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U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy Prepares for Delivery of Final Report,“An Ocean Blueprint for the 21st Century” Washington, D.C. — In its final public meeting on July 22, 2004, the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy re-emphasized that the nation’s oceans and coasts are in serious trouble and underscored the urgent need for decisive action on […]

U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, NOAA FISHERIES ISSUE REGULATIONS TO IMPROVE ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSULTATION PROCESS FOR PEST CONTROL PRODUCTS The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries today finalized new regulations establishing for the first time a more efficient approach to ensure protection of threatened and endangered species as part of the U.S. Environmental […]

NOAA AWARDS MORE THAN $2.4 MILLION TO UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR OCEANIC RESEARCH The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration granted $2.4 million to the University of South Carolina Research Foundation to continue funding the Carolinas Coastal Ocean Observing and Prediction System, or Caro-COOPS. NOAA is an agency of the U.S. Department of […]

NOAA Scientists Continue Nationwide Lecture Series on Human Noise Impact to Marine Mammals NOAA Fisheries and scientists from various academic institutions are sponsoring a free national lecture series on marine mammals and human noise. The seventh lecture in the series of 14 will be held in Washington, D.C. on August 5, 2004, 2pm, at the […]

Fishery Management Council Appointments Announced U.S. Department of Commerce announced this week the appointment of Richard L. Gray, Jr., to the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council and the reappointment of David W. Ortmann to the Pacific Fishery Management Council. Gray is a recreational fisherman from Beaufort, S.C, and Ortmann is a fisheries biologist from Couer […]

NOAA, PARTNERS HAIL MAJOR SPACE COMMUNICATIONS BREAKTHROUGH A new, high-speed data chipset is poised to move communication in space 100 times faster than existing integrated circuits used in space. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officials today said the chipset, developed as the first of its kind for space applications, will be used in the future […]

NOAA AWARDS MORE THAN $4.6 MILLION TO SUPPORT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR UNDERSEA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYGrant Awarded to the University of Mississippi The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $4,684,000 grant to the University of Mississippi to support undersea research through its National Institute for Undersea Science and Technology. NOAA is an agency of […]