOBER 1998 NEARLY TIES RECORD SET IN OCTOBER 1997, NOAA REPORTS
11/13/98
U.S. TO STRESS QUOTA COMPLIANCE AND WARNS OF PENALTIES AT INTERNATIONAL ATLANTIC TUNA AND SWORDFISH MEETING
11/13/98
MEDIA ADVISORY--U. S. OCEAN, CORAL EXPERTS TO ATTEND ECOSYSTEM SYMPOSIUM
11/10/98
WEATHER SERVICE TO TEST WINTER WEATHER WARNING INDEX
11/10/98
MEDIA ADVISORY--OCEAN COMMUNITY CONFERENCE TO EXAMINE OCEAN'S INFLUENCE ON OUR ECONOMY, CLIMATE, COASTAL DEVELOPMENT AND FUTURE
11/03/98
$4.6 MILLION PROJECT WILL RESTORE 16.5 ACRES OF CRITICAL AQUATIC HABITAT ALONG LOWER DUWAMISH RIVER AT SEABOARD LUMBER SITE
11/03/98
CONGRESS UPDATED ON STATUS OF MARINE FISHERIES
10/30/98
FAO CONSULTATION CONCLUDES WITH GLOBAL PLANS OF ACTION FOR SHARKS AND SEABIRDS
10/30/98
FEDS SEEK COMMENTS ON A PROPOSED AUTHORIZATION FOR THE INCIDENTAL TAKE OF HARBOR SEALS AT McNEIL ISLAND, SOUTHERN PUGET SOUND
10/29/98
FAO CONSULTATION AGREES ON A GLOBAL PLAN OF ACTION FOR SHARKS
10/28/98
NOAA'S GOES-8 RETURNING TO SERVICE
10/27/98
SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING GETTING A NEW LOOK
10/27/98
NOAA'S GOES-10 MONITORS HURRICANE MITCH AS ENGINEERS TROUBLESHOOT GOES-8 SPACECRAFT
10/26/98
U.S. TO SEEK SOLUTIONS TO GLOBAL FISHERIES ISSUES AT FAO
10/26/98
NOAA-15 REPLACES OLDER WEATHER SATELLITE
10/23/98
NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE NOTIFIES MISSISSIPPI AND EASTERN LOUISIANA SHRIMPERS OF ALTERNATIVE TO THE USE OF TURTLE EXCLUDER DEVICES IN INSHORE WATERS
10/22/98
NOAA SEEKS COMMENT ON APPLICATION AND PROPOSED AUTHORIZATION FOR MARINE MAMMAL DISTURBANCE DURING OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION
10/22/98
NOAA ANNOUNCES DRAFT MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR OVERFISHED ATLANTIC SWORDFISH, SHARKS AND TUNAS
10/21/98
NMFS SEEKS PUBLIC COMMENT ON NEW INFORMATION PROVIDED ON GULF OF MAINE/BAY OF FUND HARBOR PORPOISE
10/20/98
CORAL REEF TASK FORCE MEETING MARKS TURNING POINT IN OCEAN CONSERVATION
10/20/98
NOAA FISHERIES, AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION JOIN FORCES TO HELP LOCAL COMMUNITIES RESTORE COASTAL ENVIRONMENT
10/19/98
FEDS SEEK COMMENTS ON A PROPOSED AUTHORIZATION FOR THE INCIDENTAL TAKE OF DOLPHINS AT FLORIDA'S EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE
10/19/98
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES CORAL REEF PROTECTION PROGRAM AT TASK FORCE MEETING
10/15/98
NEW ICEBERG BREAKS OFF RONNE ICE SHELF IN ANTARCTICA
