TESTIMONY OF REBECCA LENT, Ph.D. DEPUTY ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON FISHERIES CONSERVATION, WILDLIFE AND OCEANS COMMITTEE ON RESOURCES U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HEARING ON H.R. 3378, the MARINE TURTLE CONSERVATION ACT OF 2003 MARCH 25, 2004 Mr. Chairman and Members […]
Sea Turtle Protection and Conservation Sea turtles are graceful saltwater reptiles, well adapted to life in their marine world. With streamlined bodies and flipper-like limbs, they are graceful swimmers able to navigate across the oceans. When they are active, sea turtles must swim to the ocean surface to breathe every few minutes. When they are […]
NOAA TALKS WITH STAKEHOLDERS: TELL US WHERE AND HOW TO IMPROVENational Forum in Washington, DC on April 16 The Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will host a national stakeholder forum on April 16 in Washington, D.C., to identify ways to improve agency programs and make them more effective and responsive. Forum […]
Lockwood Folly Inlet Survey 3/24/04 Get Yours HERELockwood Folly Inlet Survey 3/24/04 Get Yours HERE
NOAA TEAM POSTPONES ATTEMPT TO REMOVE ROPES FROM ENDANGERED RIGHT WHALE Young Right Whale Moves Further North March 26, 2004  NOAA Fisheries and its rescue team partners postponed disentanglement operations Friday morning. During the night, the entangled right whale traveled further than expected and moved out of range of the team and into bad […]
Topsail Inlet Survey 3-27-04NO WAYPOINTS DUE TO LACK OF DEEP WATER Click To Download HERE Topsail Inlet Survey 3-27-04NO WAYPOINTS DUE TO LACK OF DEEP WATER Click To Download HERE
NOAA TEAM PLANS FRIDAY ATTEMPT TO REMOVE ROPES FROM ENDANGERED RIGHT WHALENOAA Divers Join the Disentanglement Team March 25, 2004  NOAA Fisheries and its rescue team partners are planning to disentangle rope and buoys from the juvenile male endangered right whale Friday with the help of expert divers from NOAA and the University of […]
ROUGH SEAS THWART NOAA TEAM ATTEMPT TO REMOVE ROPE FROM ENDANGERED RIGHT WHALE Disentanglement Team Returns With Biopsy Samples March 24, 2004  Rough seas off the Carolina coast prevented veterinarians and whale experts from NOAA Fisheries and their rescue team partners from attempting to remove rope and buoys from the juvenile male endangered right […]
Hearing on Marine Turtle Conservation ActMarch 24, 2004 On Thursday, March 25, Rebecca Lent, Deputy Assistant Administrator for National Marine Fisheries Services, will testify before the House Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans (Chair, Wayne Gilchrest R-MD) on HR 3378, The Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2003. Hearing on Marine Turtle Conservation […]
NOAA ANNOUNCES $408,363 FOR SOUTHEAST FISHERY HABITAT RESTORATIONProjects in Florida, North Carolina & South Carolina The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced awards totaling $408,363 for four local organizations in the southeastern United States to facilitate restoration of coastal and marine habitat critical to fishery resources. The projects are funded by the Community-based Restoration […]
