NOAA News Releases

The latest news releases from NOAA - the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NOAA Begins Ocean Data Integration Effort - April 30, 2008

NOAA has launched a major initiative to link together a wealth of ocean observation data from a wide variety of federal and non-federal sources.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080430_oceandata.html

Remarks by VADM Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., US Navy (Ret.) to Maryland Space Business Roundtable PDF - April 29, 2008

Remarks by VADM Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., US Navy (Ret.) to the Maryland Space Business Roundtable; April 29, 2008.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/images/lautenbacher_remarks.pdf

NOAA Recognizes Arlington County, Va., as StormReady - April 28, 2008

Arlington County, Va., has become the fifth Washington, D.C., metropolitan county to become StormReady, making more than 63 percent of metro Washington D.C. StormReady.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080428_arlington.html

Carbon Dioxide, Methane Rise Sharply in 2007 - April 23, 2008

Last year alone global levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide, the primary driver of global climate change, increased by 0.6 percent, or 19 billion tons. Additionally methane rose by 27 million tons after nearly a decade with little or no increase.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080423_methane.html

Draft Monument Management Plan Released For Public Review and Comment - April 23, 2008

In the spirit of Earth Day, Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle, Deputy Secretary of the Interior Lynn Scarlett, and retired Navy Vice Adm. Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Ph.D., undersecretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator, gathered at Washington Place today to announce the availability of the Papahnaumokukea Marine National Monument Draft Management Plan and associated Environmental Assessment for public review and comment.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080423_monumentplan.html

NOAAs Fisheries Service Extends Decision on Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Listing - April 21, 2008

NOAAs Fisheries Service will extend the final decision on listing Cook Inlet beluga whales up to six months, which will give NOAA researchers time to prepare a 2008 population abundance estimate before the agency decides whether or not to list the population under the Endangered Species Act.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080421_beluga.html

NOAAs Fisheries Service Outlines Measures to Prevent Overfishing of Sandbar and Other Sharks - April 17, 2008

NOAAs Fisheries Service has outlined new measures to prevent overfishing and rebuild the number of sandbar and other shark species. The public may comment on the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) until May 19.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080417_shark.html

NOAA and Partners Offer Unprecedented Online Collection of Scientific Research from Northern California Marine Sanctuaries - 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. The Web site, http:sanctuarysimon.org, integrates scientific monitoring data from Gulf of the Farallones, Cordell Bank and Monterey Bay national marine sanctuaries three contiguous, federally protected marine areas off California's northern central coast.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080416_simon.html

International Experts to Meet in Florida Keys to Discuss Climate Change Effects on Coral Reefs - April 16, 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.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080416_coralclimate.html

NOAAs Fisheries Service Says Herring in Lynn Canal Not Endangered - April 15, 2008

Herring in Lynn Canal, near Juneau, Alaska, should not be listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act since they are similar to other herring populations in the area that are being considered for listing, according to NOAAs Fisheries Service.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080415_herring.html