Month: December 2004

NOAA AND PARTNERS DISCOVER LIQUID CARBON DIOXIDE ‘CHAMPAGNE’ BUBBLES AT HYDROTHERMAL VENT What first appeared to be effervescent bubbles, like those in champagne, rising from a hydrothermal vent area in the northern Mariana Arc of the Pacific Ocean turned out to be liquid carbon dioxide. This is only the second location where the phenomenon has […]

U.S. Ocean Action Plan Issued by the White House The White House has issued a U.S. Ocean Action Plan, which contains the details of the Administration’s response to the report of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy. Subjects covered in the U.S. Action Plan include: Enhancing Ocean Leadership and Coordination; Advancing our Understanding of Oceans, […]

“Keep it Natural Carolinas” Creates Picture Perfect Opportunities for Santee National Wildlife Refuge Charleston, SC (December 20, 2004) South Carolina’s wildlife habitat, river corridors, and recreation areas will benefit from a donation provided by Natural Light and Natural Ice beers as well as a statewide public outreach campaign to encourage citizen involvement in conserving the […]

History Channel Features Commercial Fishing “Battered and fried or simply raw–seafood is a popular dish, no matter how you serve it. Americans consume more than 5-billion pounds yearly, an order that takes more than a fishing rod to fill and worries conservationists. We follow the fish, the fishermen, and the science trying to preserve fisheries […]

NOAA Offers New Educational Resources Featuring the Lionfish A new educational case study on the lionfish—a venomous invasive species from the Indian and western Pacific Oceans that is found off the coast of the mid-Atlantic—is now available from the NOAA’s National Ocean Service. The new product, called a Discovery Story, is available online at http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education. […]

Estimates of Atlantic Swordfish Landings Posted The Atlantic swordfish preliminary landings estimates and remaining quotas as of October 31, 2004, for the first semi-annual season of the 2004 fishing year are posted on the highly migratory species website. To view this update, go to:http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/swordfish_catch_statistics.htm Estimates of Atlantic Swordfish Landings Posted The Atlantic swordfish preliminary landings […]

Fourth Endangered Right Whale Found Dead; Agencies Move to Avoid Ship Strikes Last weekend, trained whale observers on U.S. Coast Guard flights located the carcass of a North Atlantic right whale southeast of Nantucket, MA. This is the fourth confirmed North Atlantic right whale death in 2004. Earlier this year, a calf beached and died […]