Fishing News
The latest news releases from NOAA - the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAA Dispatches High-Tech Research Plane to Improve Winter Storm Forecasts
NOAA’s Gulfstream IV aircraft, known for investigating Atlantic hurricanes, will begin flying over the North Pacific Ocean to fill gaps in atmospheric observations, which will enhance forecasts of winter storms for the entire North American continent through improved computer modeling....NOAA: U.S. December Wetter and Colder than Average
NOAA’s State of the Climate report shows the December 2009 average temperature for the contiguous United States was 30.2 degrees F, which is 3.2 degrees F below average. Last month’s average precipitation was 2.88 inches, which is 0.65 inch above the 1901-2000 average....NOAA Proposes Rule to Deny Port Entry to Illegal Fishing Vessels
NOAA is seeking public comment on a proposed rule that would allow the NOAA assistant administrator for fisheries to deny a vessel entry into a U.S. port or access to port services if that vessel has been listed for engaging in illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing by one of the world’s international fishery management organizations....More Articles...
- NOAA and California Officials Agree to Remove Large Concrete Dam to Eliminate Safety Hazard and Restore Steelhead Habitat
- NOAA Director and UCSB Chancellor Break Ground on New Ocean Science Education Building
- NOAA Ranks December Snowstorm a Category 3 on the Northeast Snowfall Impact Scale
- NOAA Considers Listing Atlantic Sturgeon as Endangered or Threatened
- NOAA Proposes Critical Habitat Revisions for Leatherback Sea Turtles