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UNDERSEA TECHNOLOGIES HELP NOAA “GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THINGS” The ocean covers more than 70 percent of the Earth’s surface and much of it remains unexplored. Over the past few decades, technology has enabled humans to explore more of this underwater realm. Since NOAA’s mission is “to understand and predict changes in the Earth’s […]

Request that NMFS immediately extend the Winter Bluefin Fishery January 16, 2006 Dr. Bill Hogarth>br>Assistant Administrator for FisheriesNational Marine Fisheries Service1315 East West Highway, Room 14555Silver Spring, MD 20910(sent via fax and mail) Dear Bill:We appreciate the previous NMFS action to lift the RFDs for the past two weekends. Unfortunately the combination of gale force […]

Commercial Landings of Bluefin tuna As of 01/23/06 fishing year landings of Atlantic bluefin tuna are as follows: The coast wide General category has landed 230.8 mt out of 708.3 mt to date. The Harpoon category closed at: 23.1 mt out of 90.0 mt. Longline North: 22.5 mt out of 116.3 mt to date. Longline […]

NOAA SEEKS COMMENT ON PROPOSED AUTHORIZATION FOR THE HARASSMENT OF MARINE MAMMALS NOAA Fisheries Service is seeking comments now through Feb. 22, 2006, on a proposal from the U.S. Air Force to conduct air-to-surface gunnery exercises in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida. The exercises conducted from Eglin Air Force Base may […]

NOAA SATELLITES PLAY KEY ROLE IN 222 RESCUES IN 2005More Beacons Registered During the Year NOAA satellites helped save 222 people throughout the United States and its surrounding waters from potentially life-threatening emergencies in 2005. NOAA’s polar and geostationary satellites, along with Russia’s Cospas spacecraft, are part of the sophisticated, international Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided […]