December

• 12/22/06 — NOAA Increases Tsunami Warning Capability for the Most Threatened Parts of the United States
• 12/21/06 — NOAA Fisheries Service Proposes Rule to Improve Sea Turtle Bycatch Monitoring
• 12/20/06 — Mini-Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Show Research Value;
  Operating in Shallow Waters, AUVs Sample Tidal Rivers and Estuaries
• 12/20/06 — Changes in Grass Shrimp Populations Identified as Measuring Tool for Coastal Sediment Contamination, and for Measuring Estuarine Health
• 12/20/06 — New Online Index Provides Information to Public on Ozone Hole Recovery
• 12/20/06 — NOAA’s National Weather Service Recognizes Charleston County, S.C., as TsunamiReady and StormReady
• 12/18/06 — NOAA Study Shows Nutrient Pollution Increasing Along Mid-Atlantic and New England Coasts
• 12/18/06 — NOAA, Indian Space Research Organisation Announce Plans For New Station to Receive NPOESS Data
• 12/14/06 — NOAA Reports 2006 Marked by Severe Heat Waves, Widespread Drought, Wildfires
• 12/13/06 — Alaska Celebrates 30 Years Providing Crtical Weather Telecasts
• 12/13/06 — Coral Reef Assessment and Monitoring Database Available Online
• 12/8/06 — NOAA Seeks Applicants for the 2007 Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Program
• 12/6/06 — Commerce Secretary and NOAA Administrator Announce New National Hurricane Center Director
• 12/5/06 — Student Groups Give Federal Executives and Lawmakers Their Plans to Fix Ocean and Coastal Problems in their Communities
• 12/4/06 — NOAA Tide Stations Upgraded to Better Detect Tsunamis
• 12/4/06 — United States Makes Push for Bluefin Tuna Recovery
• 12/4/06 — NOAA Selects New Director for Ocean Prediction Center

November

• 11/30/06 — Return of El Niño Yields Near Normal 2006 Atlantic Hurricane Season
• 11/30/06 — NOAA Provides First Tsunami Detection Buoy for the Indian Ocean
• 11/20/06 — New Data Show Downward Trend in Arctic Sea Ice
• 11/17/06 — NOAA Recommends New East Coast Ship Traffic Routes to Reduce Collisions with Endangered Whales
• 11/16/06 — U.S. Protests Japan’s Announced Return to Whaling in the Antarctic
• 11/15/06 — NOAA: U.S. Cooler and Wetter than Average in October; October Global Temperature 4th Warmest on Record
• 11/15/06 — NOAA’s National Weather Service Creates New Forecast Zones for Portions of Maryland and West Virginia
• 11/14/07 — Citizen Volunteers Sample the ‘First Flush’ of Storm Water into Monterey Bay Sanctuary
• 11/14/06 — NOAA 10-Year Aquaculture Plan Available for Public Comment
• 11/13/06 — NOAA’s Satellite and Information Service Selects New Leader
• 11/9/06 — NOAA Announces New Cooperative Institute Serving Northern Gulf of Mexico; Climate And Coastal Hazards Among Research Themes
• 11/9/06 — NOAA Builds Its Largest Barrier Island Project
• 11/8/06 — NOAA Scientists to Receive Commerce Department Gold Medal for GPS-Based Meteorology
• 11/3/06 — NOAA Says Invasive Species Prevention and Control Focus Needed on Non-native Lionfish
• 11/3/06 — U.S., 24 Other Countries, and European Commission Protest Iceland’s Return to Whaling
• 11/3/06 — New Commander to Direct NOAA’s Aircraft Operations
• 11/2/06 — NOAA Accepting Grant Applications for K-12 Environmental Literacy Projects
• 11/2/06 — NOAA Accepting Grant Applications for Environmental Literacy Free-Choice Learning
• 11/1/06 — U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Addresses Caribbean Coral Reef Management Challenges, Launches Planning for 2008 International Year of the Reef
• 11/1/06 — Northwestern Hawaiian Islands National Marine Monument Trustees Partner in Marine Debris Removal

