2006 Striped Bass Season for Roanoke River Opens March 1RALEIGH, N.C. (Feb. 13, 2006)  The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will open the lower Roanoke River to striped bass fishing from March 1 through April 15 and the upper Roanoke River from March 15 through April 30. The lower Roanoke River is defined as the […]
NOAA ANNOUNCES CONTRACT AWARD FOR GEOSTATIONARY LIGHTNING MAPPER NOAA and NASA announced today that Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company Advanced Technology Center, of Palo Alto, Calif., Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corporation, of Broomfield, Colo., and ITT Industries Space Systems Division, of Fort Wayne, Ind., were each awarded a $2 million dollar contract for the formulation […]
NOAA REPORTS RECORD WARM JANUARY ACROSS THE U.S.Warmer Temperatures Result in Lower Residential Energy Demand The United States had its warmest January on record, with an average temperature of 39.5 °F, which is 8.5° F (4.7°C) above the 1895-2005 mean of 31.0° F, according to NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. The higher […]
NOAA budget request includes $1 billion for Ecosystems Program President Bush’s proposed 2007 budget, announced today, includes $1,076 million for NOAA’s Ecosystem Program, including a net program increase of $107.6 million. NOAA’s total budget request is $3.68 billion, a net program increase of $345 million. Retired Navy Vice Adm. Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Ph.D., under secretary […]
NOAA budget request includes $170 million for Commerce and Transportation Program President Bush’s proposed 2007 budget, announced today, includes $170 million for NOAA’s Commerce and Transportation Program, including a net program increase of $19.5 million. NOAA’s total budget request is $3.68 billion, including a net program increase of $345 million. Retired Navy Vice Adm. Conrad […]
NOAA budget request includes $904 million for Weather and Water Programs President Bush’s proposed 2007 budget, announced today, includes $904 million for NOAA’s Weather and Water Programs, including a net program increase of $46.1 million. NOAA’s total budget request is $3.68 billion, including a net program increase of $345 million. Retired Navy Vice Adm. Conrad […]
NOAA budget request includes $230 million for Climate Program President Bush’s proposed 2007 budget, announced today, includes $230 million for NOAA’s Climate Program, including a net program increase of $24.1 million. NOAA’s total budget request is $3.68 billion, including a net program increase of $345 million. Retired Navy Vice Adm. Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Ph.D., under […]
NOAA ADMINISTRATOR ANNOUNCES 2007 BUDGET REQUEST Retired Navy Vice Adm. Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Ph.D., undersecretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator, outlined highlights of President Bush’s proposed 2007 budget for NOAA. Lautenbacher said NOAA’s request totals $3.68 billion, including program increases of $345 million. “This proposed budget is a clear indication of […]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Approves Four Nontoxic Shot TypesThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently approved four new nontoxic shot types for waterfowl and coot hunting in the United States. “The Service’s approval of these four shot types demonstrates our determination to make it easier for waterfowl hunters to comply with the restrictions on […]
HEARING THE WHALES: NOAA TRACKS WHALE CALLS OVER LARGE DISTANCES NOAA researchers and their partners have developed passive listening devices designed to record the calls of the Earth’s great whales. These moored autonomous hydrophones record sounds in the water, but do not actively emit sounds themselves. The new technology can be applied world-wide to investigate […]
