FOUR-YEAR-OLD GIRL SAVED, GRANDFATHER DIES PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A four-year-old girl was rescued after becoming separated from her family while swimming with her grandfather, who was later found deceased, near their 40-foot sailboat in Herring Bay, Md., Tuesday evening. The girl’s grandmother called the Coast Guard about 7:10 p.m. after she received a cell phone […]
NOAA CONFIRMS 28th RIGHT WHALE MOTHER-CALF PAIRGood News for Critically Endangered Species July 1, 2005  NOAA Fisheries Service biologists have confirmed the year’s 28th unique sighting of a North Atlantic right whale mother-calf pair, making this one of the best calving years on record for these rare and endangered animals. In recent days, NOAA […]
NOAA AWARDS $54,834 FOR GEORGIA OYSTER HABITAT RESTORATION The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded $54,834 to the University of Georgia Marine Extension Service for a community-based project to restore oyster habitat in estuaries throughout coastal Georgia. The project is funded by the Community-based Restoration Program within NOAA Fisheries Service and the NOAA Coastal Services […]
Congressman McIntyre Helps Introduce Coastal Restoration ActCongressman McIntyre, a member of the House Coastal Caucus, recently helped introduce legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that strengthens laws to help rebuild North Carolina beaches and reauthorizes a program to research new and innovative ways to combat coastal erosion.The Coastal Restoration Act restates congressional intent regarding […]
Public Comments Invited on 2005 Marine Mammal Stock Assessments The Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) requires NOAA Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to prepare stock assessments for each stock of marine mammals occurring in waters under the jurisdiction of the United States. These reports contain information regarding the distribution and abundance […]
NOAA Grant Programs to Support Community-based Habitat Efforts in 2006 NOAA has published a Notice advertising the availability of funds for its competitive grant programs. The Community-based Restoration Program is soliciting applications from non-profit organizations, academia, local and state agencies, and community groups wishing to conduct fishery habitat restoration projects. A new program will also […]
NOAA Fisheries Seeks Candidates for 2 Executive Positions NOAA Fisheries Service is currently advertising two senior executive positions – Director, Office of Science and Technology and Director, Office of Habitat Conservation in its Headquarters Office in Silver Spring, Maryland. The Director, Office of Science and Technology is located in NOAA Fisheries Service’s Headquarters Office in […]
FOUR-YEAR-OLD GIRL SAVED, GRANDFATHER DIES PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A four-year-old girl was rescued after becoming separated from her family while swimming with her grandfather, who was later found deceased, near their 40-foot sailboat in Herring Bay, Md., Tuesday evening. The girl’s grandmother called the Coast Guard about 7:10 p.m. after she received a cell phone […]
Recent Additions to the MPA Virtual LibraryThe spring 2005 issue of the Marine Technology Society Journal (39, 1)focuses on the contribution of acoustic telemetry to the design ofmarine protected areas (MPAs). Papers address key questions such as useof this data to determine whether a reserve is located and sized toprotect species of interest, and whether […]
Federal Advisory Committee Delivers Marine Protected Area Recommendations to Commerce and Interior DepartmentsThe Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee delivered itsfirst set of recommendations for the creation of a national system ofmarine protected areas to the Department of Commerce and the Departmentof the Interior today.The report, which is consistent with the Administration’s U.S. OceanAction Plan, […]
