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"Fishing for Energy" Comes to Rhode Island: Newport is the Latest New England Location to Join Efforts to Remove Abandoned Fishing Gear from Region's Waters NEWPORT, R.I. -- "Fishing for Energy," an innovative partnership to recycle fishing equipment into energy, has expanded to Newport, Rhode Island. The program was launched at the Town Pier in an...; Tags: debris, environment, FINANCE, Newport, NOAA; Research articles 2008-09-08
Larsen deserves our support in November: In a race for the House of Representatives, it's often tough to beat an incumbent. Especially one who is popular, who sits on a few powerful committees and has not given the public any glaring reason to evict him. In the case of Rep. Rick Larsen, this is the...; Tags: Bellingham, Editor, incumbent, NOAA, sheriff, Transportation; Research articles 2008-09-01
NOAA Addresses the Marine Debris Problem: Creating Partnerships and Innovative Solutions to an Ocean and Coastal Threat In 2005, the receding iloodwaters of Hurricane Katrina deposited tons of material offshore, creating a marine debris problem hazardous to fishing and boating activities. Thousands of mi les away i n the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, more than...; Tags: debris, FINANCE, Hawaiian, MARKETING, NOAA, survey; Research articles 2008-09-01
NOAA Deploys 'Smart Buoy' Near Mouth of the Rappahannock River: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office deployed a "smart buoy" on July 19 at the mouth of the Rappahannock River to take observations of the Chesapeake Bay's changing conditions. A part of the Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System, this is the fourth interpretative buoy to mark...; Tags: Maryland, NOAA, PRODUCTIVITY; Research articles 2008-09-01
Global Science & Technology Part of Team Awarded $200 Million Contract to Maintain Environmental Data Archive & Distribution Project: Global Science & Technology, Inc. proudly announced that its Joint Venture partnership known as Diversified Global Partners JV LLC has been awarded a contract to develop and maintain the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA Comprehensive Large Array-data Stewardship System CLASS. The contract has a maximum ordering value of...; Tags: NETWORKING, NOAA, satellite, team; Research articles 2008-08-27

Global Science & Technology in Huntsville, Alabama Part of Team Awarded $200 Million Contract to Maintain Environmental Data Archive & Distribution Project: Global Science & Technology, Inc. proudly announced that its Joint Venture partnership known as Diversified Global Partners JV LLC has been awarded a contract to develop and maintain the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA Comprehensive Large Array-data Stewardship System CLASS. The contract has a maximum ordering value of...; Tags: NETWORKING, NOAA, satellite, team; Research articles 2008-08-27
US plans to limit ship speed to protect whales: WASHINGTON AFP — The US government has proposed a new speed limit for large ships off certain coasts to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales from fatal collisions, though the zone is smaller than originally planned. The administration of President George W. Bush wants to limit ship speed to...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, coast, collision, Government, kilometer, NOAA, SOFTWARE; Research articles 2008-08-26
DS3 DataVaulting Extends Backup and Recovery Support for National Weather Service Southern Region: CHANTILLY, Va. -- DS3 DataVaulting, a veteran data management solutions provider and the first in North America to manage a petabyte of customer restorable data, announced today a contract to provide comprehensive backup and restore services for the NOAA National Weather Service NWS Southern Region Headquarters. The contract builds on...; Tags: Backups, Databases, NOAA, SOFTWARE; Research articles 2008-08-19
Seventies greening: Scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA recently released a 20-year study showing that environmental laws that were enacted in the 1970s are having a positive effect on the ocean environment. The study also shows, however, a continuation of elevated levels of metals and organic contaminants found near...; Tags: NOAA; Research articles 2008-08-01
Integrating Charting and Acoustic Habitat Research: NOAA Hydrographers and Fishery Biologists Collaborate on Multi-Mission Projects in Alaska The National Marine Fisheries Service NMFS is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA line office responsible for managing the fishery resources of the United States according to mandates in the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act...; Tags: Alaska, habitat, NOAA, OCS, sonar, survey; Research articles 2008-08-01