October

• 10/24/06 — Defendants in Natural Resource Damages Case Agree to Restore Fish Pathways at Massapequa Lake in Oyster Bay, New York
• 10/19/06 — NOAA and NASA Announce Antarctic Ozone Hole Is a Record Breaker
• 10/17/06 — Studies Affirm Seafood to Be a Healthy Food Choice
• 10/13/06 — Tiny Dust Specks Could Have Big Effect on Hurricanes
• 10/13/06 — U.S. Has Cooler September After Near Record Warm Summer; Global September Temperature Fourth Warmest on Record
• 10/13/06 — Satellite Launch Is Milestone in U.S.-European Cooperation
• 10/12/06 — President Bush Appoints Rear Admiral Samuel P. DeBow Jr. to Mississippi River Commission
• 10/11/06 — NOAA Awards WHOI $7.5 Million Over Five Years to Extend Harmful Algal Bloom Models & Forecasts to New Areas Of The Gulf Of Maine
• 10/11/06 — NOAA Awards Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission $4.7 Million Over Five Years to Study the Role of Nutrients in State Red Tide Events
• 10/10/06 — NOAA and U.S. Navy Develop First Pre-Incident Survey; Pearl Harbor Survey Designed to Assess Potential Threats to Ecology
• 10/10/06 — NOAA Outlook Calls for Mild Winter for Most of the Nation
• 10/6/06 — Draft Management Plans for Three California National Marine Sanctuaries Released for Public Commen
• 10/5/06 — NOAA Adds Wind Component to Coral Bleaching Warning System
• 10/4/06 — NOAA Implements Harmful Algal Bloom Forecast System for Texas Gulf Coast
• 10/3/06 — William Corso Named Deputy Assistant Administrator of NOAA’s Ocean Service

September

• 9/29/06 — NOAA Team Assesses Marine Debris Impacts in Gulf Region
• 9/29/06 — NOAA Reports Decreased Levels of Toxins in Mollusks
• 9/29/06 — “Living Shoreline” Exhibit on the Chesapeake Bay Opens at Nauticus
• 9/29/06 — University of Washington Scholar To Lead NOAA Science Advisory Board
• 9/29/06 — Settlement Between U.S., Delaware, Dupont and Ciba Restores Wetlands Habitat in Delaware’s Mispillion River Ecosystem
• 9/28/06 — NOAA Announces Environmental Literacy Grant Recipients for 2006
• 9/28/06 — NOAA Awards Science On A Sphere Grants for 2006
• 9/25/06 — King Aerospace to Build, Test Radar for NOAA Hurricane Hunter Aircraft
• 9/25/06 — VT Halter Marine to Build Swath Vessel for NOAA
• 9/25/06 — Celebrate 200 Years of Great Lakes Science and Service at NOAA Open House
• 9/25/06 — NOAA’s National Weather Service Selects New Leader Of Kansas City Forecast Office
• 9/25/06 — Commerce’s NOAA and Interior Department Release Draft Framework for Developing System of Marine Protected Areas; Public Comment Period Open for 145 Days
• 9/22/06 — NOAA Awards More than $1 Million for Community-Based Marine Debris Projects
• 9/21/06 — New Research Strategy Report Aims to Reduce Human Impacts of Harmful Algal Blooms
• 9/18/06 — NOAA Announces 2006 Grant Recipients for National Marine Aquaculture Initiative Awards
• 9/18/06 — West Coast Students to Name Newest NOAA Ship in Contest
• 9/18/06 — NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries Subject of New Cousteau Film Airing on PBS Stations Nationwide
• 9/12/06 — NOAA Names Nancy Foster Award Recipient for Habitat Conservation
• 9/9/06 — Ocean Expedition Explores Submerged Wreck of Historic Naval Airship USS Macon in Monterey Bay Sanctuary
• 9/1/06 — National Weather Service to Conduct Limited Tsunami Warning Communications Test Along U.S. West Coast

