NOAA: U.S. 'Turning a Corner' in Ending Overfishing

At a hearing Tuesday in front of the Senate Commerce Committee on the Magnuson-Stevens Act, Assistant NOAA Administrator for Fisheries Eric Schwaab said that the U.S. is making good progress toward meeting the mandate to end domestic overfishing....

U.S. Temperature and Precipitation Near-Normal in February

February 2011 was near normal for both temperature and precipitation averaged across the contiguous United States, according to the latest NOAA State of the Climate report issued today....

New Website Tracks Coastal, Ocean Investments and Successes by State

NOAA's Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM) has launched a new interactive web page that shows the scope of coastal program investments and successes in NOAA's 34 partner states and territories....

National Ocean Observing System to See Marine Animal Migration, Adaptation Strategies

For the first time, data from electronic tags attached to marine animals will be incorporated into the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®)....

Hurricane Forecasters Bring Preparedness Message to Mexico and Caribbean

NOAA and the U.S. Air Force Reserve will host a series of public events March 21-26 in six communities in Mexico and the Caribbean to urge residents to prepare for the 2011 hurricane season....