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2008 News Archive
December
12/31/08
— High Numbers of Right Whales Seen in Gulf of Maine
12/27/08
— NOAA and Partners Attempt Disentanglement of Right Whale off Florida
12/23/08
— Monument Agencies Release Papahānaumokuākea Management Plan
12/23/08
— NOAA Determines Ribbon Seals Should Not be Listed as Endangered
12/23/08
— NOAA to Create Saltwater Angler Registry in 2010
12/22/08
— NOAA Proposes Rule to Reduce Charter Halibut Catch
12/18/08
— Department of Commerce Rules on Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency Consistency Appeal
12/16/08
— NOAA: Global Temperature for November Fourth Warmest on Record
12/16/08
— NOAA: Jason-2 Satellite Data Now Available to Scientists
12/11/08
— NOAA: November Warmer than Average in U.S., January-November Temperature Near Average for U.S.
12/11/08
— Humans, Oceans Shaped North American Climate over Past 50 Years
12/10/08
— NOAA’s Simulation Tool Prepares Oregon Coastal Towns for Tsunamis and Floods
12/10/08
— NOAA Recognizes San Francisco as TsunamiReady™
12/10/08
— NOAA Declares Nation’s First StormReady® Supporter High School
12/9/08
— Research Meteorologist Wins First NOAA Science Communicator Award
12/8/08
— Ships Must Slow Down to Protect North Atlantic Right Whales
12/4/08
— Nenana, Alaska, Receives Nation’s 1,000th NOAA Weather Radio Transmitter
12/4/08
— NOAA Charges Florida Dive Charter Businesses for Fishing Without Federal Permits
12/2/08
— NOAA, NASA Select Contractor to Build GOES-R Series Spacecraft
12/2/08
— NOAA Satellite Conference Helps Users Prepare for Future
November
11/26/08
— Atlantic Hurricane Season Sets Records
11/25/08
— NOAA’s Fisheries Service Releases an Additional $70 Million in Disaster Aid to West Coast Salmon Fishing Industry
11/25/08
— Seattle Group to Pay Nearly $450,000 Settlement for Alaska Fisheries Violations
11/25/08
— NOAA-Supported Mission Discovers Historic Shipwreck Off Turks and Caicos Islands
11/25/08
— United States Pushes for Strong Measures to Protect Bluefin Tuna
11/21/08
— New Study Details Ocean Acidification in the Caribbean
11/21/08
— NOAA Scientist to Receive Grande Medaille from French Academy
11/20/08
— NOAA Releases Plans for Managing and Protecting Cordell Bank, Gulf of the Farallones and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuaries
11/20/08
— NOAA Fisheries Research Ship
Albatross IV
is Retired
11/20/08
— NOAA Finds Decline in Pollock; Recommends Catch Cut to Council
11/20/08
— NOAA’s U.S. Winter Outlook Calls for Variability
11/20/08
— NOAA’s Monitor National Marine Sanctuary to Hold Meetings Seeking Public Input on Management Plan and Regulations
11/19/08
— Commerce and Interior Departments Announce Launch of National System of Marine Protected Areas
11/18/08
— NOAA Announces Up to $2 Million for Sockeye Salmon Disaster Affecting Puget Sound Fishermen
11/18/08
— NOAA Announces Up to $5 Million for Massachusetts, Maine, and New Hampshire for Red Tide Disaster
11/18/08
— NOAA Announces Up to $20 Million for Blue Crab Disaster in Chesapeake Bay
11/18/08
— NOAA Announces Up to $47 Million for Hurricane Damage to Fisheries in Louisiana and Texas
11/18/08
— NOAA: Second Warmest October for Global Temperatures
11/18/08
— NOAA Biological Opinion on Pesticides Recommends Buffers to Protect Salmon
11/17/08
— Scientific Assessment Finds Expanding Use of Climate Forecasts Could Mean Better Water Management
11/14/08
— NOAA Charges Charter Operators with Illegal Fishing for Striped Bass
11/14/08
— Commerce Secretary Determines Red Tide Disaster in Massachusetts, Maine, and New Hampshire
11/14/08
— Commerce Secretary Determines Sockeye Salmon Disaster Affecting Puget Sound Fishermen
11/14/08
— United States, Canada Begin New Climate Data-Sharing Agreement
11/13/08
— NOAA Report Shows Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary in Good Condition but Facing Emerging Threats
11/13/08
