NOAA Fisheries is asking for feedback on proposed modifications to the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan.
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Strelcheck to lead NOAA Fisheries’ Southeast region
NOAA named Andy Strelcheck to lead Fisheries’ Southeast Region, which oversees North Carolina, based in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Deadline next week for NOAA Habitat Month photo contest
Submit coastal and marine habitat photos by July 21 to help NOAA Fisheries highlight Habitat Month this month.
Atlantic hurricane season likely to be above-normal: NOAA
NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center expects 2021 to be an above-normal hurricane season.
NOAA Unveils Rip Current Prediction Model
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says its new rip current forecast model can predict the hourly probability of rip currents along every mile of beach up to six days out.
NOAA Marine Debris Art Contest Open Now
The NOAA Marine Debris Program Art Contest is open until Dec. 15 for kindergarten through eighth grade students.
NOAA Digital Coast Offers October Courses
NOAA Office for Coastal Management is offering training opportunities this month on the Seven Best Practices for Risk Communication and Tools and Techniques for Facilitating Virtual Meetings.
NOAA Seeks Input on Coastal Management
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office for Coastal Management will host a virtual meeting Oct. 7 for feedback on the state coastal management and National Estuarine Research Reserve programs.
NC Appeals NOAA’s Seismic Testing Decision
Citing risks to the environment and the coastal economy, North Carolina officials have appealed a federal decision to override the state’s objection to a company’s plan to conduct offshore seismic exploration for oil and gas.
NOAA Updates 2020 Hurricane Outlook
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season could be one of the busiest on record, according to the NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center’s annual August update to the Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook issued in May.
NOAA to Phase Out Paper Nautical Charts
Paper nautical charts are popular as wall art but their usefulness to mariners has waned, and NOAA plans to transition from hard copy to digital maps of the nation’s waterways.
NC Fisheries Woes Not Listed in NOAA Report
Two of North Carolina’s most important and troubled fisheries were not included on the “overfished” or “overfishing” lists in the National Marine Fisheries Service’s recent annual status report.
NOAA Official Lapenta Dies in Surf Off Duck
William Lapenta, director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Centers for Environmental Prediction, died Monday in the Surf off Duck.
NOAA Recommends NC Project for Grant
A project to restore the Roanoke River basin in North Carolina is one of 19 new coastal and marine habitat restoration projects recommended for federal funding.
NOAA Forecasters Revise Hurricane Outlook
Forecasters say atmospheric conditions have become more favorable for above-normal hurricane activity as the busy part of the 2019 storm season begins.
NOAA Team Tags 13 Leatherback Turtles
NOAA Fisheries staff and colleagues sampled and tagged 13 leatherback turtles off Beaufort in May,continuing a 2017 project to study the turtles.
