Excerpt of Administrator's Remarks to the Union of Concerned Scientists about Scientific Integrity at NOAA

As delivered on Feb. 8 by Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D., under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator...

Negotiations with Canada Set Stage for Significant Increase in U.S. Yellowtail Flounder Quota on Georges Bank

Legislation recently signed by President Obama has paved the way for NOAA to move ahead to increase the Georges Bank yellowtail flounder quota for U.S. commercial fishermen in 2011....

Commerce, NOAA Release Draft National Aquaculture Policies, Invite Public Comment

On Wednesday, Feb. 9, NOAA released complementary draft national aquaculture policies that support sustainable marine aquaculture to increase the U.S. supply of healthy seafood, create jobs in coastal and other communities, spur innovation in technology, and help restore depleted species and marine habitats....

NOAA: U.S. Cooler and Much Drier than Normal in January

Last month was the coolest January since 1994, according to scientists at NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) in Asheville, N.C....

NOAA Investigations Into Mislabeling Seafood Protects Consumers and Fishermen

Seafood consumers and the law-abiding fishermen who catch that seafood gained a big victory last week when a complex NOAA Office of Law Enforcement investigation into conspiracy, misbranding and smuggling resulted in two guilty pleas in federal court....