News Releases
2008 Releases
July 07, 2008 - Draft Monument Management Plan; Extension of Public Comment Period
2007 Releases
November 01, 2007 - Natural Resource Science Plan Scoping Meeting
September 14, 2007 - Wintering humpback whales in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
September 10, 2007 - Acoustic monitoring of apex predators–sharks!
August 22, 2007 - NOAAs Endangered Monk Seal Recovery Plan
August 21, 2007 - Monument's First Federal Enforcement Case
July 30, 2007 - Expedition yields groundbreaking data: deep-sea photographs
June 15, 2007 - The Monument Celebrates its First Year Anniversary
January 23, 2007 - International Forum on Oceania to be Held in Honolulu
2006 Releases
June 15, 2006 - President Bush signed a proclamation that created the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument.
2004 Releases
April 15, 2004 Media
Advisory - Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory Council meeting scheduled for April 29.
March 18, 2004 NOAA’s
Reserve Draft Operations Plan for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem available for public comment.
2003 Releases
September 25, 2003 NOAA
announces new members, alternates for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory Council.
May 28, 2003 NOAA
Opens New Coral Reef Discovery Center in Downtown Hilo.
May 19, 2003 Scientists Lay Groundwork for a Regional Action Plan for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
March 5, 2003 NOAA Releases First Ever Detailed Maps
of Coral Reefs in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
2002 Releases
March 26, 2002 NOAA Holds Meetings to Discuss Creating Northwestern
Hawaiian Islands Sanctuary.
March 15, 2002 NOAA Moves to Strengthen Protections
for Northwestern Hawaiian Islands; Ocean Agency Unveils Four Actions
to Protect Corals,
Designate Reserve as National Marine Sanctuary.
2001 Releases
January 31, 2001 Final Actions on Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef
Reserve Announced.
January 29, 2001 U.S. Commerce Department Announces Northwestern Hawaiian
Islands Coral Reef Reserve Council.
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