National Weather Service seismic and tsunami expert to head Seismological Society of America

Christa von Hillebrandt-Andrade, manager of the NOAA National Weather Service Caribbean Tsunami Warning Program, has been named as the new president of the Seismological Society of America (SSA)....

Commerce Department appoints marine fisheries advisors to national committee

The Department of Commerce today announced the appointment of three new public advisors charged with counseling the Secretary of Commerce and NOAA on national saltwater fishery management and laws that protect marine mammals, sea turtles and other ocean life....

NOAA Fisheries Service to update guidelines to promote safety in fisheries regulations

NOAA’s Fisheries Service is asking for public input as it starts the process of updating the national guidelines that promote the safety of commercial and recreational fishermen in federal waters....

NOAA joins international effort to track black carbon in the arctic

Six nations are participating in a study that looks at the potential role of black carbon, or soot, on the rapidly changing Arctic climate....

Florida wetlands restoration creates habitat and supports local jobs

NOAA, the Ecosphere Restoration Institute, state and local partners celebrated the restoration of nearly 70 acres of wetlands that feed into Tampa Bay today in Ruskin, Fla....