Competition to Design Fishing Gear Aimed at Reducing Bycatch NOAA, along with a group of aquariums, universities and conservation organizations, is sponsoring The Smart Gear Competition, a contest to develop designs for practical, cost-effective solutions to reduce the incidental catch of sea turtles, cetaceans, fish bycatch and other non-target species in either fixed gear or […]
NOAA REPORTS COOL SUMMER, SEVENTH COLDEST AUGUST ON RECORD ACROSS THE LOWER 48 STATES; RECORD NUMBER OF NAMED ATLANTIC TROPICAL CYCLONES FOR AUGUST Sept. 16, 2004  The contiguous United States experienced its 16th coolest summer (June-August) on record and seventh coolest August, according to scientists at NOAA Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. While […]
NOAA ISSUES FINAL RULE IMPLEMENTING THE INTERNATIONAL DOLPHIN CONSERVATION PROGRAM ACT The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service published final regulations implementing the International Dolphin Conservation Program Act. NOAA is an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce. “These regulations contain very few substantive changes from the interim final regulations that have […]
NOAA OCEAN SERVICE PROVIDES KEY BEHIND THE SCENES HURRICANE SERVICES Sept. 15, 2004  While the NOAA National Weather Service continues to be the public face of NOAA during hurricane season, other offices are assisting in both the preparation for, and the recovery from each hurricane’s impact. The NOAA Ocean Service is home to several […]
Updated Right Whale Recovery Plan is Available for Public Comment NOAA Fisheries has recently updated a 1991 Recovery Plan for the North Atlantic Right Whale. Historically depleted by commercial whaling, the North Atlantic right whale population is considered highly endangered, with present numbers of approximately 300 individuals. The population is impacted both directly and indirectly […]
NOAA Fisheries Hosts Two Public Forums on Recreational Fisheries Data NOAA Fisheries’ Southeast Regional Office (SERO) will host two Recreational Data Forums. Tuesday, October 12, 2004, at the Edgewater Beach Resort in Panama City, Florida, and Thursday, September 23, 2004, at the Pawley Plantation, 70 Tanglewood Drive, Pawley’s Island, South Carolina. Dr. Roy Crabtree, SE […]
CIVIL WAR CANNONS REMOVED FROM HISTORIC USS MONITOR GUN TURRETMariners’ Museum, NOAA, Northrop Grumman Newport News Join in Effort The two historic 11-inch Dahlgren smooth-bore cannons from Civil War ironclad USS Monitor were carefully removed today from the vessel’s iconic gun turret where they had been shielded for more than 142 years. Conservators from The […]
NOAA ANNOUNCES THE RETURN OF EL NIÑO Sept. 10, 2004  NOAA declared today that El Niño is back but this time around in a weaker state. “El Niño conditions have developed in the tropical Pacific and are expected to last through early 2005,” said Jim Laver, director of the NOAA Climate Prediction Center. “At […]
NTSB TO ASSESS STATE ACTIONS TO REDUCE HIGHWAYAND BOATING DEATHS AT SEPTEMBER 14 MEETING************************************************************The National Transportation Safety Board holds a public Board meeting Tuesday, September 14, at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L’Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C.The meeting will focus on a discussion of the NTSB’s “Most Wanted List” of […]
SCIENTISTS GATHER DATA DURING FRANCES TO SAVE LIVES, PROPERTY BUT ALSO TO ADVANCE RESEARCH Sept. 7, 2004  During the trek across the Atlantic of Hurricane Frances, NOAA collected specialized data that are required to support forecasting operations at the NOAA Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla., that go into the watches and warnings that help […]