— Scientific Assessment Presents Status, Expectations for Ozone Layer
11/12/08
— NOAA Lab to Improve License Compliance
11/12/08
— NOAA Advises Mariners to Watch for Migrating Right Whales
11/10/08
— NOAA Names New Head of Princeton Laboratory
11/7/08
— NOAA: Near Average Temperature and Precipitation in U.S. for October; West North Central Much Wetter than Average
11/7/08
— First “Teachers Under the Sea” Bring Marine Science to the Classroom
11/3/08
— 2008 Sees Fifth Largest Ozone Hole
11/3/08
— William J. Brennan Becomes Acting NOAA Administrator
October
10/31/08
— SARSAT Makes 6,000th Rescue in the United States
10/31/08
— NOAA Seeks Applicants for the Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship
10/29/08
— Dick Clothier Honored for Contributions to National Weather Service Volunteer Observer Program
10/28/08
— NOAA Issues Stronger Protections for Elkhorn and Staghorn Corals in Southeast United States
10/24/08
— NOAA to Monitor, Not Move, Shrewsbury/Navesink Dolphins
10/23/08
— NOAA Announces 15-Year Plan to Upgrade its Fleet of Research Ships
10/23/08
— Veteran Meteorologist Becomes Leader at NOAA’s National Weather Service Office in Milwaukee
10/20/08
— NOAA Completes White Abalone Recovery Plan
10/20/08
— NOAA and NSF Commission National Study of Ocean Acidification
10/17/08
— NOAA Lists Cook Inlet Beluga Whales as Endangered
10/16/08
— Annual Arctic Report Card Shows Stronger Effects of Warming
10/15/08
— NOAA: Ninth Warmest September for Global Temperatures
10/14/08
— NOAA Seeks Comments on Measures to Protect Marine Mammals as Navy Conducts Sonar Operations off the Coast of Southern California
10/14/08
— NOAA Seeks Comments on Measures to Protect Marine Mammals
10/14/08
— NOAA Brings Conservation Internship Program to the Coasts
10/14/08
— NOAA Ocean Temperature Forecast Helps Recreational Tuna Fishers Find Catch, Conserve Fuel
10/14/08
— Aquarius Mission First to Study Ocean Acidification From the Surface to the Seafloor on Florida Coral Reef
10/10/08
— NOAA: Above Average Precipitation in U.S. for September; South Much Cooler than Average, West Much Drier
10/10/08
— NOAA Seeks Comment on Recovery Plan for Middle Columbia River Steelhead
10/10/08
— NOAA Cites Oregon Fisherman for Fishing Without a Mandatory Satellite Tracking Unit
10/9/08
— NOAA Coral Bleaching Monitoring Network Now Global
10/8/08
— Commerce Secretary Gutierrez Announces $900,000 in Education Grants to Pacific Northwest
10/8/08
— Commerce Secretary Gutierrez Announces $1.1 Million in Education Grants to New England
10/8/08
— Commerce Secretary Gutierrez Announces $1.3 Million in Education Grants to the Gulf of Mexico
10/8/08
— NOAA Expands International Reference Network Adding 43 GPS Stations
10/8/08
— Ship Strike Reduction Rule Aims to Protect North Atlantic Right Whales
10/7/08
— NOAA Awards $3.8 Million to Louisiana, Oklahoma Universities for Climate, Drought Assessment, Planning Tools
10/6/08
— Nenana, Alaska, Receives NOAA’s 1,000th Weather Radio All-Hazards Transmitter
10/2/08
— NOAA’s Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary Seeks Applicants for Advisory Council
10/1/08
— Federal Partners Announces Series of Open Houses on Potential Marine Conservation Areas
September
9/30/08
— NOAA: Cook Inlet Beluga Population Holds Steady from 2007
9/30/08
— NOAA’S Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Seeks Applicants for Advisory Council
9/30/08
— NOAA’S Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Seeks Applicants for Advisory Council
9/29/08
— NOAA’s Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Seeks Applicants for Advisory Council Position
9/29/08
— NOAA and VT Halter Marine Launch Fourth Fisheries Survey Vessel
9/29/08
— Report to Congress Forecasts Shortage of Marine Scientists
9/29/08
— Award-Winning Technology Improves Air-Drop Targeting
9/25/08
— NOAA and Nauticus Deploy "Smart Buoy” In the Elizabeth River near Norfolk, Va.
9/25/08
— The Ocean Comes to the Mall
9/23/08
— NOAA Administrator Announces Resignation
9/23/08
— Commerce Secretary Determines Blue Crab Disaster in Chesapeake Bay
9/22/08
— Federal Agencies Map Plans to Address Marine Debris
9/19/08
— Testimony Speaking Order Published
9/19/08
— NOAA’s National Weather Service to Launch California Hazardous Weather Awareness Week
9/18/08
— NOAA: U.S. Drought Shows Signs of Improvement
9/18/08
— NOAA Report Says Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary In “Fair-to-Good” Condition, But Facing Emerging Threats
9/17/08
— National Weather Service to Conduct Limited Tsunami Warning Communications Test Along U.S. West Coast
9/17/08
— NOAA’s Fisheries Service Releases Disaster Aid to West Coast Salmon Fishing Industry
9/17/08
— NOAA Aids with Hurricane Ike Recovery
9/17/08
— NOAA Scientist Honored with Service to America Medal for Tsunami Detection and Forecast System
9/17/08
— Commerce Secretary Gutierrez Declares Fishery Resource Disaster for Gulf of Mexico
9/16/08
— NOAA: Global Summer Temperature Was Ninth Warmest
9/12/08
— NOAA Deploys "Smart Buoy” at Mouth of Susquehanna River
9/11/08
— NOAA: Above Average Temperatures in U.S. for August, Summer; Midwest Much Drier than Average in August, South Much Wetter
9/08/08
— Department of Energy to Provide Supercomputing Time to Run NOAA’s Climate Change Models
9/08/08
— NOAA Historical Hurricane Tracks Web Site Helps Users Prepare for Big Storms
9/05/08
— NOAA Proposes Critical Habitat for Southern Population of North American Green Sturgeon
9/04/08
— Localized Pollution Potentially Plays Large Role in Future Climate Change
9/04/08
— Effects of Microplastics on Marine Environment Focus of International Workshop at UW Tacoma
9/04/08
— NOAA Awards Santa Barbara Area Environmental Education Grants
9/04/08
— NOAA Awards San Francisco Bay Area Environmental Education Grants
9/03/08
— NOAA Assists with Post Hurricane Gustav Recovery
9/02/08
— NOAA Awards Monterey Bay Area Environmental Education Grants
9/02/08
— Federal Agencies to Propose Expanding Gulf of Maine Atlantic Salmon Population Protected by Endangered Species Listing
9/02/08
— Students Selected for 2008 NOAA Scholarships Honoring Dr. Nancy Foster
August
8/29/08
— Commerce Department Re-Appoints Benigno Sablan to Fishery Management Council
8/25/08
— NOAA To Hold Public Hearing on Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency Federal Consistency Appeal
8/25/08
— NOAA Files Final Environmental Impact Statement on Ship Strike Reduction Measures
8/22/08
— NOAA Installs New Storm Tide Stations in the Gulf of Mexico
“NOAA Sentinels” Designed to Withstand Category 4 Hurricanes
8/20/08
— NOAA Report Shows Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary In Fair Condition, Facing Emerging Threats
8/19/08
— ‘America Is Safer When Our Schools Are Safer’: U.S. Schools Receive Life-Saving NOAA Public Alert Radios
8/19/08
— NOAA Honors Leader of New Hampshire Estuarine Reserve With Dr. Nancy Foster Award
8/19/08
— NOAA Announces New Southeast Marine Weather Web Site
8/18/08
— Students Selected for 2008 NOAA Scholarships Honoring Dr. Nancy Foster
8/15/08
— NOAA: Fifth Warmest July on Record for Globe
8/15/08
— NOAA Maritime Archaeologists Discover Shipwreck of British Whaling Ship Gledstanes that Sank off Kure Atoll in 1837
8/13/08
— NOAA Commissions “America's Ship for Ocean Exploration”
8/13/08
— NOAA’s Oldest Ship,
John N. Cobb
, to be Retired
8/12/08
— NOAA Names New Head of Global Monitoring Division
8/11/08
— NOAA Research Expedition Seeks Details of Coral Disease Impacts in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
8/11/08
— Maritime Heritage Expedition Underway at Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
8/11/08
— Bush Administration More Than Quadruples 2009 Hurricane Forecast Improvement Budget Request to $17 Million
