NOAA Responds to the Deep Water Horizon/BP Oil Spill
- No Dead Zones Observed or Expected as Part of BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Report finds decreased, but stabilized levels of dissolved oxygen in gulf areas with subsurface oil. - NOAA Reopens More than 3,000 Square Miles in the Gulf to Fishing
On Friday NOAA reopened 3,114 square miles of Gulf waters offshore of the western Florida panhandle to commercial and recreational fishing. The reopening was announced after consultation with FDA and under a re-opening protocol agreed to by NOAA, the FDA, and the Gulf states. - Secretary Locke Extends Disaster Declaration for California Salmon Fishermen
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announced today an extension of the disaster for California salmon fishermen due to the low numbers of spawning Chinook salmon returning to the Sacramento River and the subsequent reduction in commercial fishery revenues.
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- New Bedford, Mass. and Dutch Harbor-Unalaska, Alaska Remain Top Fishing Ports
- U.S. Seafood Consumption Declines Slightly in 2009
- NOAA: Fourth Warmest U.S. Summer on Record
- NOAA Announces $131.9 Million Recovery Act Contract to Complete Construction of the Pacific Regional Center
- NASA/NOAA Study Finds El Niños Growing Stronger
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