NOAA News ReleasesThe latest news releases from NOAA - the National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationNew NOAA Maps Show Big Island Has Most Live Coral of Main Hawaiian Islands- January 16, 2008 New coral reef maps released by NOAA reveal that the Big Island of Hawaii has the highest percentage of live coral of the main Hawaiian islands.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080116_hawaiicoral.html Fishermen Will Use New Ways to Avoid Snaring Endangered Seabirds- January 16, 2008 Fishing fleets from more than 30 countries on the high seas of the Atlantic and Pacific will now use new ways to avoid accidentally snaring seabirds going after bait on long lines.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080116_seabird.html NOAA Accepting Grant Applications for K-12 Environmental Literacy Project- January 16, 2008 NOAA's Office of Education is now accepting applications for environmental literacy projects to promote changes in K-12 education in effort to expand the amount of Earth system science taught in the classroom and improve student learning of the subject.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080116_environmental.html NOAA and Partners Recognize Newest Business to Join Dolphin SMART Program- January 14, 2008 NOAAs Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and its partners today accepted the third charter operator into a new program created to help protect wild dolphins in the Keys. Key West Eco Tours officially joined the Dolphin SMART program after successfully meeting standards that promote responsible viewing of dolphins in the wild.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080114_dolphinsmart.html NOAA Determines White Marlin Not Threatened Nor Endangered- January 9, 2008 NOAAs Fisheries Service announced today that the Atlantic white marlin, a billfish highly prized by recreational anglers, does not warrant listing as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act. Based on the biological status of the species and consideration of the ESA listing factors, the species is not in danger of extinction.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080109_marlin.html U.S. Climate Change Science Program Issues Revised Research Plan- January 2, 2008 The U.S. Climate Change Science Program Revised Research Plan Summary is available in the Federal Register and online for review and comment by the public.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080102_researchplan.html |