Category: VA

COAST GUARD ANNOUNCES WWII VETERANS OUTREACH CAMPAIGN

COAST GUARD ANNOUNCES WWII VETERANS OUTREACH CAMPAIGN WASHINGTON – The U.S. Coast Guard announced July 28, an initiative to identify and collect the oral histories of its World War II veterans. “The Coast Guard’s role in World War II began in 1939 enforcing our nation’s neutrality, and ultimately 241,000 men and women of the Greatest […]

U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, NOAA FISHERIES ISSUE REGULATIONS TO IMPROVE ENDA

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 FOUN

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 Mari

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

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

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 […]

COAST GUARD RESPONDS TO VESSEL COLLISION ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR DOWNTOWN NEW

COAST GUARD RESPONDS TO VESSEL COLLISION ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR DOWNTOWN NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS – Investigation and pollution teams from Coast Guard Marine Safety Office New Orleans are responding this afternoon to a collision between two vessels in the Mississippi River in downtown New Orleans. The collision occurred between the 774-foot motor tanker Eagle Memphis and […]

HAPPY 214TH BIRTHDAY TO THE COAST GUARD

HAPPY 214TH BIRTHDAY TO THE COAST GUARDNASCAR Driver and Team on Hand to Celebrate PORTSMOUTH, Va. – NASCAR driver Justin Labonte and his race team will be on hand Saturday afternoon during the annual Coast Guard Day Picnic at the Integrated Support Command to wish a Happy Birthday to America’s oldest, continuous sea-going service. “I’m […]

NOAA AWARDS MORE THAN $4.6 MILLION TO SUPPORT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR UNDERSE

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 […]

NOAA AWARDS MORE THAN $500,000 TO NORTH CAROLINA FOR ESTUARY RESEARCH

NOAA AWARDS MORE THAN $500,000 TO NORTH CAROLINA FOR ESTUARY RESEARCH The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration granted $555,000 to the North Carolina Department of Environmental and Natural Resources to support the state’s estuarine research reserve. NOAA is an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The grant will help the state operate and manage […]