NOAA News ReleasesThe latest news releases from NOAA - the National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationSpecialized Surface Wind Instruments Fly Onboard Nations Hurricane Hunter Fleet- February 29, 2008 For the first time, Americas entire fleet of aircraft that fly through hurricanes now have instruments that measure surface winds, giving forecasters at NOAAs National Hurricane Center a better view of the intensity and the size of these powerful storm systems.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080229_hurricane.html NOAA Helps Natl Coral Reef Institute to Grow Coral in Laboratory to Restore Damaged Reefs- February 28, 2008 Scientists at the National Coral Reef Institute are currently growing more than 400 corals from the larval stage as part of NOAA-funded research, and will transplant them to restore damaged coral reefs. "NOAA strongly supports research that will help managers develop new tools to address coral restoration," said retired Navy Vice Adm. Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Ph.D., under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator. "In this Year of the Reef, such innovative approaches.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080228_coral.html NOAA, World Bank Join to Help Manage Water and Coastal Resources in Latin America- February 28, 2008 NOAA and the World Bank today announced that they have signed an agreement to work together to help developing nations manage water resources, combat drought, and measure changes in climate.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080228_worldbank.html Innovative Technology to Bring NOAA Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary to Classrooms Nationwide Mar. 2-7- February 27, 2008 NOAA's National Marine Sanctuary Program will use innovative Internet and satellite technology to transport students across the country to a scientific expedition in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. The experience, which will feature the use of broadcasts from autonomous underwater vehicles, will be accessible on the Internet and telecast to a network of partner Boys and Girls Clubs across the nation via satellite from Mar. 27.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080227_monterey.html NOAAs Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Seeks Citizen Stewards for Beach Watch Program- February 25, 2008 NOAAs Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary is now recruiting volunteers for its Beach Watch shoreline monitoring program, which played a key role in the response to the 2007 Cosco Busan oil spill. Orientations and training will be held beginning this spring at several San Francisco Bay Area locations.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080225_farallones.html Volunteers Count Whales in NOAAs Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary- February 25, 2008 More than 700 volunteers gathered data from the shores of Oahu, Kauai, the Big Island, and Kahoolawe for Saturdays annual Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Ocean Count.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080225_humpback.html NOAA Partners with New Shellfish Research Institute to Examine Ecological Effects of Growing Shellfish- February 22, 2008 NOAAs Milford Laboratory and the newly formed East Coast Shellfish Growers Research Institute have teamed up to study how growing and harvesting shellfish will affect the marine ecosystem. The partnership reaffirms the Bush Administration's support for a robust and healthy aquaculture industry, a focal point of President Bush's Ocean Action Plan.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080222_shellfish.html Southern Ocean Cruise to Probe Climate-Relevant Gases- February 21, 2008 This month more than 30 scientists will embark on a research cruise to the Southern Ocean, which surrounds Antarctica, where they will be battling natures elements to study how gases important to climate change move between the atmosphere and the ocean under high winds and seas.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080221_gases.html NOAA Announces Winners of Coastal and Ocean Management Awards- February 20, 2008 NOAA has selected the recipients of the 2008 Walter B. Jones Awards and NOAA Awards for Excellence in Coastal and Ocean Management. These biennial awards recognize coastal stewards, graduate students, state and local government, and non-governmental organizations for their outstanding efforts in coastal and ocean management.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080220_awards.html Oregon Researchers Study Widespread Areas of Low Oxygen off Northwest Coast- February 15, 2008 A team of scientists studying the California Current a slow-moving mass of cold water that travels south along the coast from British Columbia to Baja California are seeing increasing areas of water off Washington and Oregon with little or no oxygen, possibly resulting in the deaths of marine animals that cannot leave the low-oxygen areas.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080215_lowoxygen.html |