8/8/08
— NOAA: U.S. Temperature Above Normal in July
8/7/08
— NOAA’s Fisheries Service Protects Bering Sea Habitat
8/7/08
— Updated Gulf of Mexico Marine Debris Mapping Web Site Now Available As Surveying Efforts Continue in Louisiana
8/7/08
— Strong Start Increases NOAA’s Confidence for Above-Normal Atlantic Hurricane Season
8/5/08
— Scientists Use Naval Exercises to Learn More About How Marine Mammals React to Sonar
8/4/08
— “Dam Cam” to Capture Removal of New Hampshire’s Merrimack Village Dam
8/4/08
— Interagency Report Aims to Reduce Impacts of Freshwater Harmful Algal Blooms
July
7/31/08
— NOAA Announces Funding to Support Ocean Observing in Southern California
7/30/08
— NOAA Announces Funding to Support Marine Observing in the Great Lakes
7/30/08
— NOAA’s Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Seeks Applicants for Advisory Council Seats
7/29/08
— NOAA’S Gerry E. Studds Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Seeks Applicants for Advisory Council Seats
7/29/08
— Report: Offshore Aquaculture Would Benefit U.S. Economy
7/29/08
— NOAA Offers Reward for Information on Sea Turtle Poaching
7/28/08
— Study: Reefs may “Unglue” in Oceans with High Carbon Dioxide
7/28/08
— Survey Cruise Records Second-Largest "Dead Zone" in Gulf of Mexico Since Measurements Began in 1985
7/28/08
— Report: Number of Blue Crabs in Bay Remains Below Long-Term Average
7/25/08
— Hurricane Dolly Offers Silver Lining To Some Drought Stricken Texas Counties
7/24/08
— NOAA Responds to New Orleans Barge Collision Oil Spill
7/24/08
— NOAA’s Stellwagen Bank Sanctuary Extends Public Comment Period on Draft Management Plan
7/21/08
— Northern Wildfire Smoke May Cast Shadow on Arctic Warming
7/18/08
— River Buoy Marks Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
7/18/08
— NOAA Hosts Educators Climate Change Conference Event Features Presentations by Sally Ride, Susan Solomon
7/17/08
— Dutch Harbor-Unalaska, Alaska, and New Bedford, Mass. Remain Top Fishing Ports
7/17/08
— Seafood Consumption Declines Slightly in 2007
7/17/08
— Recreational Catch Down Slightly, Remains Second Highest Catch in Decade
7/16/08
— NOAA: Eighth Warmest June on Record for Globe
7/15/08
— NOAA and Louisiana Scientists Predict Largest Gulf of Mexico “Dead Zone” on Record This Summer
7/15/08
— NOAA Network Provides “Fuel” Data for Solar Car Race
7/15/08
— Unmanned Aircraft to Get Bird’s Eye View of Shrinking Greenland Ice Sheet
7/15/08
— Pennsylvania State University Awarded NOAA Sea Grant Institutional Program Designation
7/11/08
— National Weather Service to Upgrade Evansville Doppler Radar
7/11/08
— NOAA Begins Tracer Experiment at South Central Outfall, Delray Beach
7/11/08
— NOAA’s Fisheries Service Issues Biological Opinion to Protect Willamette Basin Salmon and Steelhead
7/11/08
— NOAA Joins with International Commission to Restore Muskegon Lake
7/10/08
— New NOAA Coral Bleaching Prediction System Calls for Low Level of Coral Bleaching in Caribbean this Year
7/09/08
— NOAA to Conduct Environmental Study of Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet
7/09/08
— NOAA: Warm June for U.S. with Wet and Dry Extremes
7/09/08
— Aerosol Toxins from Red Tides May Cause Long-Term Health Threat
7/09/08
— NOAA Takes First Broad Look at Soot from Ships
7/07/08
— NOAA and Partners to Explore German Subs Sunk off North Carolina During World War II
7/07/08
— NOAA Report States Half of U.S. Coral Reefs In "Poor" or "Fair" Condition
7/02/08
— Eastern Pacific Fishing Nations Fail to Conserve Tuna
7/02/08
—NOAA and Partners Free Juvenile Dolphin from Life-Threatening Debris
7/02/08
— NOAA’s Office of Response and Restoration Poised to Respond as Hurricane Season Starts
7/01/08
— NOAA’s Fisheries Service Encourages Applicants for Advisory Panel
June
6/30/08
— Shrewsbury Dolphins Need Room, Appear Healthy and Normal
6/27/08
— Commerce Announces 2008 Ocean Fishery Council Appointments
6/27/08
— New High-Tech Research Ship to Serve NOAA’s Flower Garden Banks Sanctuary
6/27/08
— Department of Commerce Decides Two Federal Consistency Appeals
6/27/08
— NOAA: Seven Stocks Removed from Overfishing Lists, None Added
6/26/08
— New Interactive Touch-Screen Kiosks Offer In-depth Look at NOAA’s Channel Islands Sanctuary
6/24/08
— NOAA Scientists Among Finalists for Top Public Service Awards
6/23/08
— NOAA Selects IT Contractor for Comprehensive Environmental Data Storage System
6/23/08
— NOAA Seeks Comments on Measures to Protect Marine Mammals as Navy Conducts Sonar Operations off Hawaiian Islands
6/23/08
— NOAA Celebrates Lightning Safety Awareness Week: June 22-28
6/23/08
— New NOAA Ocean Observing System in Gulfport Supports Safe, Efficient Navigation
6/20/08
— NOAA Builds Framework for Future Beluga Hunts in Cook Inlet
6/19/08
— Scientific Assessment Captures Effects of a Changing Climate on Extreme Weather Events in North America
6/19/08
— NOAA Issues Rule to Prevent Overfishing of Atlantic Sharks
6/18/08
— NOAA Announces $1.4 Million Grants to Museums for Earth Science Exhibits
6/17/08
— Rapid Response to Coastal Ports a Key Hurricane Season Goal of NOAA’s Navigation Response Teams
6/17/08
— NOAA’s Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary Seeks Applicants for Advisory Council
6/17/08
— NOAA’s Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary Seeks Applicants for Advisory Council
6/13/08
— NOAA: Global Temperature Seventh Warmest for Spring, Eighth Warmest for May
6/13/08
— NOAA and Partners Restore Salt Marsh and Fish Passage on Cape Cod
6/13/08
— NOAA Announces Funding to Support Ocean Observing in the Southeast
6/12/08
— NOAA Selects Two Universities for Arctic and Climate Research Programs
6/11/08
— NOAA Proposes Rule to Require Saltwater Angler Registration
6/10/08
— NOAA Launches Online Inventory of Marine Protected Areas
6/9/08
— Domoic Acid From Toxic Algal Blooms May Cause Seizures in California Sea Lions
6/6/08
— NOAA: U.S. Has 36th Coolest Spring on Record
6/6/08
— NOAA Confirms Caribbean Monk Seal Extinct
6/5/08
— NOAA Study Shows Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean Dolphin Populations Improving
6/5/08
— NOAA Outlines Annual Catch Limits to End Overfishing
6/4/08
— East Coast Trap/Pot Fishermen May Get More Time to Convert to Sinking Groundline
6/4/08
— Early And Intense Tornado Season Could Be Record
6/4/08
— NOAA Satellites Primed for Spike in Summer Distress Calls
6/3/08
— NOAA Teams Up With Local Experts to Restore Alabama Shorelines
6/2/08
— NOAA Reminds Beachgoers That Rip Currents Can Be a Threat
May
5/30/08
— Draft Revised Recovery Plan for the Northwest Atlantic Loggerhead Sea Turtle Available for Review
5/30/08
— NOAA Announces Funding to Support Alaska’s Ocean Observing System Regional Association
5/30/08
— NOAA Announces Funding to Support Ocean Observing in Central, Northern CA
5/30/08
— NOAA Announces Funding to Support Ocean Observing in the Caribbean
5/29/08
— NOAA Scientist Elected to The Royal Society
5/28/08
— NOAA Announces Funding to Support Ocean Observing in the Pacific Northwest
5/28/08
—NOAA Announces Funding to Support Ocean Observing in the Mid-Atlantic Region
5/28/08
— NOAA Announces Funding to Support Ocean Observing in New England
5/28/08
— NOAA Announces Funding to Support Ocean Observing Efforts in Hawaii & U.S. Pacific Islands
5/28/08
— NOAA Announces Funding to Support Ocean Observing Along the Gulf Coast
5/23/08
— NOAA and Indianapolis Motor Speedway Address Potential Race Day Weather Hazards
5/23/08
— NOAA’s Gulf of the Farallones Sanctuary Seeks Public Input on Management and Restoration of Bolinas Lagoon
5/23/08
— NOAA Approves Recreational Management Measures for Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass
