Category: SCA

Interior Department’s Cooperative Conservation Programs Norton Briefs President Bush on Interior Department’s Cooperative Conservation Programs; Announces $25.8 Million in Grants to Assist Conservation Efforts for Imperiled Species on Private Lands Interior Secretary Gale Norton briefed President Bush about the department’s on-going efforts to empower Americans to conserve wildlife and its habitat, including $25.8 million in […]

CLIMATE, WATER & WEATHER DIVISION CHIEF APPOINTED DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOUTHERN REGION Veteran meteorologist Steven Cooper has been appointed deputy director of the National Weather Service (NWS) Southern Region – serving 10 southern states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Prior to his appointment, Cooper served as chief […]

NOAA RELEASES NEW MANUAL ON COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION MONITORING For the first time, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has compiled key restoration monitoring information applicable to coastal habitats nationwide. Science-Based Restoration Monitoring of Coastal Habitats, Volume One: A Framework for Monitoring Plans Under the Estuaries and Clean Waters Act of 2000 (Public Law […]

NEW RESEARCH OF NOAA DATAUSES METABOLIC RATES TO HELP DETERMINE THE HEALTH OF ESTUARIES New research using monitoring data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Estuarine Research Reserves examines metabolic rates as indicators of the health of estuaries. This is the largest and most geographically diverse study of its kind and is […]

NOAA REPORTS ABOVE-NORMAL ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON Dec. 1, 2003 — With the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season having officially ended Nov. 30, NOAA hurricane specialists said the above-normal 2003 Atlantic hurricane season produced 14 tropical storms, of which 7 became hurricanes and 3 became major hurricanes (Fabian, Isabel and Kate). Six of the named systems affected […]

NOAA SEEKS COMMENT ON PROPOSAL TO LESSEN FISHING IMPACTS ON SEA TURTLES & REOPEN GRAND BANKS TO U.S. PELAGIC LONGLINE FLEET Feb. 24, 2004 — The conclusion of a three-year experiment in the Grand Banks and recent estimates of sea turtle bycatch (unintentional catch) in the Atlantic pelagic longline fishery have prompted NOAA Fisheries to […]

New River Inlet Survey Released 02-19-04 NEw River Inlet pdf HERE Cedar Bush Cut pdf HERE Text files for both “Read More” below….. NEW RIVER INLET – CEDAR BUSH CUT 1/9/104Original Horizontal Coordinates:NAD 83, North Carolina – 3200, U.S. Survey FeetTranslated Horizontal Coordinates:NAD 83 GeographicName Input Output WAYPOINT_1 34 31.3484583 N 2501721.00000 E 77 20.0564054 […]

NOAA LEADS RESEARCH MISSION OF U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS UNDERWATER HABITATS The Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA) will be conducting a scientific research mission on board the NOAA ship Nancy Foster from February 22 to March 3, 2004. This joint mission with the National Park […]

NOAA ANNOUNCES NATIONAL STUDENT CONTEST TO VISIT UNDERSEA LAB AQUARIUS IN FLORIDA Young divers wanting to visit NOAA’s undersea laboratory/habitat Aquarius can enter a writing contest for the opportunity to visit this one-of-a-kind facility in the Florida Keys. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce. “Aquarius […]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Steve Williams Receives Receives Outdoor Life Magazine’s Conservation Award for Public Service Outdoor Life magazine is awarding Director Steve Williams its prestigious Conservation Award for Public Service for his leadership in strengthening the long-standing conservation partnership between America’s sportsmen and women and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The […]