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  • NOAA’s Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Propose ESA Listing Changes for the Loggerhead Sea Turtle
    NOAA’s Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), jointly referred to as the Services, announced today their joint determination that the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) is globally comprised of nine distinct population segments (DPSs) that qualify as “species” for listing as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). 
  • Hurricane Forecasters Bring Preparedness Message to Atlantic, Mexico and Caribbean
    NOAA and the U.S. Air Force Reserve will host a series of public events from March 18 to 27 in six coastal communities in Bermuda, Mexico and the Caribbean to urge residents to prepare for the upcoming hurricane season. 
  • NOAA and Gloucester Seafood Display Auction Settle Three Cases
    NOAA and Gloucester Fish Exchange, Inc. (owner of the Gloucester Seafood Display Auction) agreed late yesterday to settle three pending enforcement cases that involved allegations of handling illegally caught fish and maintaining false records.
  • NOAA Provides $10 Million to Support New England Groundfish Fishery
    NOAA announced today an additional $10 million to preserve fishing opportunities for the New England fishing industry and continue the development of a new sector program in the groundfish fishery. Over the last two years, a total of $47.2 million has been committed to the groundfish fishery and the transition to sectors.
  • Researchers Issue Outlook for a Significant New England "Red Tide"; in 2010
    Today, scientists from the NOAA-funded Gulf of Maine Toxicity project issued an outlook for a significant regional bloom of a toxic alga that causes ‘red tides’ in the spring and summer of this year, potentially threatening the New England shellfish industry.
  • Commerce Department Proposes Establishment of NOAA Climate Service
    Individuals and decision-makers across widely diverse sectors – from agriculture to energy to transportation – increasingly are asking NOAA for information about climate change in order to make the best choices for their families, communities and businesses. To meet the rising tide of these requests, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today announced the intent to create a NOAA Climate Service line office dedicated to bringing together the agency’s strong climate science and service delivery capabilities.
  • NOAA: U.S. Winter and February Cooler Than Average
    NOAA’s State of the Climate report for the winter season (December through February) and the month of February, state that temperatures were below normal for the contiguous United States. The winter season was wetter than normal; however precipitation in February alone was slightly below average.
  • Statement From Dr. Jane Lubchenco on the Death of Sam D. Hamilton, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
    I was deeply saddened to learn of Sam Hamilton’s untimely death this weekend. Sam was a wonderful colleague for whom we at NOAA had deep admiration. The NOAA family shares in this great loss to the conservation community, and we extend our sincere condolences to Sam’s family and to all of our colleagues at the Department of the Interior.
  • Caribbean Surface Current Data Now Available to Rescuers, Hazmat Crews
    A new NOAA data feed will streamline search and rescue efforts and hazardous material cleanups in the Caribbean. Measurements of surface current speed and direction off the west coast of Puerto Rico are now feeding into a single Web site, making the information easily accessible and understandable to a broad user community of ocean rescuers and responders for the first time.
  • Statement by Dr. Lubchenco, NOAA administrator, on Voluntary Remand of Hydropower Biological Opinion
    We’re pleased that the court views the Adaptive Management Implementation Plan as a positive development. We’re ready to proceed with the voluntary three-month remand as the court outlined in its proposed order so the court may consider the AMIP in evaluating the 2008 Biological Opinion.
  • Up Close: NOAA's Green Ship Initiative Led By Dennis Donahue And GLERL's Ship Operations Group
    Thanks to the innovations put in place by NOAA marine superintendent, Dennis Donahue, and the 'Green Ships Initiative,' all three of NOAA's Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory large diesel research vessels operate fully on bio-based, vegetable products. The R/V Huron Explorer, R/V Shenehon and R/V Laurentian, all use 100 percent soy biodiesel for engine fuel, canola-based motor oil and vegetable-based hydraulic oil for its deck crane, winches, transmission, and steering gear. Not only is this a cost effective way to help reduce environmental emissions, but it also has improved both ship performance and crew health and safety. The ships are the first in the U.S. fleet to operate on 100 percent bio-based products and GLERL has already received two national level awards for this environmental effort.
  • NOAA’s Special Agents and Enforcement Officers Undaunted By Mission
    Considering the 3.44 million square miles that comprise federal waters, is twice the size of the entire land mass of the United States, protecting resources withing this marine zone could be seen as a daunting task. However, for the 220 NOAA employees within NOAA Fisheries Service’s Office of Law Enforcement, this is just everyday business.
  • Behind The Scenes: NOAA’s North Atlantic Hurricane Seasonal Outlook
    While meteorologists at the NOAA National Hurricane Center predict the track and strength of individual storms, the annual Hurricane Seasonal Outlook is an official forecast product of NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. It’s the job of NOAA’s seasonal hurricane forecasters to predict tropical storm and hurricane activity over the entire six-month season.
  • Summer Weather Can Promote Poor Air Quality – NOAA’s Air Quality Forecast Guidance Helps Predict It
    In many parts of the country, the arrival of summer signals the start of air pollution season. Fortunately, the NOAA National Weather Service’s air quality forecast guidance, produced in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, helps provide air quality forecasters and the public with information on predicted air quality conditions they need as they plan their daily activities. NOAA’s involvement in air quality forecasting stems from the fact that air quality and weather go hand in hand. Weather can promote both the formation or degradation of various airborne pollutants and can disperse/transport them from one part of the country to another, thus making air quality a national issue.
  • All Eyes Are on the Sun After NOAA-Led Solar Cycle 24 Panel Predicts Upcoming Period of Intense Solar Storms
    All eyes are on the sun now that the NOAA-led Solar Cycle 24 Prediction Panel released its official consensus solar cycle forecast at the Space Weather Workshop in Boulder, Colo., yesterday. “The next 11-year cycle of solar storms will most likely start next March and peak in late 2011 or mid-2012,” said Doug Biesecker, a solar physicist from the NOAA Space Environment Center in Boulder, Colo., who also chaired the NASA-funded 12-person panel.
  • Skywarn Storm Spotters Have Their Eyes on the Sky for NOAA’s National Weather Service
    Spring marks the start of the severe weather season across much of the nation and the NOAA National Weather Service will be there for you if severe weather threatens your area. But did you ever wonder what you can do to help protect yourself, your family and neighbors? Have you considered becoming a trained NOAA Skywarn storm spotter? A trained storm spotter knows their local weather hazards, the visual clues of threatening weather and how to get critical weather information to the local weather service office and emergency managers in a timely manner.
  • Up Close: Steve Murawski — Top Scientist for NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service and Leader Of NOAA’s Ecosystem Goal Team
    Steve Murawski has a lot more than just fish on this plate these days. Not only is he the Director of Scientific Programs and Chief Science Advisor at the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, but he also serves as leader of NOAA’s Ecosystem Goal Team, which integrates the agency’s many ecological activities across its various offices.
  • NOAA Engages In International Polar Science Effort
    Over the next two years, NOAA will join more than 50,000 people from 63 countries at the poles as part of the fourth International Polar Year, the largest internationally coordinated scientific research effort ever attempted at the poles. From March 1, 2007, through March 9, 2009, scientists from across the globe will collaborate on expeditions and research projects to monitor the health of the polar regions and assess their role in and impact on global climate systems.



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