No oil has been observed for 30 days in 26,388 square miles to be re-opened for fishing July 22, 2010 Reopened fishing area (in hashmarks) as of 6:00 p.m. (EDT) July 22, 2010. Closure area may be updated daily as necessary. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) …
July 14, 2010 U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today announced that he is raising fishing limits on several fish stocks based on new scientific analysis, delivering on a commitment he made to Northeast fishermen and members of Congress. “I directed Dr. …
July 16, 2010 NOAA announced today its selection of the University of California, San Diego to lead a new federal/academic research partnership, forming the Cooperative Institute on Marine Ecosystems and Climate to study climate change and coastal …
July 16, 2010 NOAA has selected Harris Corporation in Melbourne, Fla., to develop the antenna system that will support NOAA’s next generation geostationary satellite series, GOES-R. This new series of spacecraft, set to begin launching in 2015, is expected …
July 23, 2010 Subsurface Monitoring Stations within 20 km of the Wellhead. Joint Analysis Group (JAG) Review of Preliminary Data to Examine Subsurface Oil In the Vicinity of MC252#1 May 19 to June 19, 2010. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) The National …
Five ships, two aircraft and turtle rescue boats are currently active in the Gulf of Mexico July 28, 2010 NOAA continues to play a vital role in the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill response, using all the scientific methods at its disposal, including …
Earth has been growing warmer for more than fifty years July 28, 2010 The 2009 State of the Climate report released today draws on data for 10 key climate indicators that all point to the same finding: the scientific evidence that our world is warming is …
July 29, 2010 Building on the significant actions it has already taken, NOAA today released a formal Corrective Action Plan for its Asset Forfeiture Fund, to ensure that monies collected from fisheries enforcement penalties are properly accounted for and …
July 30, 2010 Southern Florida, the Florida Keys and the East Coast are not likely to experience any effects from the remaining oil on the surface of the Gulf as the oil continues to degrade and is hundreds of miles away from the loop current, according to …
August 3, 2010 NOAA’s National Enforcement Summit will bring together tomorrow more than 60 stakeholders from the commercial and recreational fishing industries, non-governmental organizations, and state and federal enforcement officials to focus on how …
August 4, 2010 NOTE: THIS REPORT WAS UPDATED IN NOVEMBER 2010 The vast majority of the oil from the BP oil spill has either evaporated or been burned, skimmed, recovered from the wellhead or dispersed much of which is in the process of being degraded. A …
August 3, 2010 National Marine Sanctuaries have helped facilitate ecosystem-based management practices in U.S. waters by developing tools that balance marine conservation goals while minimizing conflicts between diverse marine interests, according to a new …
August 3, 2010 Drying Codfish, Provincetown, Mass. 1907 ; inset: fishing fleet at T-Wharf, Boston. High resolution (Credit: University of New Hampshire Gulf of Maine Project) The numbers of top-level predators in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, …
August 3, 2010 NOAA today decommissioned the research vessel NOAA Ship David Starr Jordan during a ceremony in Seattle. The 171-ft. ship conducted oceanographic, marine mammal and fisheries research in the Pacific for more than 40 years. “NOAA Ship David …
No oil has been observed for 30 days in area to be re-opened for fishing August 10, 2010 Reopened fishing area (in hashmarks) as of 6:00 p.m. (EDT) August 10, 2010. Closure area may be updated daily as necessary. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) Today NOAA …
August 3, 2010 NOAA has awarded New York-based Stony Brook University $285,895 as part of an anticipated three-year, nearly $500,000 project to determine how different kinds of phosphorous, a nutrient required by all plants for growth, trigger toxic blooms …
August 3, 2010 NOAA has awarded $543,336 for two competitive grants to better understand and manage outbreaks of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) that threaten public health and fisheries in Puget Sound. The grants cover the first year of multi-year projects, …
Study will identify impacts of rising water and erosion to coastal habitats and communities August 5, 2010 NOAA has awarded $750,000 for the first year of an anticipated $3 million research investment to develop the information and tools critically needed …
August 6, 2010 NOAA’s Fisheries Service says changes are needed to the areas where commercial fishermen may fish for groundfish off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands to further promote the recovery of the western population of Steller sea lions, and to be in …
August 13, 2010 The combined global land and ocean surface temperature made this July the second warmest on record, behind 1998, and the warmest averaged January-July on record. The global average land surface temperature for July and January–July was …
