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Gulf Oil Spill: Endangered Turtles and Other Species' Increased Strandings and Mortality Tracked by NOAANOAA's Steve Murawsky, NOAA Director of Scientifc Programs Briefs the press on endangered turtle strandings and the difficulties of tracking oil spill sheen, and effects on wildlife, in the Gulf of Mexico. -
NOAA's Teacher at Sea Program Releases Its Latest Children's BookTeacher At Sea: Mrs. Armwood's Hydrographic Adventure on the NOAA Ship Fairweather by Diane Staniski tells of the Linda Armwood's experiences while participating in the NOAA Teacher At Sea Program. -
Online NOAA Charts and GPS: MapTech for Sea Kayaking and Kayak FishingFor under $200 you get a DVD on which MapTech has loaded all of the current NOAA ocean charts and most NOAA river charts.
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Gulf Oil Spill: NOAA's Analysis of Loop Current Oil Transport to Florida and Florida KeysThe gulf loop current, and prevailing winds, are the sources of propulsion that have driven oil from the Deepwater Horizon BP spill in the gulf towards Florida. NOAA discusses the current with the media. -
Kayak Fishing and Sea Kayaking: NOAA Charts and MashupsNOAA has long made their file database available online for free viewing and downloading. Destinsharks layers links for NOAA's charts on top of Earth's scalable views of the world
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NOAA Weather Forecasts and Nautical Charts: Their ArchivesVisit NOAA's website for downloadable coastal pilot, nautical charts and images of charts dating back two centuries.
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More Gulf Waters Opened to Fishing by NOAAThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) opened up almost 7,000 more square miles to fishing in the Gulf of Mexico today. -
NOAA Oil Spill Maps UPDATE: BP Oil Leak Projections for Tampa, St. Petersburg, Florida Keys, MiamiNOAA oil spill maps UPDATE: BP oil leak projections for Tampa, St. Petersburg, Florida Keys, Miami
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NOAA Gulf Oil Spill Map Shows Deadly Oil Plume Moving Closer to St. Petersburg, FloridaNOAA Gulf oil spill map shows deadly oil plume moving closer to St. Petersburg, Florida
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NOAA Announces National Catch Share Policy for FishingThe NOAA announced a national policy today encouraging the consideration and use of catch shares as a fisheries management tool to rebuild and sustain fisheries nationwide. -
IUU Fishing and Stakeholder Relationships: NOAA and Greenpeace USAAn examination into the relationship between the two largest organizations combating IUU fishing in the United States: the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Greenpeace USA.
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First Person: Reaction to the NOAA Hurricane Season PredictionsNOAA has released the 2011 Atlantic Hurricane season predictions. They seem normal, other than calling the season "above average."
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What Does NOAA Do?With a budget of over 5 billion dollars NOAA is tasked with forecasting America's weather which is just one of NOAA's duties. Here is NOAA's story. -
Kayak Fishing for Bluefin Tuna: NOAA Rules and RegulationsNOAA fisheries management specialist Brad McHale spells out the rules and regulations on fishing for bluefin tuna. -
NOAA Doctor, William Hogarth, to Serve as University of South Florida's College of Marine Science Interim DeanDr. William T. Hogarth has been named the University of South Florida's Interim Dean for the College of Marine Science. Dr. Hogarth's background includes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and National Marine Fisheries Services.
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NOAA Study Reports Improvements in the Ozone Hole Since Last YearThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reports that the ozone hole has returned to "near-average levels" after record losses within the "critical area," as well as in the size of the hole, were measured last year.
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Sea Kayak and Small Boat Navigation: How to Read NOAA ChartsNOAA charts are simple and easy to read once you learn a a handful of symbols and understand the difference between latitude and longitude. -
NOAA Begins Funding Chesapeake, Delaware Bays ProjectThe NOAA has granted $330,000 to the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science to fund a five-year, $1.8 million project focusing on hypoxia in the Chesapeake and Delaware bays.