August

• 8/29/06 — Agencies Publish Rules on Northwestern Hawaiian Island Monument
• 8/28/06 — NOAA Breaks Ground in Pearl Harbor for Pacific Regional Center
• 8/28/06 — NOAA Volunteers, Partners Celebrate Dedication of Salt Marsh
• 8/28/06 — Clay Center Rural Resident Michael Overturf Honored for Contributions to National Weather Service Volunteer Observer Program
• 8/25/06 — New Study Confirms Low Tsunami Risk at Pearl Harbor
• 8/25/06 — NOAA National Hurricane Center Director Max Mayfield to Retire
• 8/25/06 — Commerce Secretary Announces $128 Million Cooperative Agreement to Assist Gulf States Recover and Monitor Fisheries
• 8/25/06 — Commerce Secretary Announces Gulf Seafood Safe To Eat As One-Year Anniversary Of Hurricane Katrina Approaches
• 8/22/06 — NOAA Fisheries Service Publishes Final 2006 List of Fisheries
• 8/22/06 — NOAA, NSF Observe 20th Anniversary of Ozone Hole ‘Success Story’
• 8/21/06 — NOAA Leads Major Air Quality Research Effort in East Texas and Gulf of Mexico Aug. 21 to Sept. 30
• 8/21/06 — NOAA Adds Four New DART Buoys to the U.S. Tsunami Warning System
• 8/18/06 — NOAA Names Craig McLean as Research Office Deputy Assistant Administrator
• 8/17/06 — NOAA Names Leon Cammen Director of National Sea Grant College Program
• 8/9/06 — NOAA Researchers Determine Important Indicator of Ecology Health
• 8/8/06 — NOAA Continues to Predict Above-Normal Hurricane Season
• 8/3/06 — Restoration Efforts Follow Ship Grounding, Reef Damage; ‘Threatened’ Coral Species Affected
• 8/3/06 — NOAA Seeks Comment On Marine Mammal Incidental Harassment Request

July

• 7/31/06 — Study Recommends Steps for Improving Space Weather Activities
• 7/31/06 — Fisheries Director Selected to Lead National Aquatic Habitat Improvement Plan
• 7/27/06 — NOAA Names Alexander MacDonald to Head Boulder Laboratory
• 7/27/06 — Invasive Lionfish Focus of NOAA Research Cruise
• 7/26/06 — Container Ship Owners and Operators to Pay $3.25 Million in National Marine Sanctuary Settlement
• 7/25/06 — NOAA Issues Bulletin on Introduction of Non-native Red Sea Bannerfish into Florida Waters
• 7/24/06 — NOAA Fisheries Service Establishes Critical Marine Protected Area in Alaska
• 7/24/06 — NOAA’s National Weather Service Declares Disneyland Resort StormReady
• 7/24/06 — Congress and State Officials Updated on Klamath River Actions
• 7/21/06 — NOAA Accepts Delivery of New Fisheries Survey Vessel
• 7/20/06 — NOAA Forecasts Larger than Normal "Dead Zone" for Gulf this Summer
• 7/18/06 — NOAA's Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Completes Move to New Key West Facility
• 7/18/06 — NOAA Launches Debris Removal from Main Hawaiian Islands
• 7/18/06 — NOAA’s National Weather Service Declares Victorville, Calif., StormReady
• 7/17/06 — NOAA’s National Weather Service Declares San Onofre Nuclear Power Generating Station as a TsunamiReady/ StormReady Supporter
• 7/17/06 — NOAA Brings Shipwrecks, Marine Life Closer to Home Through New Marine Science Web Portal
• 7/17/06 — Researchers to Broadcast Live from Site of Historic USS Monitor Wreck
• 7/14/07 — U.S. Experienced Record Warm First Half of Year, Widespread Drought and Northeast Record Rainfall
• 7/14/06 — NOAA, California State Parks Officials Praise Opening of New Coastal Discovery Center at San Simeon Bay
• 7/10/07 — NOAA’s National Weather Service Selects New CFO
• 7/10/06 — Morris and Margaret Schuurmans Honored for Contributions To National Weather Service Volunteer Observer Program
• 7/7/06 — NOAA Honors Iowa City Heroes for Saving Lives During Tornado
• 7/6/06 — NOAA’s New Great Lakes Weather Observation Platforms Provide More Data for Forecasters and Boaters
• 7/3/06 — NOAA Issues Service Assessment Report on Hurricane Katrina; Evaluation Highlights Agency Successes & Recommends Improvements

