Nov. 3, 2008-- During the season's first rains, citizens in nine central coast cities sampled storm water flowing into NOAA's Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary on Nov. 3 as part of the "First Flush" volunteer water quality monitoring program.
Aug. 15, 2008-- A team of maritime heritage archaeologists from NOAA’s National Marine Sanctuaries have discovered the shipwreck remains of the 1837 British whaling ship Gledstanes. The shipwreck was found off Kure Atoll within the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument during a month-long expedition to discover and document shipwrecks in monument waters.
Aug. 11, 2008-- Scientists from NOAA’s Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and partnering research institutions will embark on a nine-day research expedition Aug. 8 aboard the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster to monitor the health of coral reefs along almost 200 miles of the Florida Reef tract, the largest coral reef in the continental United States.
July
7, 2008--
NOAA will lead a research expedition July 7-26 to study the wrecks of three German submarines sunk by U.S. forces in 1942 off the coast of North Carolina during the Battle of the Atlantic.
June
27, 2008--
Today, NOAA christened a new, state-of-the-art research vessel that
will enhance the study and protection of Flower Garden Banks National
Marine Sanctuary in the Gulf of Mexico. The 83-foot R/V Manta will operate out of Galveston, Texas, where the sanctuary is headquartered.
June
26, 2008
-- Santa Barbara and Ventura County residents and visitors can now
explore Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary without getting their
feet wet through new state-of-the-art touch screen NOAA kiosks located
at four sites along the coast.
May
13, 2008 -- NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
announced today it is offering "Ocean Guardian" grants of up to $6,000
to a number of California schools whose students create a school or
community-based conservation project that protects their local
watershed and the ocean.
April
16, 2008 -- NOAA and partners have launched a comprehensive,
user-friendly online resource featuring the latest scientific research
conducted within three West Coast national marine sanctuaries.
April
14, 2008 -- Coral experts from the Caribbean, Central and
South America, and Florida will gather at a NOAA-hosted workshop this
month to share strategies for mitigating and managing the impacts of
coral bleaching and climate change on reefs in the Caribbean and other
regions.
April
4, 2008 -- The fragile and unique marine ecosystems of the
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands encompassed by the Papahānaumokuākea
Marine National Monument will receive additional protection under a new
internationally recognized designation announced today by NOAA.
March
18, 2008 -- The public is invited to provide input on the
creation of a special research area in NOAA’s
Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary during a comment period
open through April 21. If established, the research area would dedicate
a portion of the sanctuary’s waters to scientific
investigation and exploration.