NOAA: Another Spring of Major Flooding Likely in North Central U.S.

A large swath of the country is at risk of moderate to major flooding this spring, from northeastern Montana through western Wisconsin following the Mississippi River south to St. Louis, National Weather Service flood experts are forecasting. Today the agency released an initial spring flood outlook for this high risk region and will release a...

Review of Fisheries Enforcement Complaints Underway

The Special Master has given an interim report of his progress to date reviewing NOAA fisheries enforcement complaints identified by the Commerce Inspector General and sent by the Secretary of Commerce for his review....

Science Shows Planned Area Closure off Georgia and North Florida Not Necessary

Updated scientific data on red snapper populations in the South Atlantic show that the planned area closure for all snapper and grouper species off southern Georgia and northern Florida is no longer needed. As a result, NOAA’s Fisheries Service is seeking public comment on a proposal to repeal the previously approved area closure that is set to go...

NOAA Issues Regulations Governing Navy's Training Activities in the Gulf of Mexico Range Complex

NOAA's Fisheries Service has issued regulations and a letter of authorization to the U.S. Navy that includes measures to protect marine mammals while conducting the Navy’s Atlantic Fleet training operations at the Gulf of Mexico Range Complex. The regulations and authorization letter require the Navy to take measures to protect and minimize i...

Study: Ozone Layer's Future Linked Strongly to Changes in Climate

The ozone layer - the thin atmospheric band high-up in the stratosphere that protects living things on Earth from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays, not to be confused with damaging ozone pollution close to the ground - faces potential new challenges even as it continues its recovery from earlier damage, according to a recently released i...