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Sea Kayak Navigation: NOAA Charts, Compass, and the NavAidThe one skill essential to navigating a sea kayak is plotting courses with a NOAA chart and a simple course-plotting tool, then using the chart and a deckmounted or handheld compass to follow your courses.
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GIS, MrSid, NOAA Charts and Sea KayakingThe original charts were scanned at high resolution, so they yield high levels of detail even when the images are enlarged.
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NOAA Tornado Warning Upper Central Great Lakes Region and Tornado AlleyNational Weather Service has issued numerous tornado warnings: see this article for links to get information quickly. -
Sea Kayaking and Kayak Fishing: Navigation, NOAA Charts, and Trip PlanningOne way to make trips safer and more enjoyable is to spend time marking up your charts with various notes and reminders.
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Sea Kayaking Safety and Rescue: Lighthouses and NOAA ChartsFor kayakers, lighthouses have value beyond the symbolic. The most obvious is a lighthouse's usefulness at night as a reassuring landmark -
Sea Kayaking and Kayak Fishing with Google Earth and NOAA ChartsWhat's most handy about Google Earth for sea kayaking and kayak fishing is that you can save maps as emailable files or as clickable files on message boards, or as jpgs.
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Louisiana Resident Reacts to NOAA's 2011 Hurricane ForecastThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released the forecast for the 2011 Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Hurricane Season today. Here's my reaction. -
Sea Kayaking Safety and Navigation: Of NOAA Charts, Powerboats and Rough WaterRemarkably many sea kayakers, especially those for whom sea kayaking marks their first exposure to the marine environment, don't know how to read charts.
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NCEP, NOAA Announce Continued Heat Wave, Name Heat a KillerThe NCEP (National Centers For Environmental Prediction) announced Monday that heat waves continue throughout the country. -
The Trouble with NOAA PredictionsThe Atlantic basin is set to see some major action this hurricane season, according to the latest from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Here's the trouble with the predictions.
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NOAA Fisheries Testifies Before US SenateThe US Senate's Commerce Committee hearing on the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
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Waterproof NOAA Charts for Sea Kayaking and Kayak FishingYou can easily waterproof high quality kayak fishing and sea kayaking charts with two home-grown methods.
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NOAA Severe Weather Warnings to Become More Precise, SpecificThese new "storm-based warnings" will allow forecasters to pinpoint the specific area where the threats are highest. -
NOAA Sets Out to Map the Floor of Part of the Arctic OceanThe northern Chukchi Cap is one of the ice-covered regions of the Arctic Ocean. There is very little known about the sea floor in this area. -
NOAA Climate Change Research Competitions Deadlines ApproachingThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has a dozen climate change research competitions open, with funding for most organizations which wish to compete, in a broad variety of areas.
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NOAA Meets Goal; Robotic Floats Monitor OceanAccording to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Argo ocean observing network has met its original goal of 3,000 robotic floats worldwide. It has taken eight years of work.
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NOAA Now Predicts Pollution for Most Big CitiesThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has expanded its ozone forecasting capabilities to include most big cities across the U.S.
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NOAA Tracking Hurricane Bertha, First Atlantic Hurricane of SeasonHurricane Bertha is currently hundreds of miles away from the U.S. mainland and can be tracked at the National Hurricane Center's site.
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The NOAA Weather Radio: A Household EssentialWhen hazardous weather or other emergency situations are about to occur near your home, every second counts. A weather radio will provide you with as much lead-time as possible and provide you with critical information on emergencies.
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2008 Hurricane Predictions Released by NOAAHurricane season begins June 1 for the Atlantic and May 15 for the Eastern Pacific.
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Can the United States Government Steal Your Intellectual Property?Scientist at NOAA stole the intellectual property of Anthony Watts. Scientists at NASA see no reason not to steal your ideas or copyright material. -
2011 Spiny Dogfish Quota Increased ProposedThe announcement by NOAA Fisheries to increase the spiny dogfish quota by 33% is sure to be welcome news to both recreational and commercial fishermen but for different reasons.