June

• 6/29/06 — NOAA CoastWatch Program Opens East Coast Node;
  Chesapeake Bay Office Hosts Enhanced Environmental Satellite Data Capabilities
• 6/29/06 — Commerce Announces 2006 Ocean Fishery Council Appointments
• 6/26/06 — NOAA Scientists Discover Expanded Range of Deepwater Corals off Washington State Coast
• 6/23/06 — Federal Coordinator for Meteorology Endorses Phased-Array Radar Study Serving as Roadmap for Implementation
• 6/23/06 — NOAA Scientists Demonstrate Southern Ocean Divide
• 6/23/06 — NOAA Reports Significant Increase in 2006 Gray Whale Calf Numbers
• 6/23/06 — NOAA Proposes Regulations to Reduce Risk of Collisions Between Ships and Endangered Northern Right Whales
• 6/23/06 — NOAA and VT Halter Marine Commemorate Construction Milestones of Two New Fisheries Survey Vessels
• 6/22/06 — Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Holds Public Hearings On Draft Management Plan
• 6/20/06 — After Five Years of Protection, NOAA Marine Reserve Shows Increasing Numbers, Size of Fish
• 6/21/06 — U.S. Fisheries Chief, William Hogarth, Elected to Chair International Whaling Commission
• 6/20/06 — NOAA Ozone Forecasting Tool Now Covers Western U.S.
• 6/20/06 — NOAA Releases Report on Status of U.S. Marine Fisheries for 2005
  • 06/20/06 — COUNCILS IN ACTION:Steps Taken for Stocks that Were Determined to be Overfished or Subject to Overfishing in 2005
• 6/16/06 — NOAA Celebrates 20 Years of Supporting Emergency Responders and Planners with CAMEO
• 6/15/06 — NOAA Announces Lightning Safety Awareness Week, Emphasizes Risk Reduction
• 6/14/06 — NOAA’s National Weather Service Declares Susquehanna County, Pa., StormReady
• 6/12/06 — NOAA’s National Weather Service Honors Mable Zink for 50 Years In Volunteer Weather Observer Program
• 6/8/06 — Sweep the Reef, Sweep the Beach Clean Up Set for World Oceans Day
• 6/7/06 — NOAA’s National Weather Service to Present Isaac M. Cline Award to Edward Capone
• 6/2/06 — NOAA Releases Annual Compilation of Agency Economic Statistics
• 6/1/06 — NOAA’s National Weather Service Debuts Heat Health Watch/Warning System in Portland Metro Area