10/15/98
RECORD-BREAKING CORAL BLEACHING OCCURRED IN TROPICS THIS YEAR, NOAA REPORTS
10/15/98
NORTH AMERICAN LAND MASS SOAKING UP CARBON DIOXIDE
10/14/98
RECENT OKLAHOMA TORNADO OUTBREAK A RECORD-BREAKER FOR OCTOBER
10/14/98
SEPTEMBER 1998 WAS WARMEST ON RECORD -- GLOBALLY AND IN UNITED STATES, NOAA REPORTS
10/14/98
NOAA DECOMMISSIONS WEATHER SATELLITE IMAGE-PROCESSING SYSTEM AFTER 24 YEARS OF SERVICE
10/09/98
NOAA's FISHERIES SERVICE AWARDS CONTRACT FOR MARINE RECREATIONAL FISHING SURVEY
10/09/98
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT'S NOAA SELECTS CONTRACTOR FOR NEW SUPERCOMPUTER
10/08/98
BABBITT, BAKER TO HOST FIRST MEETING OF U.S. CORAL REEF TASK FORCE
10/08/98
NOAA ANNOUNCES DRAFT PLAN TO PROTECT AND REBUILD OVERFISHED ATLANTIC BILLFISH
10/07/98
FISHERMEN URGED TO OBSERVE RED SNAPPER CLOSURES
10/06/98
COMMERCE SECRETARY PROPOSES IMPORT BAN ON SMALL SWORDFISH
10/06/98
NOAA AWARDS GRANTS TO STUDY HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS, PFIESTERIA
10/06/98
NOAA PLACES IMAGE OF OZONE HOLE ON LINE
10/06/98
ANTARCTIC OZONE HOLE SETS NEW RECORD
10/05/98
NOAA PLAYING VITAL ROLE IN AROUND-THE-WORLD BOAT RACE
10/05/98
NOAA TO CO-SPONSOR SOUTHERN U.S. & CARIBBEAN REGIONAL CONFERENCE
09/30/98
CONCERT OFFERS MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO YEAR OF THE OCEAN
09/29/98
NOAA PLACES SPECTACULAR SATELLITE IMAGES OF HURRICANE GEORGES ON LINE
09/29/98
MEDIA ADVISORY--MISS PIGGY, KERMIT AND GONZO FLY OVER CUBA TO SCOUT OUT HURRICANE GEORGES
09/25/98
MEDIA ADVISORY--MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO "YEAR OF THE OCEAN" WILL CHRONICLE INSIDE STORY OF "FREE WILLY"/KEIKO
09/25/98
SEWARD AQUARIUM TO BECOME A COASTAL AMERICA LEARNING CENTER
09/24/98
LA NINA TO IMPACT SOUTHERN STATES' WINTER WEATHER; DRIER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN DEEP SOUTH
09/22/98
MEDIA ADVISORY--NOAA PLACES CLIMATE DATA ABOUT CHINA ON INTERNET
09/21/98
ATLANTIC STURGEON WILL NOT BE PROPOSED FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT PROTECTION
09/19/98
OCEAN AMBASSADORS PLEDGE DRIVE LAUNCHED
09/17/98
Media Advisory--LA NINA CURRENT PREDICTIONS AND IMPACTS-- NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PLANS BRIEFINGS FOR MEDIA AND CUSTOMERS IN TWO SOUTHERN CITIES IN SEPTEMBER
09/17/98
NOAA, EPA CELEBRATE NATION'S ESTUARIES
09/17/98
KIDS, DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN GO FISHING BY USING YOUR LIBRARY CARD?