5/23/08
— NOAA Reduces Halibut Catch for Southeast Alaska Charter Anglers to Protect Stock
5/23/08
— NOAA Awards Fishery Economic Assistance Grant to Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5/22/08
— International Scientists Find ‘Acidified’ Water on the Continental Shelf from Canada to Mexico
5/22/08
— NOAA Predicts Near Normal or Above Normal Atlantic Hurricane Season
5/22/08
— NOAA Predicts a Below-Normal Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season
5/22/08
— New Study Finds Most North Pacific Humpback Whale Populations Rebounding
5/21/08
— NOAA Proposes Rule to Prevent Commercial Harvesting of Krill
5/21/08
— Government Lab Selected to Develop Key NPOESS Sensor
5/20/08
— Jason-2 Satellite Data to Help NOAA Track Global Sea Level
5/20/08
— NOAA to Honor National Leaders in Sustainable Fisheries
5/19/08
— NOAA Expects Slightly Below Average Central Pacific Hurricane Season
5/19/08
— NOAA Establishes New England Red Tide Site to Aid Public and News Media
5/19/08
— NOAA Model Projects Fewer, But More Intense Hurricanes Late This Century
5/16/08
— Researchers Awarded NOAA Grant to Develop Alternative Sampling Methods to Determine Scup Populations in Southern New England Waters
5/15/08
— NOAA: U.S. Has Cool April, Global Temperature Ranked 13th Warmest on Record
5/15/08
— New NOAA Ocean Observing System in Pascagoula Aids Mariners; Keeps Shipping Safe
5/14/08
—
Monitor
Sanctuary in Good Health Overall, but Historic Shipwreck Still Faces Threats
5/13/08
— Dean, Felix, and Noel Retired From List of Storm Names
5/13/08
— NOAA Offers Grants for California Schools to Become Ocean Guardians
5/12/08
— Navy Technology to Help NOAA Find Sunken History
5/12/08
— Students Selected for 2008 NOAA Ernest F. Hollings Scholarships
5/12/08
— NOAA Reports Coastal Waters Show Decline in Contaminants
5/6/08
— Draft Management Plan for NOAA’s Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Released for Public Review and Comment
5/5/08
— NOAA’s Fisheries Service Issues Far-Reaching Plans for Protecting Northwest Salmon
5/2/08
— Key Climate Sensor Restored to NPOESS
5/2/08
— Arctic, Antarctic: Poles Apart in Climate Response
5/1/08
— “Fishery Failure” Declared for West Coast Salmon Fishery
April
4/30/08
— NOAA Begins Ocean Data Integration Effort
4/29/08
— Remarks by VADM Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., US Navy (Ret.) to Maryland Space Business Roundtable [PDF]
4/28/08
— NOAA Recognizes Arlington County, Va., as StormReady®
4/28/08
— It’s Air Quality Awareness Week: Keep an Eye on the AQI
4/25/08
— NOAA’s Fisheries Service Publishes Draft Recovery Plan for Washington’s Lake Ozette Sockeye Salmon
4/24/08
— NOAA Employing New Tools to Accurately Measure Climate Change
4/23/08
— Carbon Dioxide, Methane Rise Sharply in 2007
4/23/08
— Draft Monument Management Plan Released For Public Review and Comment
4/21/08
— NOAA’s Fisheries Service Extends Decision on Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Listing
4/17/08
— NOAA’s Fisheries Service Outlines Measures to Prevent Overfishing of Sandbar and Other Sharks
4/17/08
— NOAA: U.S. Temperatures Near Average in March as Global Land Temperature Sets Record
4/16/08
— NOAA and Partners Offer Unprecedented Online Collection of Scientific Research from Northern California Marine Sanctuaries
4/16/08
— International Experts to Meet in Florida Keys to Discuss Climate Change Effects on Coral Reefs
4/15/08
— NOAA’s Fisheries Service Says Herring in Lynn Canal Not Endangered
4/11/08
— NOAA Satellites Help Save 23 People in the North Atlantic
4/10/08
— NOAA Seeks Public Comment on Navy's Request for Marine Mammal Permit During New Ship Test
4/9/08
— Take a Virtual Tour of the National Hurricane Center
4/8/08
— NOAA Invests Record Funding to Clean Up Miami’s Biscayne Bay
4/7/08
— NOAA Aircraft to Probe Arctic Pollution
