NOAA News ReleasesThe latest news releases from NOAA - the National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationDraft Management Plan for NOAAs Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Released for Public Review and Comment- May 6, 2008 NOAA today released a comprehensive draft management plan and environmental assessment for Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary for public review and comment. Based on several years of scientific study and extensive public input, the plan recommends specific actions to address issues impacting the sanctuary.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080506_stellwagen.html NOAA's Fisheries Service Issues Far-Reaching Plans for Protecting Northwest Salmon- May 5, 2008 NOAA's Fisheries Service, the federal agency charged with protecting Northwest salmon listed under the Endangered Species Act, released today a trio of biological opinions that provide comprehensive, far-reaching plans for the protected salmon species.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080505_salmon.html Key Climate Sensor Restored to NPOESS- May 2, 2008 A sensor considered critical in monitoring global climate will be restored to the first satellite scheduled to fly in the National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) top officials from NOAA, NASA, and the Air Force said yesterday.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080502_npoess.html Arctic, Antarctic: Poles Apart in Climate Response- May 2, 2008 While the Arctic and the Antarctic experience similar greenhouse gas levels and solar radiation, each region responds in a dramatically different way, especially in temperature and loss of sea ice, says an international team of scientists that includes a NOAA oceanographer. While the Arctic is warming, most of Antarctica is not, largely because of the ozone hole, but projections indicate that is likely to change.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080502_arctic.html Fishery Failure Declared for West Coast Salmon Fishery- May 1, 2008 Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez today declared a commercial fishery failure for the West Coast salmon fishery due to historically low salmon returns. Also today, NOAAs Fisheries Service issued regulations to close or severely limit recreational and commercial salmon fishing in the area.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080501_fisheryfailure.html |