09/17/98
Media Advisory--ON PRONOUNCING NAMES OF 1998'S TROPICAL STORMS, NUMBERS SEVEN AND (POSSIBLY) EIGHT
09/15/98
NOAA RELEASES DRAFT RESTORATION PLAN FOR NORTH CAPE OIL SPILL
09/15/98
Media Advisory--INTERAGENCY SURVEY TEAM RELEASES REPORT ON SPENCER TORNADO
09/14/98
CRITICAL HABITAT FOR GREEN AND HAWKSBILL SEA TURTLES DESIGNATED IN PUERTO RICO
09/11/98
FEDS PROPOSE EXPANDED USE OF PINGERS AND AREA CLOSURES TO PROTECT HARBOR PORPOISES
09/10/98
AUGUST SETS GLOBAL TEMPERATURE RECORD
09/09/98
NOAA PLAYS MAJOR ROLE IN RESCUE OF ATLANTIC-CROSSING ROW BOAT
09/04/98
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLIMATE EXPERTS MAKE LA NINA PREDICTIONS
09/04/98
LA NINA--CURRENT PREDICTIONS AND IMPACTS--NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PLANS BRIEFINGS FOR MEDIA AND CUSTOMERS IN FOUR WESTERN CITIES IN SEPTEMBER
09/03/98
COASTAL AMERICA NAMES 1998 PARTNERSHIP AWARD RECIPIENTS VICE PRESIDENT SAYS "MORE EFFECTIVE COASTAL INFORMATION NETWORK CREATED
09/02/98
FLORIDA TOP STATE FOR SALTWATER RECREATIONAL FISHING
09/01/98
STATEMENT ON CALIFORNIA HEADWATERS VOTE
08/28/98
COMMERCE SECRETARY DECLARES FAILURE OF LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI BROWN SHRIMP FISHERIES
08/28/98
NMFS KEEPS SWORDFISH DRIFTNET FISHERY CLOSED
08/28/98
NOAA NAMES DEPUTY ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR AND ARCTIC RESEARCH ADVISOR FOR OFFICE OF OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH
08/27/98
MEDIA ADVISORY--INTERAGENCY SURVEY TEAM RELEASES FINAL REPORT ON RED RIVER OF THE NORTH FLOODING
08/26/98
MEDIA ADVISORY--MEDIA INFORMATION ON HURRICANES AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA
08/21/98
NMFS RELEASES 3.12 MILLION POUND RED SNAPPER RESERVE TAC
08/21/98
NEWEST GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE REACHES FINAL DESTINATION
08/20/98
JONES NAMED DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
08/20/98
NOAA SHIP FERREL TO TEST THE WATERS IN BALTIMORE HARBOR
08/20/98
COMMERCE SECRETARY DALEY ANNOUNCES THE AVAILABILITY OF $7 MILLION IN FEDERAL AID TO ALASKANS FOR 1997 SALMON FAILURE
08/19/98
REVISED 1997 BLUEFIN TUNA LANDING FIGURES FORCE FISHERIES SERVICE TO ADJUST 1998 ANGLING QUOTAS
08/18/98
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT DECLARES FISHERY FAILURE OF WEST COAST SALMON
08/18/98
NOAA PLAYS MAJOR ROLE IN RESCUE OF BALLOONIST
08/18/98
MEDIA ADVISORY--NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TEAM ISSUES REPORT ON APRIL 8 TORNADOES
08/13/98
COMMERCE SECRETARY DALEY APPOINTS SEA GRANT PANEL MEMBERS
08/12/98
1999 PROPOSED LIST OF FISHERIES PUBLISHED
08/10/98
DUTCH HARBOR-UNALASKA IS NATION'S TOP FISHING PORT FOR 1997
08/07/98
ONGOING LA NINA CONDITIONS IN THE TROPICAL PACIFIC OCEAN ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ATLANTIC HURRICANE ACTIVITY
08/06/98
