Tag: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Oil spill releases over one million gallons into Gulf of Mexico
An oil spill has released over a million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The U.S. Coast Guard reports that the leak was first reported...
Dan Sutter: Of wind and whales
Whales have been dying off the East Coast of the United States near where offshore wind turbines are being or about to...
NOAA Fisheries releases first ever National Seafood Strategy
On Wednesday, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration Fisheries division released the first-ever National Seafood Strategy. The strategy highlights the vital services the...
NOAA releases study on protecting endangered species while building offshore wind...
The Biden administration is looking at offshore wind farms in the Gulf of Mexico to reduce American dependence on fossil fuels. The National Oceanic and...
Red snapper season continues through July 4
On Thursday, the Marine Resources Division (MRD) of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) reminded Alabamians that state waters and federal waters will...
Red Snapper season to end on December 31
On Wednesday, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) Marine Resources Division (MRD) announced that Alabama’s Red Snapper private angler season will close at...
Georgia reports number of female breeding age North Atlantic right whales...
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (GDNR) reported in an emailed statement that there are fewer North Atlantic right whale females of breeding age and fewer...
Hurricane Ian moving through Central Florida as tropical storm
Hurricane Ian is producing “catastrophic flooding” across Central Florida as it churns slowly northward, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported at...
Hurricane Ian expected to do “catastrophic” damage to Florida coastal communities
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Hurricane Center predicts that Hurricane Ian will create catastrophic storm surge, winds, and flooding in the Florida Peninsula when it...
Louisiana charter boat captains file suit involving GPS tracking
More than 1,300 federally permitted charter boat owners in the Gulf of Mexico are suing the federal government in a class-action lawsuit...