4/4/08
— Commerce Secretary Appoints New Members to Sea Grant Panel
4/4/08
— Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument Designated a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area
4/3/08
— NOAA Hurricane Hunter Aircraft to Embark on Gulf Coast Tour
4/2/08
— NOAA Scientists Train African Team to be Fisheries Observers
4/2/08
— NOAA’s Fisheries Service Seeks Comments on Loggerhead Sea Turtles
March
3/31/08
— Volunteers Count Whales in NOAA’s Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
3/31/08
— NOAA’s Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Seeks Comments on Vessel Sewage Discharge Regulation Proposal
3/28/08
— NOAA Debuts "Nautical Charts" As New Elementary Multimedia Educational Tool
3/28/08
— NOAA Studies Pollutants in Ice-Free Region of Arctic
3/26/08
— NOAA to Study Ice Seals for Possible Listing Under Endangered Species Act
3/25/08
— NOAA Ship Rude to Be Retired
3/21/08
— Commerce Department Appoints Members to Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee
3/21/08
— Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument Considered For World Heritage Site Designation
3/20/08
— NOAA’s Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary Opens Public Comment Period on Research Area Concept
3/20/08
— Current Major Flooding in U.S. a Sign of Things to Come
3/19/08
— NOAA to Test Humboldt County Tsunami Warning System on Mar. 26
3/19/08
— NOAA Selects Contractor for Technical Support for NPOESS Sounder
3/19/08
— NOAA Selects Contractor for Systems Engineering, Technical Support for Environmental Satellite Program
3/18/08
— NOAA Says Three States Can Remove Certain Sea Lions That Threaten Protected Salmon
3/17/08
— NOAA Issues New Land Cover Assessment Showing Increasing U.S. Coastal Development
3/13/08
— NOAA: Coolest Winter Since 2001 for U.S., Globe
3/13/08
— Texas A&M University Researcher Receives NOAA’s David Johnson Award
3/12/08
— NOAA Fisheries Service Agrees to Review Petition to Protect Smelt
3/12/08
— Maryland Charterboat Captain Settles Interference Case with NOAA
3/12/08
— NOAA Considers Case to Protect Five Puget Sound Rockfish Species
3/11/08
— NOAA to Close New Jersey Tautog Fishery April 1
3/11/08
— NOAA’s Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Recognizes Student Scientist for “Fishy” Science Project
3/10/08
— NOAA Launches Final Two Buoys to Complete U.S. Tsunami Warning System
3/10/08
— Hurricane Forecasters Bring Preparedness Message to Mexico and Caribbean
3/6/08
— In New Effort, U.S. Army Divers Help NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries Remove Marine Debris and Support Fish Research
3/6/08
— Changes in Ocean Conditions in Sargasso Sea Potential Cause for Decline in Eel Fishery
3/6/08
— Rare White Killer Whale Spotted in Alaskan Waters From NOAA Ship
Oscar Dyson
3/5/08
— NOAA’s Fisheries Service Releases New Steller Sea Lion Recovery Plan
3/5/08
— Study Shows Ocean “Deserts” are Expanding
3/5/08
— NOAA Recognizes Douglas County, Ore., as TsunamiReady™ and StormReady®
3/5/08
— NOAA’S Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Seeks Applicants for Advisory Council Seats
3/3/08
— Unfavorable Ocean Conditions Likely Cause of Low Salmon Returns Along West Coast in 2007
February
2/29/08
— Specialized Surface Wind Instruments Fly Onboard Nation’s Hurricane Hunter Fleet
2/28/08
— NOAA Helps Nat’l Coral Reef Institute to Grow Coral in Laboratory to Restore Damaged Reefs
2/28/08
— NOAA, World Bank Join to Help Manage Water and Coastal Resources in Latin America
2/27/08
— Innovative Technology to Bring NOAA Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary to Classrooms Nationwide Mar. 2-7
2/25/08
— NOAA’s Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Seeks Citizen Stewards for Beach Watch Program
2/25/08
— NOAA Launches Seafood Facts Web Site at International Seafood Show in Boston