AMERICANS ATE MORE SHRIMP, LESS CANNED FISH IN 1997
08/06/98
WORLD'S ONLY UNDERWATER HABITAT REOPENS IN FLORIDA KEYS SIX AQUANAUTS TO SPEND SEVEN DAYS LIVING ON THE OCEAN FLOOR; INTERNET WEB SITE WILL ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO FOLLOW EXPEDITION
08/05/98
FORENSIC ANALYSIS FINDS 10 TEXAS SEA TURTLE MUTILATIONS LIKELY CAUSED BY SHARK BITES
08/05/98
NORTH AMERICAN DROUGHT DATA BASE ON LINE, NOAA ANNOUNCES
08/03/98
FISHERIES SERVICE LISTS OREGON COHO SALMON UNDER FEDERAL COURT ORDER
08/03/98
FISHERIES SERVICE WILL CLOSE SWORDFISH DRIFTNET FISHERY AUGUST 14
07/27/98
NOAA PROVIDES ONE-STOP CLIMATE CHANGE, EXTREMES, AND EVENTS WEB SITE
07/24/98
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE URGES INLAND POPULATIONS TO BE PREPARED FOR TROPICAL STORMS
07/23/98
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAUNCHES HEAT WAVE WEB SITE
07/21/98
FISHERIES SERVICE TO APPEAL COURT RULING ON OREGON COHO SALMON
07/20/98
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS BY VICE PRESIDENT GORE HIGHLIGHT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EFFORTS TO ALERT THE PUBIC OF SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS
07/17/98
LATEST NOAA LONG-LEAD CLIMATE OUTLOOK ON THE INTERNET
07/17/98
TEACHERS GO TO SEA WITH NOAA FOR HANDS-ON LEARNING
07/15/98
MEDIA ADVISORY--INTERNET ADDRESSES FOR INFORMATION ABOUT HEAT WAVES
07/13/98
DRAFT REDWOOD HABITAT PLAN SUBMITTED FOR PUBLIC REVIEW
07/13/98
EDUCATIONAL VIDEO ON SALTWATER ANGLING TAKES TOP HONORS AT OUTDOOR SHOW
07/10/98
MEDIA ADVISORY--LATEST EL NIÑO/LA NIÑA ADVISORY NOW AVAILABLE ON THE WEB
07/09/98
FISHERIES SERVICE REMINDS FISHING VESSEL OPERATORS OF MANDATORY REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR ATLANTIC BLUEFIN TUNA LANDINGS
07/08/98
NOAA'S GOES-10 WEATHER SATELLITE TO REPLACE GOES-9 IN ORBIT
07/07/98
NOAA ANNOUNCES SENIOR MANAGEMENT CHANGES AT FISHERIES AND RESEARCH AGENCIES
07/07/98
FISHERIES SERVICE TO CONDUCT RED DRUM RECAPTURE PROGRAM
07/07/98
MEDIA ADVISORY--NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RELEASES SERVICES ASSESSMENT FOR SUPER TYPHOON PAKA
07/06/98
NOAA ISSUES CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING TURTLE EXCLUDER DEVICE REGULATIONS AND KILLING A KEMP'S RIDLEY SEA TURTLE
07/02/98
MARINERS CAN DIAL-A-BUOY FOR WIND AND WAVE REPORTS
07/01/98
1998 CORAL REEF BLEACHING IN INDIAN OCEAN UNPRECEDENTED, NOAA ANNOUNCES
07/01/98
KURT J. SCHNEBELE NAMED DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF NOAA'S NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA CENTER
07/01/98
MEDIA ADVISORY--NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RELEASES SERVICE ASSESSMENT FOR ICE STORM AND FLOOD OF JANUARY 1998
07/01/98
NOAA, SEN. BREAUX DEDICATE LOUISIANA WETLANDS CREATION PROJECT CWPPRA-FUNDED BIG ISLAND PROJECT CREATES 900 ACRES OF NEW WETLAND