May

• 5/31/06 — NOAA Volunteers and Partners Join to Help the Chesapeake Bay
• 5/31/06 — NOAA Presents Awards to Three Students at 2006 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
• 5/30/06 — Teachers Heading Offshore to Learn about Gulf of Mexico Coral Reefs
• 5/30/06 — NOAA’s National Weather Service Declares Walt Disney World Resort StormReady
• 5/25/06 — Explorers Discover Undersea Volcano’s Long-term Eruption
• 5/25/06 — New NOAA Environmental Satellite Launched, Reaches Orbit
• 5/25/06 — New Class of NOAA Corps Recruits Graduates from Officers’ Training Today
• 5/24/06 — Student Team from Mississippi’s Sacred Heart School Names NOAA’s New Fisheries Vessel
• 5/24/06 — NOAA Improves Storm Tide Information along the Gulf Coast
• 5/22/06 — Oklahoma Federal Executive Board Recognizes Radar Operations Center Employees
• 5/22/06 — NOAA Predicts Very Active 2006 North Atlantic Hurricane Season; Residents in Hurricane Prone Areas Urged to Make Preparations
• 5/22/06 — NOAA Expects Below Average 2006 East Pacific Hurricane Season
• 5/22/06 — NOAA Announces Central Pacific Hurricane Season Outlook; Governor Lingle Declares Hurricane Preparedness Week in Hawaii
• 5/17/06 — NOAA’s National Weather Service to Present Isaac M. Cline Award to Storm Prediction Center Forecaster Richard Thompson
• 5/16/06 — NOAA Continues Access to Ocean Data from Satellite Sensor
• 5/16/06 — Warmest April on Record in U.S.; Drought Persists Across South and Southwest
• 5/15/06 — David Kennedy Named Director of NOAA Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management
• 5/15/06 — NOAA and EPA Ask: Are You Air Aware?
• 5/12/06 — NOAA’s National Weather Service Declares Mayagüez as Puerto Rico’s First TsunamiReady Community
• 5/11/06 — NOAA Releases Report on Protecting, Understanding Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reefs
• 5/10/06 — River Forecast Sites Enhance St. Lawrence River Water Management
• 5/10/05 — NOAA Seeks Comment on the Incidental Harassment of Marine Mammals in the Arctic Ocean
• 5/8/06 — Barnum Named Director of NOAA Office of Coast Survey
• 5/5/06 — NOAA, State of Texas, and University of Texas Announce New Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve
• 5/5/06 — NOAA Concludes Successful Hurricane Awareness Tour
• 5/4/06 — U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Announces New Conservation Initiatives Aiming at Reducing Illegal Aquarium Trade in Reef Fish; NOAA Rules on New Protections for Threatened Coral Species
• 5/3/06 — NOAA’s National Weather Service to Kick Off Pacific Northwest Severe Weather Awareness Week
• 5/2/06 — Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Announces New Advisory Council Members
• 5/2/06 — Report Reconciles Atmospheric Temperature Trends
• 5/2/06 — NOAA to Demonstrate Data Buoy at Maryland Maritime Heritage Festival
• 5/1/06 — NOAA Issues Greenhouse Gas Index
• 5/1/06 — Area Where Hurricanes Develop Is Warmer, Say NOAA Scientists
• 5/1/06 — NOAA to Hold Conference for Next Generation Satellite Users

April

• 4/28/06 — NOAA Reaches a Critical Milestone in U.S. Tsunami Warning System Expansion
• 4/27/06 — NOAA Announces New Director of Space Environment Center
• 4/27/06 — NOAA Fisheries Service Releases Final Report On 2004 Stranding of Melon-Headed Whales in Hawaii
• 4/25/06 — NOAA Seeks Public Comments on Navy’s Proposed Marine Mammal Incidental Harassment Authorization
• 4/21/06 — NOAA Environmental Hero Award Presented to North Carolina Arboretum Director
• 4/21/06 — NOAA and Partners Complete Oil Spill Restoration Project On Staten Island, New York
• 4/21/06 — NOAA Launches First Set of Atlantic basin Tsunami Buoy Stations
• 4/18/06 — NOAA Research Vessel Receives Award for Vegetarian Diet
• 4/17/06 — Some East Coast States Have Driest March Ever, Severe Drought Continues in Southwest, Southern Plains, Record Rainfall in Hawaii
• 4/13/06 — Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary Hosts First Southeastern Remotely Operated Vehicle Competition
• 4/11/06 — NOAA Research Links Water Mold To Lesions, Ulcers In East Coast Estuarine Fish
• 4/10/06 — Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council To Hold Meeting
• 4/10/06 — NOAA Promoting Ocean Science Through School Milk Carton Campaign In St. Louis
• 4/7/06 — NOAA Seeks Comment for the Incidental Harassment of Marine Mammals in the Gulf of Mexico
• 4/4/06 — NOAA Begins Louisiana Coastal Wetlands Restoration Project
• 4/4/06 — NOAA Seeks Applicants for the Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Program
• 4/3/06 — NOAA Releases Science Study on Ecosystems in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