2/25/08
— Volunteers Count Whales in NOAA’s Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
2/22/08
— NOAA Partners with New Shellfish Research Institute to Examine Ecological Effects of Growing Shellfish
2/22/08
— Increased Hurricane Losses Due to More People, Wealth Along Coastlines, Not Stronger Storms, New Study Says
2/21/08
— Southern Ocean Cruise to Probe Climate-Relevant Gases
2/20/08
— NOAA Announces Winners of Coastal and Ocean Management Awards
2/15/08
— Oregon Researchers Study Widespread Areas of Low Oxygen off Northwest Coast
2/14/08
— New Study Shows Extent of Harmful Human Influences on Global Marine Ecosystems
2/14/08
— January 2008: Cool and Wet West Contrasts a Warm Northeast
2/13/08
— NOAA and Shell Oil Company Launch Enhanced Ocean Observations Project in Gulf of Mexico
2/12/08
— NOAA, California Resources Agency Honored for “Thank You Ocean” Campaign
2/12/08
— NOAA Names Kyger to Manage Nation’s Climate and Weather Supercomputer
2/11/08
— NOAA “Hurricane Hunter” Flies into Pacific Winter Storms Out of Oregon
2/11/08
— NOAA Names Balsiger Acting Director for National Marine Fisheries Service
2/11/08
— UNH-NOAA Ocean Mapping Expedition Yields New Insights into Arctic Depths
2/7/08
— NOAA Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Receives Coastal America Partnership Award
2/7/08
— NOAA Proposes Critical Habitat for Threatened Elkhorn and Staghorn Corals
2/5/08
— NOAA’s Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary Seeks Applicants for Advisory Council
2/5/08
— New NOAA Weather Radio Transmitter in Idaho Increases Coverage Area
2/5/08
— NOAA’s Fisheries Service Lists Oregon Coast Coho for Federal Protection
2/4/08
— NOAA Budget to Fund Ocean, Climate Priorities
January
1/31/08
— NOAA Cautions Public to Avoid Seal Pups on California Beaches
1/30/08
— Veteran Research Pilot to Head NOAA’s Aviation Weather Center
1/30/08
— Landmark Dolphin Agreement Reaches 10-Year Mark
1/28/08
— Volunteers Count Whales in NOAA’s Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
1/28/08
— NOAA’s Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Extends Deadline for Applications for Advisory Council
1/25/08
— NOAA Selects Bill Read as New National Hurricane Center Director
1/24/08
— Science Expedition to Coral Reefs in Caribbean Helps Launch International Year of the Reef
1/22/08
— Veteran Marine Safety Expert to Head NOAA Office of Response and Restoration
1/22/08
— NOAA Administrator Expresses Concern over Satellite Contractor Delay
1/22/08
— Warmer Ocean Could Reduce Number of Atlantic Hurricane Landfalls
1/22/08
— NOAA Invests $3 Million for Unmanned Aircraft System Testing
1/18/08
— NOAA Funds $3.8 Million, Five-Year Project to Study, Manage Saginaw Bay Ecosystem
1/17/08
— Former Gray’s Reef Sanctuary Research Vessel Has Second Life as Home to Sea Creatures
1/17/08
— NOAA Considers Ways to Handle Sea Lions That Threaten Protected Salmon
1/17/08
— NOAA Satellites Help Rescue 353 People in 2007
1/16/08
— Critically Endangered Porpoise is Focus of New Research Report
1/16/08
— New NOAA Maps Show Big Island Has Most Live Coral of Main Hawaiian Islands
1/16/08
— Fishermen Will Use New Ways to Avoid Snaring Endangered Seabirds
1/16/08
— NOAA Accepting Grant Applications for K-12 Environmental Literacy Project
1/15/08
— 2007 was Tenth Warmest for U.S., Fifth Warmest Worldwide
1/14/08
— NOAA and Partners Recognize Newest Business to Join Dolphin SMART Program
1/9/08
— NOAA Determines White Marlin Not Threatened Nor Endangered
1/7/08
— NOAA Announces Appointment to North Pacific Fishery Management Council
1/4/08
— Sunspot is Harbinger of New Solar Cycle, Increasing Risk for Electrical Systems
1/3/08
— NOAA to Ensure Global Navigation Satellite System Accuracy
1/2/08
— U.S. Climate Change Science Program Issues Revised Research Plan