06/29/98
BIOTOXIN IN HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATHS OF SEIZURING SEA LIONS OFF MONTEREY COAST
06/29/98
NOAA PLACES ON WORLD WIDE WEB INFORMATION ON FLORIDA'S WEATHER THAT LED TO FIRES
06/26/98
IN HISTORIC AGREEMENT, TWO MID-COLUMBIA PUBLIC UTILITIES AGREE TO NO NET IMPACT ON SALMON AND STEELHEAD
06/26/98
MEDIA ADVISORY--COVERING THE FLORIDA FIRES
06/26/98
Media Advisory--NOAA La Niña Video Available
06/25/98
Media Advisory--NOAA SATELLITE IMAGERY OF FLORIDA FIRES AVAILABLE ON-LINE
06/23/98
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ASSESSMENT OF ORLANDO TORNADOES COMPLIMENTS EMERGENCY MANAGERS, NOTES WARNING COMPLEXITIES
06/23/98
U.S. ACHIEVES CONSERVATION OBJECTIVES AT RECENT INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON ATLANTIC SALMON
06/22/98
SPRING WRAPS UP WARM, WITH AREAS OF EXTREME PRECIPITATION; LA NINA TO IMPACT FALL AND WINTER WEATHER
06/22/98
COMMERCE SECRETARY DALEY ANNOUNCES REGIONAL NOAA AND NASA TO CONTINUE COLLABORATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
06/19/98
COMMERCE SECRETARY DALEY ANNOUNCES REGIONAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS
06/18/98
NOAA CORPS TO BE RESTRUCTURED
06/15/98
ALL SYSTEMS "GO" ON BACKUP WEATHER SATELLITE
06/15/98
NOTE TO EDITORS--Public Service Announcements by Vice President Gore Highlight National Weather Service Efforts to Alert the Public of Severe Weather Conditions
06/12/98
MORE TIMELY QUOTA ADJUSTMENTS PROPOSED FOR ATLANTIC SWORDFISH FISHERY; SOUTH ATLANTIC SWORDFISH QUOTAS ALSO ESTABLISHED
06/11/98
NATIONAL LEADERS MEET TO EXAMINE THE CURRENT STATE AND FUTURE OF THE OCEAN
06/11/98
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL HEROES RECOGNIZED AT NATIONAL OCEAN CONFERENCE
06/11/98
BUCKING THE TIDE STOPS HERE: NOAA HELPS PLAN SAFE START TO GREAT CHESAPEAKE BAY SWIM
06/10/98
NOAA AND DIGNITARIES BREAK GROUND ON NEW SANTA CRUZ MARINE FISH RESEARCH LABORATORY
06/08/98
MONITOR'S PROPELLER RECOVERED
06/08/98
RETIRED NOAA SCIENTIST HONORED FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO TSUNAMI SCIENCE
06/05/98
NOAA SEEKS COMMENT ON APPLICATION AND PROPOSED AUTHORIZATION FOR MARINE MAMMAL DISTURBANCE DURING OIL AND GAS SEISMIC SURVEYS
06/04/98
RADTEC ENGINEERING AWARDED CONTRACT TO BUILD DOPPLER RADAR FOR NOAA SHIP RONALD H. BROWN
06/04/98
MONITORING THE MONITOR: DIVERS SURVEY CIVIL WAR ERA SHIPWRECK; LONG RANGE PRESERVATION PLAN GOES TO CONGRESS
06/02/98
FEDERAL FISHERY AGENCY REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO STATE CONSERVATION PLANS FOR SALMON RECOVERY
06/01/98
NOAA SCIENTISTS WIN PRESTIGIOUS RESEARCH PUBLICATION AWARD
06/01/98
OFFICE OF SATELLITE DATA PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION RECEIVES MERITORIOUS PRESIDENTIAL RANK AWARD
06/01/98
DEFENSE DEPARTMENT TRANSFERS CONTROL OF WEATHER SATELLITES TO NOAA
