Fishery Management Council Appointments Announced U.S. Department of Commerce announced this week the appointment of Richard L. Gray, Jr., to the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council and the reappointment of David W. Ortmann to the Pacific Fishery Management Council. Gray is a recreational fisherman from Beaufort, S.C, and Ortmann is a fisheries biologist from Couer […]
NOAA, PARTNERS HAIL MAJOR SPACE COMMUNICATIONS BREAKTHROUGH A new, high-speed data chipset is poised to move communication in space 100 times faster than existing integrated circuits used in space. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officials today said the chipset, developed as the first of its kind for space applications, will be used in the future […]
NOAA AWARDS MORE THAN $4.6 MILLION TO SUPPORT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR UNDERSEA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYGrant Awarded to the University of Mississippi The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $4,684,000 grant to the University of Mississippi to support undersea research through its National Institute for Undersea Science and Technology. NOAA is an agency of […]
NOAA AWARDS MORE THAN $500,000 TO NORTH CAROLINA FOR ESTUARY RESEARCH The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration granted $555,000 to the North Carolina Department of Environmental and Natural Resources to support the state’s estuarine research reserve. NOAA is an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The grant will help the state operate and manage […]
NOAA AWARDS MORE THAN $3.6 MILLION TO WILD AMERICAN SHRIMP, INC. TO MARKET DOMESTIC SHRIMP The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration granted $3,670,926 to Wild American Shrimp, Inc., an organization that assists the domestic shrimp industry, to help market domestic shrimp. NOAA is an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The project supported by […]
NOAA DIVERS HELP IDENTIFY HISTORIC SHIPWRECK OFF ALASKA July 28, 2004  Divers working 80 feet below the surface of Monk’s Lagoon off Kodiak Island, Alaska, have identified a shipwreck first discovered in July of 2003 as the Russian-American Company ship Kad’yak, lost in 1860. The team will continue to map the wreck and recover […]
NOAA, LOUISIANA SCIENTISTS ISSUE “DEAD ZONE” FORECAST July 26, 2004  A team of NOAA scientists, the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium and Louisiana State University is forecasting that the “Dead Zone” off the coast of Louisiana and Texas this summer should be roughly the same size as it has been since 1990. This summer’s Dead […]
Open comment period on NOAA’s updated Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan is available at the NOAA Strategic Planning Office Web site, www.spo.noaa.gov. NOAA is asking for comments by 5:00 P.M. Eastern time on August 27, 2004. Comments may be submitted via e-mail to: st****************@**aa.gov, or sent to Dr. James H. Butler, NOAA Strategic Planning Office, […]
Recreational Fisheries Draft Strategic Plan Public Meeting in Virginia Beach, Virginia NOAA Fisheries and the Coastal Conservation Association of Virginia, are hosting the final in a series of constituent meetings at the Oceans East 2 Tackle Shop, in order to receive input for the development of a marine recreational fisheries management plan for the next […]
Sea Turtle Handling Workshops Scheduled for Fishermen NOAA Fisheries will hold voluntary workshops on the proper use of sea turtle handling and release equipment and on the current regulations for the pelagic longline fishery. The techniques that will be demonstrated at the workshops are required by fishermen using pelagic longline gear and will greatly increase […]
