Brunswick, Zodiac Drop Suit A lawsuit filed by Zodiac and its affiliated companies against Brunswick Corporation will be dismissed, according to an agreement reached last week by the two companies. Last summer, Zodiac of North America Inc., Zodiac International and its AVON Inflatables Ltd. Subsidiary filed a lawsuit against Brunswick Corporation that alleged Brunswick’s Amanzi […]
NOAA REPORTS NORTHEASTERN U.S. COLDER-THAN-AVERAGE IN JANUARYREST OF COUNTRY CLOSER TO NORMAL TEMPERATURES States from the Carolinas to the Northeast and Midwest were colder than average in January, while temperatures were closer to normal in much of the rest of the country, according to scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Climatic […]
NOAA SEEKS FEEDBACK FROM GOES SATELLITE DATA USERS The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will hold a conference for Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) data users May 10-13 in Broomfield, Colo. The meeting will provide users with the status of the future GOES-R satellite constellation instruments and operations. NOAA is an agency of the […]
NOAA FISHERIES PREPARES FOR BUYBACK BIDDINGThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) announced today the opening of bidding in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Island crab buyback. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The bidding opens on March 5, 2004. […]
Restoration Continues at Grounding SiteRestoration activities continue at the Adaro grounding site in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. The Adaro, a 68-ft sport fishing vessel, went hard aground at Grecian Rocks reef in August 2003, creating twin trenches across the reef crest. The restoration work consists primarily of backfilling the trenches with a combination […]
PARTNERSHIPS THEME OF NATIONAL SEVERE WEATHER WORKSHOP Severe weather experts, including Weather Channel meteorologist Jim Cantore and forecasters from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Weather Service will discuss tornadoes, flash floods, lightning and responses to hazardous weather during the fourth annual National Severe Weather Workshop to be held March 4-6, 2004, at […]
Topsail Inlet Surveyed: 3 February 2004 2/5/04 Original Horizontal Coordinates: NAD 83, North Carolina – 3200, U.S. Survey Feet Translated Horizontal Coordinates: NAD 83 Geographic Text File and Center Line “See Below” Get Yours HERE Name Input Output “tide_gage” 221196.62000 N 34 21.0116973 N 2406131.34000 E 77 39.2686102 W Convergence 00 46 35.74541 Scale Factor […]
NOAA HONORED WITH WORKPLACE EXCELLENCE SEAL OF APPROVAL The Commerce Department’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has been recognized by the Maryland Work-Life Alliance with its Workplace Excellence Seal of Approval. The award is given to members of the Maryland business community “dedicated to establishing a workplace culture that allows today’s workforce to achieve […]
NOAA FISHERIES TO AWARD $900,000 FOR PROJECTS THROUGH THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT Funding Will Benefit Conservation and Research The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) will award more than $900,000 to six Atlantic coast states and two territories to conserve and protect threatened and endangered marine species under the Endangered […]
NOAA FISHERIES ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF IDENTIFICATION GUIDEFOR SHARKS, TUNAS AND BILLFISHES NOAA Fisheries, in partnership with Rhode Island Sea Grant, today released a Guide to Sharks, Tunas & Billfishes of the U.S. Atlantic & Gulf of Mexico. The book presents 44 of the sharks, tunas and billfishes commonly found in these waters. NOAA Fisheries is […]