05/29/98
ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR ELBERT W. "JOE' FRIDAY, LEAVING NOAA FOR NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE
05/28/98
VICE PRESIDENT GORE HIGHLIGHTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EFFORTS TO ALERT THE PUBLIC OF SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS
05/28/98
PROACTIVE APPROACH TO HURRICANE DISASTER REDUCTION MAY MINIMIZE COSTS, COMMERCE DEPARTMENT SAYS
05/27/98
NOAA ANNOUNCES NEW LOAN PROGRAM--Federal Agency Provides Financing for Halibut and sablefish Quota Shares
05/27/98
Media Advisory--DISASTER SURVEY REPORT ON 1996 FLOODS AVAILABLE
05/26/98
COMMERCE SECRETARY DALEY APPLAUDS A LANDMARK SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE REMOVAL OF EDWARDS DAM
05/22/98
Notice to Editors--An Assessment of Services During Hall/White County, GA., Tornado
05/20/98
"ALL POPULATION CENTERS WERE WARNED"--National Weather Service Releases Service Assessment of the May 27, 1997, Central Texas Tornadoes and Honors Safety Heroes
05/19/98
FISHERIES SERVICE ANNOUNCES 1998 ATLANTIC BLUEFIN TUNA ALLOCATIONS
05/18/98
NOAA WEATHER RADIO 2000 COMES TO BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON OFFICE
05/19/98
UNITED STATES CALLS FOR MORE RESEARCH ON ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE THAT IMPACTS WHALE STOCKS
05/15/98
FISHERIES SERVICE CERTIFIES TWO ADDITIONAL BYCATCH REDUCTION DEVICES
05/14/98
NOAA SHIP SURVEYING HEAVILY-TRAFFICKED APPROACHES TO ST. JOHNS RIVER
05/14/98
NOAA SHIP RUDE SURVEYS AREA BETWEEN MONTAUK AND BLOCK ISLAND
05/13/98
NOAA-K WEATHER SATELLITE SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED
05/11/98
SCIENTISTS TO ATTEMPT CLOSE-UP TORNADO OBSERVATIONS
05/08/98
FISHERIES SERVICE ANNOUNCES BYCATCH REDUCTION DEVICE ENFORCEMENT POLICY
05/05/98
COMMERCE SECRETARY WILLIAM DALEY ANNOUNCES MID-ATLANTIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL APPOINTMENT
05/04/98
NOAA ISSUES NEW REGULATIONS ON SPACE-BASED DATA COLLECTION SYSTEMS
05/01/98
ASST. COMMERCE SECRETARY GARCIA PRESENTS $8.7 MILLION IN GRANTS FOR LOUISIANA WETLANDS RESTORATION PROJECTS
05/01/98
ASSISTANT COMMERCE SECRETARY GARCIA NAMES ENVIRONMENTAL HERO--HEAD OF COALITION TO RESTORE COASTAL LOUISIANA HONORED
04/30/98
FEDERAL MANAGERS ISSUE FISHERIES MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES; CHANGES WILL HELP REBUILD STOCKS AND CURTAIL BYCATCH
04/23/98
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER DIRECTOR NAMED
04/22/98
SECRETARY DALEY NAMES EARTH DAY HEROES
04/21/98
POUNDING OUT DIFFERENCES, ITIS TAKES HAMMER
04/20/98
NOAA FLIES GULF COAST HURRICANE AWARENESS TOUR
04/16/98
NEW WEATHER FORECASTING MODEL BECOMES OPERATIONAL
04/16/98
MAY LAUNCH PLANNED FOR NOAA-K WEATHER SATELLITE
04/14/98
EL NIÑO CAUSING CORAL BLEACHING IN PANAMA
