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Changes in Ocean Conditions in Sargasso Sea Potential Cause for Decline in Eel Fishery
American eels are fast disappearing from restaurant menus as stocks have declined sharply across the North Atlantic. While the reasons for the eel decline remain as mysterious as its long migrations, a recent study by a NOAA scientist and colleagues in Japan and the United Kingdom says shifts in oce ... more »
NOAA – Mar 6, 2008 8:46 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Top Stories: Weather
American eels are fast disappearing from restaurant menus as stocks have declined sharply across the North Atlantic. While the reasons for the eel decline remain as mysterious as its long migrations, a recent study by a NOAA scientist and colleagues in Japan and the United Kingdom says shifts in oce ... more »
NOAA – Mar 6, 2008 8:46 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Rare White Killer Whale Spotted in Alaskan Waters From NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson
Scientists aboard the NOAA research vessel Oscar Dyson in the North Pacific have sighted a creature of great rarity and even myth: a white whale.
NOAA – Mar 6, 2008 8:23 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Top Stories: Weather
Scientists aboard the NOAA research vessel Oscar Dyson in the North Pacific have sighted a creature of great rarity and even myth: a white whale.
NOAA – Mar 6, 2008 8:23 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Top Stories: Weather
NOAA’s Fisheries Service Releases New Steller Sea Lion Recovery Plan
NOAA’s Fisheries Service has published its new Steller Sea Lion Recovery Plan to help restore the endangered population in western Alaska and provide further improvements to the threatened population across eastern Alaska.
NOAA – Mar 5, 2008 7:13 PM [GMT] – comment?
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NOAA’s Fisheries Service has published its new Steller Sea Lion Recovery Plan to help restore the endangered population in western Alaska and provide further improvements to the threatened population across eastern Alaska.
NOAA – Mar 5, 2008 7:13 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Top Stories: Weather
...Severe thunderstorms expected across parts of the Carolinas into Virginia this afternoon and tonight...
The Storm Prediction Center is forecasting the development of a few strong tornadoes and damaging winds across parts of the Carolinas into Virginia this afternoon and tonight. Those in the threatened area are urged to listen to radio, television, and NOAA Weather Radio for possible watches, warnings ... more »
National Weather Service – Mar 4, 2008 1:45 PM [GMT] – comment?
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The Storm Prediction Center is forecasting the development of a few strong tornadoes and damaging winds across parts of the Carolinas into Virginia this afternoon and tonight. Those in the threatened area are urged to listen to radio, television, and NOAA Weather Radio for possible watches, warnings ... more »
National Weather Service – Mar 4, 2008 1:45 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Top Stories: Weather
Unfavorable Ocean Conditions Likely Cause of Low Salmon Returns Along West Coast in 2007
NOAA scientists are reviewing unusual environmental conditions in the Pacific Ocean as the likely culprit for the dramatically low returns of Chinook and coho salmon to rivers and streams along the West Coast of the United States last year.
NOAA – Mar 3, 2008 8:56 PM [GMT] – comment?
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NOAA scientists are reviewing unusual environmental conditions in the Pacific Ocean as the likely culprit for the dramatically low returns of Chinook and coho salmon to rivers and streams along the West Coast of the United States last year.
NOAA – Mar 3, 2008 8:56 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Top Stories: Weather
Specialized Surface Wind Instruments Fly Onboard Nation’s Hurricane Hunter Fleet
For the first time, America’s entire fleet of aircraft that fly through hurricanes now have instruments that measure surface winds, giving forecasters at NOAA’s National Hurricane Center a better view of the intensity and the size of these powerful storm systems.
NOAA – Feb 29, 2008 4:21 PM [GMT] – comment?
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For the first time, America’s entire fleet of aircraft that fly through hurricanes now have instruments that measure surface winds, giving forecasters at NOAA’s National Hurricane Center a better view of the intensity and the size of these powerful storm systems.
NOAA – Feb 29, 2008 4:21 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Top Stories: Weather
NOAA Helps Nat’l Coral Reef Institute to Grow Coral in Laboratory to Restore Damaged Reefs
Scientists at the National Coral Reef Institute are currently growing more than 400 corals from the larval stage as part of NOAA-funded research, and will transplant them to restore damaged coral reefs. "NOAA strongly supports research that will help managers develop new tools to address coral ... more »
NOAA – Feb 28, 2008 10:21 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Scientists at the National Coral Reef Institute are currently growing more than 400 corals from the larval stage as part of NOAA-funded research, and will transplant them to restore damaged coral reefs. "NOAA strongly supports research that will help managers develop new tools to address coral ... more »
NOAA – Feb 28, 2008 10:21 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Top Stories: Weather
NOAA, World Bank Join to Help Manage Water and Coastal Resources in Latin America
NOAA and the World Bank today announced that they have signed an agreement to work together to help developing nations manage water resources, combat drought, and measure changes in climate.
NOAA – Feb 28, 2008 7:03 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Top Stories: Weather
NOAA and the World Bank today announced that they have signed an agreement to work together to help developing nations manage water resources, combat drought, and measure changes in climate.
NOAA – Feb 28, 2008 7:03 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Top Stories: Weather
Innovative Technology to Bring NOAA Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary to Classrooms Nationwide Mar. 2-7
NOAA's National Marine Sanctuary Program will use innovative Internet and satellite technology to transport students across the country to a scientific expedition in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. The experience, which will feature the use of broadcasts from autonomous underwater vehic ... more »
NOAA – Feb 27, 2008 9:04 PM [GMT] – comment?
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NOAA's National Marine Sanctuary Program will use innovative Internet and satellite technology to transport students across the country to a scientific expedition in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. The experience, which will feature the use of broadcasts from autonomous underwater vehic ... more »
NOAA – Feb 27, 2008 9:04 PM [GMT] – comment?
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NOAA’s Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Seeks Citizen Stewards for Beach Watch Program
NOAA’s Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary is now recruiting volunteers for its Beach Watch shoreline monitoring program, which played a key role in the response to the 2007 Cosco Busan oil spill. Orientations and training will be held beginning this spring at several San Francis ... more »
NOAA – Feb 25, 2008 7:35 PM [GMT] – comment?
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NOAA’s Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary is now recruiting volunteers for its Beach Watch shoreline monitoring program, which played a key role in the response to the 2007 Cosco Busan oil spill. Orientations and training will be held beginning this spring at several San Francis ... more »
NOAA – Feb 25, 2008 7:35 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Top Stories: Weather