NOAA News Releases

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

Commerce Department Re-Appoints Benigno Sablan to Fishery Management Council - August 29, 2008

The Commerce Department has announced the re-appointment of Benigno M. Sablan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, to the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080829_sablan.html

NOAA To Hold Public Hearing on FoothillEastern Transportation Corridor Agency Federal Consistency Appeal - August 25, 2008

NOAA, an agency of the Commerce Department, has scheduled a public hearing for Sept. 22, 2008 in Del Mar, Calif. to receive public comments concerning a Coastal Zone Management Act consistency appeal filed by the FoothillEastern Transportation Corridor Agency (TCA).
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080825_hearing.html

NOAA Honors Leader of New Hampshire Estuarine Reserve With Dr. Nancy Foster Award - August 19, 2008

NOAA's Fisheries Service chief science adviser Steven A. Murawski today presented the 2008 Dr. Nancy Foster Habitat Conservation Award to Peter Wellenberger, manager of the NOAA Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, for his three decades of commitment to stewardship, research and outreach concerning our nation's estuaries.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080819_nancyfosteraward.html

NOAA Announces New Southeast Marine Weather Web Site - August 19, 2008

NOAA has launched a one-stop Southeast Marine Weather Internet portal offering marine weather forecasts and real-time coastal wind and water condition information for the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida and Alabama.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080819_marinewebsite.html

Students Selected for 2008 NOAA Scholarships Honoring Dr. Nancy Foster - August 18, 2008

NOAA has selected nine scholars as national recipients of the Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarships as outstanding graduate-level scholars in the fields of marine biology, coastal resource management, and maritime archeology.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080818_foster.html

NOAA: Fifth Warmest July on Record for Globe - August 15, 2008

The combined average global land and ocean surface temperature for July 2008 tied with 2001 and 2003 as the fifth warmest July since worldwide records began in 1880, according to an analysis by NOAAs National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080815_ncdc.html

NOAAs Oldest Ship, John N. Cobb, to be Retired - August 13, 2008

NOAA ship John N. Cobb, the oldest and only wooden hulled ship in the NOAA fleet, will be decommissioned today in Seattle after 58 years of service.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080813_cobb.html

NOAA Names New Head of Global Monitoring Division - August 12, 2008

NOAA research chemist James Butler has been named director of the Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL) division that monitors the Earths atmosphere.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080813_globalmonitoringdivision.html

NOAA Research Expedition Seeks Details of Coral Disease Impacts in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary - August 11, 2008

Scientists from NOAAs Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and partnering research institutions will embark on a nine-day research expedition Aug. 8 aboard the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster to monitor the health of coral reefs along almost 200 miles of the Florida Reef tract, the largest coral reef in the continental United States.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080811_coraldisease.html

Maritime Heritage Expedition Underway at Papahnaumokukea Marine National Monument - August 11, 2008

A 29-day research expedition is underway in the Papahnaumokukea Marine National Monument through Aug. 28, 2008. Maritime archeologists from NOAAs Office of National Marine Sanctuaries will conduct survey work to identify and assess shipwreck sites for the purposes of management and preservation.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080811_heritage.html