04/14/98
Media Advisory--NOAA AND NASA TO HOLD PRESS BRIEFING ON UPCOMING LAUNCH OF NOAA-K WEATHER SATELLITE
04/13/98
COMMERCE SECRETARY APPROVES FULL PRODUCTION OF ADVANCED WEATHER INTERACTIVE PROCESSING SYSTEMS FOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES
04/09/98
SHRIMPERS CAN USE NEWLY DEVELOPED SOFT TED TO PROTECT SEA TURTLES
04/09/98
NEW DEVICE TO CUT SHRIMPING BYCATCH: REDUCTION MAY PREVENT CUTS IN RED SNAPPER QUOTA
04/07/98
SPECIAL EL NIÑO WEATHER SUMMARY ISSUED
04/02/98
STEELHEAD RETURN TO LAKE WASHINGTON'S BALLARD LOCKS, BUT NOT CALIFORNIA SEA LIONS
04/01/98
U.S. MEETS QUOTA REQUIREMENTS FOR 1997 ON BLUEFIN TUNA; ANNOUNCES 1998 PROPOSED ALLOCATION
04/01/98
THOMAS KARL NAMED HEAD OF NOAA'S NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER
04/01/98
EXTREME WEATHER MEASUREMENTS PLACED ON LINE, NOAA ANNOUNCES
03/30/98
TWO MID-ATLANTIC AREAS CLOSED TO SEA SCALLOPING CLOSURES TO PROTECT SMALL SCALLOPS OFFER BIG CONSERVATION GAINS, SAY OFFICIALS
03/30/98
COMMERCE AND NAVY SECRETARIES ANNOUNCE NATIONAL OCEAN CONFERENCE TO BE HELD THIS SUMMER
03/27/98
NOAA SHIP FERREL RESCUES SAILBOAT IN KEYS
03/26/98
NEW MINIMUM SIZES FOR ATLANTIC BILLFISH ESTABLISHED
03/25/98
NATION'S FIRST TORNADO FORECAST ISSUED 50 YEARS AGO TODAY
03/23/98
MCARTHUR TAKES JASON ARGONAUTS ON RESEARCH EXPEDITION
03/19/98
NOAA TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING ON SATELLITE LICENSING REGULATIONS
03/17/98
WEATHER SERVICE COMMISSIONS NORTH WEBSTER RADAR
03/16/98
NOAA MARKS 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF FIRST TORNADO FORECAST
03/13/98
FEDERAL ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT LISTING FOR TWO WEST COAST STEELHEAD POPULATIONS; CALIFORNIA, OREGON PLANS WILL PROTECT THREE OTHERS
03/12/98
Media Advisory--NOAA PLACES IMAGERY OF SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL EVENTS ON LINE
03/11/98
Media Advisory--REPORT ON CALIFORNIA FLOODING AND FLORIDA TORNADOES PLACED ON-LINE BY NOAA
03/09/98
JANUARY AND FEBRUARY WARMEST AND WETTEST ON RECORD, NOAA REPORTS
03/06/98
COMMERCE SECRETARY ANNOUNCES NEW WEATHER OFFICE PLANNED FOR KEY WEST, FLORIDA
03/06/98
COMMERCE SECRETARY ANNOUNCES CONTINUED WEATHER OPERATIONS IN WILLISTON, N.D.
03/06/98
COMMERCE SECRETARY ANNOUNCES CONTINUED WEATHER OPERATIONS IN ERIE, PA
03/06/98
COMMERCE SECRETARY ANNOUNCES NEW WEATHER OFFICE PLANNED FOR CARIBOU, MAINE
03/05/98
YOZELL NAMED NOAA TRUSTEE REPRESENTATIVE FOR NEW BEDFORD HARBOR COUNCIL
03/03/98
SPRINGS FLOOD POTENTIAL BEARS EL NIÑO FINGERPRINTS; COMMERCE SECRETARY WILLIAM M. DALEY ANNOUNCES DISASTER REDUCTION INITIATIVE
02/26/98
FISHERIES SERVICE PROPOSES PROTECTION FOR 13 SALMON STEELHEAD POPULATIONS ON WEST COAST
02/25/98
SHARKS PROTECTED IN FEDERAL RULING THAT SUPPORTS PRECAUTIONARY APPROACH
02/25/98
