NOAA Releases Draft Management Plan for Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary

NOAA today released a comprehensive draft management plan and environmental assessment for Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary for public review and comment....

NOAA Reopens More Than 7,000 Square Miles in the Gulf of Mexico to Fishing

On Oct. 22, NOAA reopened to commercial and recreational fishing 7,037 square miles of Gulf waters about 80 nautical miles south of the Florida panhandle, between the Florida-Alabama state line and Cape San Blas, Fla. This is the tenth reopening in federal waters since July 22....

NOAA and Partners Celebrate Dam Breaching on Patapsco River

NOAA and local partners yesterday celebrated the opening of 20 miles of stream habitat along the Patapsco River in Maryland and its tributaries, a critical step in restoring the Patapsco River and restore the health of the river and strengthen the environmental community....

NOAA Lists Population of Spotted Seals as Threatened

NOAA today listed the southern distinct population segment (DPS) of the spotted seal as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, strictly regulating importation of the animal or its parts into the U.S....

Arctic Report Card: Region Continues to Warm at Unprecedented Rate

The Arctic region, also called the "planet’s refrigerator," continues to heat up, affecting local populations and ecosystems as well as weather patterns in the most populated parts of the Northern Hemisphere, according to a team of 69 international scientists....