Rapid Hurricane Response to Coastal Ports a Goal of Navigation Response Teams: With an active hurricane season forecast by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's NOAA National Weather Service, the organization is emphasizing planning and preparation, representatives said. Working in cooperation with other federal agencies, including the U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Federal Emergency Management Agency,...; Tags: hurricane, MARKETING, NOAA, survey, team; Research articles 2008-08-01
Soot From Ships Worse Than Expected: Large cargo ships emit more than twice as much soot as previously estimated, and tugboats puff out more soot for the amount of fuel used than other commercial vessels, according to the first extensive study of commercial vessel emissions. In the Arctic, an increase in soot may contribute to climate...; Tags: emission, NOAA, vessel; Research articles 2008-08-01
U.S. agency to study mothball fleet pollution: A federal agency this month will begin studying the environmental effects of the decaying ships moored in the Suisun Bay mothball fleet. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration took an interest after the Times last year revealed lead-laden paint and other materials were falling off the deteriorating ships...; Tags: agency, MARKETING, NOAA, pollution; Research articles 2008-07-12
U.S. agency to study mothball fleet pollution: A federal agency this month will begin studying the environmental effects of the decaying ships moored in the Suisun Bay mothball fleet. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration took an interest after the Times last year revealed lead-laden paint and other materials were falling off the deteriorating ships...; Tags: agency, MARKETING, NOAA, pollution; Research articles 2008-07-11
U.S. agency to study mothball fleet pollution: A federal agency this month will begin studying the environmental effects of the decaying ships moored in the Suisun Bay mothball fleet. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration took an interest after the Times last year revealed lead-laden paint and other materials were falling off the deteriorating ships...; Tags: agency, MARKETING, NOAA, pollution; Research articles 2008-07-11
Vaisala awarded phase II contract for the National Weather Service Next Generation NOAA Profiler Network: For immediate release July 9, 2008 (Boulder, CO) Vaisala was recently awarded a second phase development contract for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA Next Generation Profiler Network NGNPN. The National Weather Service NWS is utilizing a multi-step, multi-year process for the design, development, manufacturing, and installation of...; Tags: Government, Leadership, network, NOAA, SOFTWARE; Research articles 2008-07-09
Vaisala Awarded Phase II Contract for the National Weather Service Next Generation NOAA Profiler Network: Vaisala (HEX: VAI) was recently awarded a second phase development contract for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA Next Generation Profiler Network NGNPN. The National Weather Service NWS is utilizing a multi-step, multi-year process for the design, development, manufacturing, and installation of high capability upper air wind profiler observation...; Tags: Government, Leadership, network, NOAA, SOFTWARE; Research articles 2008-07-09
Caribbean coral reefs only 25 percent healthy: report: MIAMI AFP — Global warming and pollution are decimating coral reefs around the world, with only 25 percent in good health in the Caribbean Sea, US experts warned Tuesday. In other areas of the world such as the Pacific basin, nearly 70 percent of the coral reefs are either...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, Florida, NOAA, Pacific; Research articles 2008-07-08
'Invasive' humans threaten U.S. coral reefs: Half of all U.S. coral reefs, the center of marine life in the Pacific and Caribbean oceans, are either in poor or fair condition, a federal agency warns today. The report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration places much of the blame on human activities...; Tags: Benefits, MARKETING, NOAA, Pacific, SOFTWARE, species, U.S.; Research articles 2008-07-07
Volunteers and local federal agencies eradicate non-native algae: It's brittle, slimy, green and invading Alameda's Bay Farm Island shoreline. It's not "Swamp Thing," but it's not supposed to be in Bay's water. It's the non-native alga known as Ascophyllum nodosum. "It's just nasty," said Betsy Wells, a UC Davis graduate student studying Predation Dynamics of Invasive...; Tags: agency, NOAA, Patches, SECURITY, species; Research articles 2008-07-07