Roy Brownlow placed in the marine debris category of the NOAA Office for Coastal Management 2019 Coastal Management in Action photo contest for his image of remnants of abandoned vehicles on Cape Lookout National Seashore.
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Outer Banks NOAA Buoy Travels 600 Miles
A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration weather buoy has traveled 600 miles from where it was originally stationed about 17 miles off of Cape Point.
NOAA Tools Training Set for Nov. 6
NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management is offering Nov. 6 in Wilmington a hands-on workshop to learn more about the agency’s digital resources.
Raleigh to host NOAA Listening Session
NOAA will review Nov. 1 the implementation of the Weather Act, including the development of a community-based weather model, in Raleigh, one of the stops on the agency’s nationwide listening session series.
NC to Join NOAA Effort Promoting Shellfish
State and federal officials and other stakeholders are set to unveil Thursday North Carolina’s component in a national plan to promote the social, economic and environmental importance of shellfish.
NOAA OKs New Funds for Oyster Sanctuary
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has recommended $950,000 for continued work on the Swan Island Oyster Sanctuary to expand the 25-acre project to almost 40 acres in 2019.
NOAA Tools Offer Help With Coastal Planning
NOAA’s Digital Coast is a set of online tools developed to help turn data on sea level rise, coastal flooding and the benefits of wetlands into useful information for coastal communities.
NOAA Designates Sturgeon Critical Habitat
NOAA Fisheries has designated critical habitat for Atlantic sturgeon in parts of coastal rivers from Maine to Florida, a requirement under the Endangered Species Act.
NOAA Funds Aquaculture Debris Cleanup
A recently announced federal grant will be used to help pay for removal of debris from an abandoned aquaculture operation littering public trust waters in Carteret County.
NOAA Asks Public to Report Injured Whales
Federal officials said last week that humpback whales are dying at alarming rates along the Atlantic coast, but the explanation has eluded scientists.
NOAA Tool Ranks Regional Climate Patterns
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has been promoting a tool that ranks regional climate data from across the country and from a little over a century.
NOAA Offers Post-Matthew Resources
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released online resources for use by coastal communities in dealing with marine debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, including high-resolution, aerial shoreline imagery and a response guide.
NOAA Fisheries Releases Ocean Noise Guide
NOAA offices have collaborated to develop an agency-wide Ocean Noise Strategy to ensure that NOAA is more comprehensively addressing noise effects on aquatic species and their habitat during the next 10 years.
NOAA Releases Underwater Noise Guidance
NOAA released technical guidance in order to predict how human-made underwater sound affects marine mammals.
NOAA Seeks Ideas for Navassa Cleanup
NOAA and other government officials in charge of cleaning and restoring a former wood-treatment plant in Navassa that’s now a Superfund site seek public input on the plan.
NOAA Lab Made Region a Research Center
In the last of two parts, we recount the colorful past of the NOAA fisheries lab near Beaufort and describe its importance in making the area a center for marine sciences.
