Coral reef successfully restored after 2002 boat grounding in Florida Keys

Corals damaged in 2002 when a boat ran aground in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary are now thriving following a restoration and near decade-long monitoring effort, according to a new NOAA report released today. With hundreds of groundings happening each year in the sanctuary, lessons learned from this coral reef restoration and...

Remarks from the NOAA Administrator on 'Predicting and Managing Extreme Events' at the American Geophysical Union

Science underpins all that AGU and NOAA do, and we appreciate the key role you play in championing strong science and its use....

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA’s Fisheries Service propose policy to improve implementation of Endangered Species Act

A new federal policy proposed today will help clarify which species or populations of species are eligible for protection under the Endangered Species Act and will provide for earlier and more effective opportunities to conserve declining species....

Yellow perch quickly purge a harmful algal toxin

Great Lakes perch lovers will find good news in a new NOAA study that shows yellow perch efficiently eliminate a harmful algal toxin from their tissues. The findings suggest that unless the fish are caught during a toxic algal bloom, eating them will not likely expose people to unsafe levels of the toxin known as microcystin....

NOAA issues scientific integrity policy

NOAA’s commitment to science was further solidified today with the release of a scientific integrity policy by Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D., undersecretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator....