House Passes NOAA Conference Report Providing $3.9 Billion in FY ’06 On November 7th the House by a vote of 397-19 adopted the Conference Report to HR 2862(HRpt 109-272), the FY 2006 Science, State, Justice and Commerce Appropriations bill, which contains NOAA funding. The Senate is expected to adopt the report during the week of […]
BIZARRE FOSSIL SEA MONSTER EMERGES FROM ARGENTINE DESERT Top Predator Feasted on Marine Reptiles and Other Sea CreaturesWASHINGTON–A large fossil sea monster with a head like a carnivorous dinosaur and a tail like a fish’s has been discovered in Argentina’s Neuquén Basin at the foot of the Andes. The scientist who found the specimen is […]
Fifth Group of Endangered Whooping Cranes Departs on Ultralight-guided Flight to Florida Twenty whooping cranes began their ultralight-led flight from the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge in Wisconsin today – the fifth generation of birds taking part in a landmark reintroduction effort sponsored by the Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership. The Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership (WCEP), an […]
SEAFOOD CONSUMPTION REACHES RECORD LEVELS IN 2004Americans Eating More Shrimp, Fresh and Frozen Seafood Nov. 9, 2005  Seafood consumption rose for the third straight year in 2004, as Americans ate a record 16.6 pounds of fish and shellfish per person, the NOAA Fisheries Service announced today. This and more agency data will be officially […]
NTSB ACTING CHAIRMAN SAYS PASSENGER FERRIES NEED AN AGGRESSIVE SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Washington DC – National Transportation Safety Board Acting Chairman Mark V. Rosenker today said the nation’s passenger ferries need aggressive safety management systems. He encouraged ship owners and operators to use a safety management system to resolve safety problems before casualties or incidents […]
Updated Blue Crab Assessment Available The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office, working with the Chesapeake Bay Fisheries Steering Committee, has released the 2005 Stock Assessment of the Blue Crab in the Chesapeake Bay. The assessment concludes that the Chesapeake Bay blue crab, although at a low level of abundance, is neither overfished nor currently experiencing overfishing. […]
SI Ferry Captain Speaks 11/4/2005 According to reports, the captain of the Staten Island ferry that slammed into a pier and killed 11 people when its assistant pilot fell asleep says he initially lied about where he was during the crash because he wanted to share the blame. “I felt I had a responsibility as […]
UPDATE ON THE INVESTIGATION OF THE CAPSIZING OF THE ETHAN ALLEN IN LAKE GEORGE, NEW YORK Washington, DC — On October 2, the National Transportation Safety Board dispatched a team of investigators to the scene of the capsizing of the vessel Ethan Allen at Lake George, New York. Twenty passengers died in the accident. The […]
NOAA RESEARCHERS STUDY RIVERS OF THE SKY Although it probably never occurs to the average person gazing up into a clear blue sky on a tranquil day, the atmosphere can be riven by enormous channels, hundreds of miles wide that are very similar to the rivers that course through the landscape. Even less likely are […]
MAJOR CORAL BLEACHING EVENT EXPANDS ACROSS CARIBBEAN, SEVERE IN PUERTO RICO AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDSNOAA’s New Coral Reef Watch Satellite Bleaching Alerts Aiding Managers Oct. 25, 2005  NOAA reports that a major coral bleaching event is underway in the Caribbean and may result in significant coral death in much of the region. Currently, the […]