March

• 3/30/06 — National Research Council Endorses Administration’s Proposal For Universal Saltwater Angler Registration
• 3/29/06 — NOAA Fisheries Service Releases Necropsy Report;
  Cause of 2005 Marine Mammal Strandings Unclear
• 3/23/06 — NOAA Promotes International Collaboration with Australian Counterparts
• 3/20/06 — NOAA Leads Research Mission of U.S. Virgin Islands’ Underwater Habitats
• 3/20/06 — National Weather Service Dedicates New Hurricane-Resistant Weather Forecast Office in Key West
• 3/20/06 — NOAA’s National Weather Service Cites Norwich, Conn., StormReady Achievement
• 3/17/06 — Commerce Department Awards Bronze Medal to National Weather Service Forecast Office in Glasgow
• 3/17/06 — Commerce Department Awards Bronze Medal to National Weather Service Forecast Offices in Alabama
• 3/17/06 — Commerce Department Awards Bronze Medal to National Weather Service Group for Exceptional Forecasting
• 3/17/06 — Commerce Department Awards Bronze Medal to National Weather Service Forecast Office in Brownsville
• 3/17/06 — Final Environmental Impact Statement published in designation process for 27th national estuarine research reserve
• 3/16/06 — NOAA Announces U.S. Spring Outlook
• 3/14/06 — NOAA Leads Research Mission of U.S. Virgin Islands’ Underwater Habitats
• 3/14/06 — Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Announces New Advisory Council Members
• 3/13/06 — GSA, NOAA and Opus Break Ground for NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction
• 3/10/06 — NOAA Announces $100,000 in Grant Funds for Watershed Education Projects in Monterey Bay
• 3/10/06 — NOAA Introduces New Version of nowCoast Web Mapping Portal Displaying Real-time Coastal Information
• 3/9/06 — U.S. Winter Much Warmer than Average: Drought Worsened in Southwest, Southern Plains; Northwest Had Heavy Rains
• 3/8/06 — NOAA Designates Extensive Area off West Coast as Essential Fish Habitat
• 3/3/06 — U.S. Hurricane Specialists Work to Raise Awareness of Hurricane Threats During Caribbean Tour

February

• 2/28/06 — NOAA Announces Winners in Competition to Design an Environmentally Friendly Anchor
• 2/27/06 — Researchers Identify Causes of 1979-2003 Unusual Step-Like Cooling of Global Lower Stratosphere
• 2/25/06 — Volunteers Count Whales from the Shores of O‘ahu, Kaua‘i, the Big Island and Kaho‘olawe
• 2/24/06 — NOAA Expands Coastal Storm Inland Flooding Prediction Tool
• 2/22/06 — U.S., Europe Take Steps to Advance Polar Satellite Cooperation
• 2/22/06 — Owen B. Hendrix Honored for Contributions to National Weather Service Volunteer Observer Program
• 2/21/06 — NOAA Awards Major Hydrographic Survey Contracts
• 2/21/06 — NOAA Declares Logan, Utah, StormReady
• 2/14/06 — Weekend Snowstorm Strikes the Northeast Corridor Classified as a Category 3 "Major" Storm
• 2/13/06 — NOAA Declares Schuyler County, N.Y., StormReady
• 2/10/06 — NOAA Survey Shows Most Flower Garden Banks Coral Reefs Recovering from Bleaching Event
• 2/10/06 — NOAA Senior Scientist Elected to National Academy of Engineering
• 2/9/06 — NOAA Announces Contract Award for Geostationary Lightning Mapper
• 2/8/06 — NOAA Grants $494,591 to Encourage Alaska High School Students to Study Science
• 2/8/06 — NOAA Grants Almost $1 Million to Encourage Georgia Students to Study Aquaculture, Restoration
• 2/8/06 — NOAA Grants $496,058 to Encourage Washington Students to Study Business of Shellfish Aquaculture
• 2/8/06 — NOAA Grants $499,314 to Encourage New York Students to Study Research Applications
• 2/8/06 — NOAA Grants $500,000 to Encourage California Students to Study Abalone Hatchery Operations
• 2/8/06 — NOAA Grants $499,999 to Encourage Mississippi High School Students to Study Science
• 2/8/06 — NOAA Grants $496,189 to Encourage Puerto Rico High School Students to Study Science
• 2/8/06 — NOAA Grants $1 Million to Encourage Florida High School Students to Study Science
• 2/7/06 — NOAA Reports Record Warm January Across the U.S.; Warmer Temperatures Result in Lower Residential Energy Demand
• 2/7/06 — NOAA Administrator Announces 2007 Budget Request
  • 2/7/06 — NOAA budget request includes $230 million for Climate Program
  • 2/7/06 — NOAA budget request includes $904 million for Weather and Water Programs
  • 2/7/06 — NOAA budget request includes $170 million for Commerce and Transportation Program
  • 2/7/06 — NOAA budget request includes $1 billion for Ecosystems Program
• 2/6/06 — New Members Join Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council
• 2/3/06 — Beth Jones Honored for Contributions to National Weather Service Volunteer Observer Program
• 2/3/06 — NOAA’s National Weather Service Declares Williamson County, Ill., StormReady
• 2/3/06 — NOAA Announces Expanded Coral Warning System
• 2/2/06 — NOAA Says La Niña Here as Predicted
• 2/2/06 — Zilkoski Named National Geodetic Survey Director
• 2/2/06 — NOAA’s National Weather Service Improves Tornado Rating System
• 2/1/06 — Ed Morris Named Office of Space Commercialization Director
• 2/1/06 — NOAA Declares Venango County, Pa., StormReady
• 2/1/06 — National Severe Weather Workshop March 2-4 to Focus on Learning and Growing Together
• 2/1/06 — NOAA Announces Forecasts of Entire Atlantic Basin

