Tag: NOAA

The 2016 globally averaged surface temperature ended as the highest since record keeping began in 1880, according to scientists from NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information

Researchers have combined the trove of tracking data with satellite observations of ocean conditions to develop the first system for predicting locations of blue whales off the West Coast. The system, called WhaleWatch, produces monthly maps of blue whale “hotspots” to alert ships where there may be an increased risk of encountering these endangered whales

A NOAA research has found that the dissolving of shells of microscopic sea snails called pteropods has been connected to the increased concentration in sea water of human-caused carbon dioxide. The higher level of carbon-dioxide has led to acidification of the oceans.

Commercial vessels are often chartered by NOAA to engage in scientific research. There is a long-standing agreement between the Coast Guard and NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service which requires NOAA to notify the Coast Guard prior to a commercial vessel being contracted.

Sound is critical for the survival of many marine animals. NOAA has released its final Ocean Noise Strategy Roadmap, which will guide the agency in more effectively and comprehensively managing ocean noise effects on marine life during the next decade.

NOAA Fisheries have awarded nearly $3 million in grants to support the conservation and recovery of protected marine species through stranding response and marine mammal rescue and rehabilitation.

NOAA's Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) has developed a reliable, cost-saving version of a current sensor system that can now be placed at more remote locations along navigation channels.

NOAA has awarded $5.4 million in grants to states and tribes in all coastal regions to help in the recovery of endangered and threatened marine species. The agency also opened a call for 2017 proposals under the Species Recovery Grants Program, authorized under Section 6 of the Endangered Species Act.

NOAA and its partners have cancelled the official measurement survey cruise of the annual dead zone that forms off the coast of Louisiana and Texas. NOAA,which oversees the official annual measurement of the hypoxic zone in the Gulf of Mexico, cited mechanical problems with the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster, which was scheduled to host the measurement cruise.

A new NOAA outlook shows that many coral reefs across around the world will likely be exposed to higher-than-normal sea temperatures for an unprecedented third year in a row, leading to increased bleaching – and with no signs of stopping.