Category: SC

NEW FEDERAL PERMIT FOR SHRIMP FISHERMEN REQUIREDMOREHEAD CITY(Feb. 13, 2006) – Beginning April 11, shrimpers working in federal waters off the southeastern United States will be required to obtain a permit from NOAA Fisheries.Any shrimp trawler harvesting or possessing brown, pink or white shrimp (penaeid shrimp) in or from federal waters from North Carolina through […]

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 […]