January

• 1/31/06 — Johnnie Wilson Honored for Contributions to National Weather Service Volunteer Observer Program
• 1/30/06 — NOAA Launches Coast Pilot Disaster Impact Web Site
• 1/30/06 — NOAA Reports 2005 Global Temperature Similar to 1998 Record Warm Year
• 1/30/06 — NOAA Uses New Post-Storm Rating System for Big Northeast Snowstorms
• 1/28/06 — Volunteers Count Whales from the Shores of O‘ahu, Kaua‘i, the Big Island and Kaho‘olawe
• 1/27/06 — New NOAA Exhibit Celebrates Nearly 200 Years of Science and Service
• 1/26/06 — Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council to Hold Public Meeting
• 1/26/06 — Usha Varanasi Honored for Scientific Contributions to Coastal and Marine Resources
• 1/25/06 — 2005 Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Population Estimate Completed
• 1/24/06 — Clara Johnson Honored for Contributions to National Weather Service Volunteer Observer Program
• 1/24/06 — Norfolk, Va., First East Coast City Declared TsunamiReady
• 1/23/06 — NOAA Seeks Comment on Proposed Authorization for the Harassment of Marine Mammals Incidental to Air Force Gunnery Exercises
• 1/23/06 — NOAA Satellites Play Key Role in 222 Rescues in 2005
• 1/19/06 — NOAA Issues Clarified Partnership Policy
• 1/19/06 — Latest Tests of NOAA Gulf Fish Surveys Show No Negative Impact on Seafood Quality
• 1/17/06 — VT Halter Marine to Build a Fourth Fisheries Survey Vessel for NOAA
• 1/17/06 — December 2005 Was Month of Weather Extremes in the U.S.;
  U.S. Temperatures Were Average: Global Temperature 9th Warmest on Record Since 1880
• 1/17/06 — NOAA Plans Shift in Geostationary Satellite Orbit to Improve Weather Forecast Coverage over South America
• 1/17/06 — Oregon Coast Coho Avoids ESA Listing; Deemed Not Likely to Become Endangered
• 1/13/06 — NOAA Announces New Funding to Protect Marine Species
• 1/11/06 — NOAA’s National Weather Service Selects New Leader of Seattle Weather Forecast Office
• 1/10/06 — NOAA Issues Service Assessment Report on West Coast Tsunami Warning of June 14, 2005
• 1/9/06 — NOAA Names John H. Dunnigan Assistant Administrator For NOAA's National Ocean Service
• 1/5/06 — Mariners Can Chart Courses at No Charge; NOAA Offers Free Navigational Charts on Web
• 1/4/06 — NOAA Study Shows Value of Ports© Program to Marine Transportation Industry; Tampa Bay System Is First to Quantify Economic Benefits