EL NIÑO-RELATED DROUGHT AND HEAT WAVE OVER AUSTRALIA CAUSING CORAL BLEACHING AT THE GREAT BARRIER REEF, NOAA ANNOUNCES
02/25/98
RESEARCH FLIGHTS INTO EL NIÑO STORMS EXTENDED
02/23/98
NOAA TARGETS COASTAL POLLUTION UNDER PRESIDENT'S CLEAN WATER INITIATIVE
02/19/98
COMMERCE SECRETARY ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF NEW NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DIRECTOR
02/19/98
SOME OZONE DEPLETING CHEMICALS CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN ATMOSPHERE
02/17/98
NOAA PRESENTS STRATEGIC PLAN FOR FISHERIES RESEARCH
02/13/98
GEODETIC CONTROL DATA NOW IN NEW FORMAT
02/12/98
HURRICANES MAY BE INTENSIFIED BY GLOBAL WARMING
02/12/98
SECRETARY OF COMMERCE WILLIAM M. DALEY ANNOUNCES; EL NIÑO STILL GOING STRONG; IMPACTS FELT AROUND THE COUNTRY
02/12/98
TAKING THE PULSE OF THE OCEAN ALONG OUR COASTS
02/11/98
NOAA SHIP MCARTHUR TO HOST CLASSROOM@SEA DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
02/10/98
NOAA TO ASK PUBLIC'S HELP IN CRAFTING AMERICAN LOBSTER PLAN
02/09/98
HOGARTH NAMED NMFS SOUTHWEST REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR
02/06/98
MEDIA ADVISORY--NOAA PLACE CLIMATOLOGY OF NAGANO ON_LINE
02/04/98
NOAA FUNDS EL NIÑO BIOLOGICAL AND WEATHER RESEARCH
02/03/98
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARKS 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF 1978 BLIZZARD
02/02/98
NOAA ANNOUNCES 1999 BUDGET
01/29/98
WARMER AND WETTER JANUARY IMPACTS FLOOD POTENTIAL IN THE EASTERN U.S.
01/29/98
SUBMARINE-TRACKING NETWORK DETECTS DEEP-SEA EARTHQUAKES OFF OREGON COAST
01/28/98
DALEY ANNOUNCES NATIONAL OCEAN CONFERENCE AT INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE OCEAN LAUNCH
01/27/98
SCHOOL OF FISH: AQUARIUM DUBBED OCEAN LEARNING CENTER BY FEDS
01/23/98
NEW SATELLITE DATA TO IMPROVE SPACE WEATHER FORECASTS
01/22/98
$7.5 MILLION CONTRACT AWARDED TO RIVER ROAD CONSTRUCTION INC. FOR TWO LARGE WETLANDS CREATION PROJECTS IN ST. MARY'S PARISH
01/20/98
FINAL BOAT IN $24 MILLION BUYOUT ANNOUNCED: PROGRAM AIDS FISHERIES RESTORATION AND FISHERMEN
01/20/98
DOLPHIN FEEDING AND HARASSMENT STILL ILLEGAL
01/20/98
EL NIÑO CAUSING CORAL BLEACHING IN GALAPAGOS, NOAA ANNOUNCES
01/16/98
NOAA EMPLOYEE HONORED BY GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA
01/15/98
GILLIKIN DENIED FISH DEALER PERMIT, ASSESSED HEFTY FINE FOR ALLEGED SUMMER FLOUNDER QUOTA-DODGING
01/14/98
ACTIVISTS CHARGED IN SUGARLOAF DOLPHIN RELEASE
01/12/98
NOAA USING CONGRESSIONAL TOOLS TO COMBAT OVERFISHING BYCATCH
01/08/98
PLAN FOR THE COAST IS CLEAR; CLEAN ENVIRONMENT, HEALTHY ECONOMY
01/08/98
PACIFIC WEATHER EXPERIMENT TO IMPROVE WINTER STORM FORECASTS
01/08/98
1997 WARMEST YEAR OF CENTURY, NOAA REPORTS
01/07/98
FEDERAL SCIENCE, ADVICE ON NORTHEAST GROUNDFISH IS SOUND
01/02/98
NORTH CAROLINA ANGLERS GET THEIR WISH: NOAA TO TEST MANDATORY TAGGING FOR BLUEFIN TUNA THERE