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Saturday, April 12, 2025
Heavy cloud system moves towards the U.S. west coast in a composite image from the NOAA GOES-West weather satellite.
Marine Weather

White House Aims To Eliminate NOAA Climate Research In Budget Plan

By Valerie Volcovici April 11 (Reuters) – The administration of President Donald Trump aims to eliminate the arm of the National Oceanic and

April 12, 2025
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Sunday, March 23, 2025
Trump’s Regulatory Freeze Throws US Fishing Industry Into Chaos  
Commercial Fishing

Trump’s Regulatory Freeze Throws US Fishing Industry Into Chaos  

By Valerie Volcovici, Leah Douglas, Gloria Dickie March 23 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s regulatory freeze has injected chaos and

March 23, 2025
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Friday, March 7, 2025
Sunlight fades on a powerful Hurricane Helene, September 26, 2024. Photo credit: CIRA
Marine Weather

U.S. National Hurricane Center Delivered Its Most Accurate Forecasts Ever in 2024

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) achieved unprecedented accuracy in hurricane track forecasting during the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, according to a

March 7, 2025
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Sunday, March 2, 2025
A GOES-East satellite image of Hurricane Milton at 2141 UTC, October 7, 2024
NOAA

Trump’s Firings At NOAA Will Put Lives At Risk

By Valerie Volcovici, Rich McKay and Leah Douglas WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) – Scientists and researchers are warning that the Trump

March 2, 2025
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Sunday, February 9, 2025
U.S. President Trump receives a Hurricane Dorian update at the White House in Washington.REUTERS/Jonathan Erns
NOAA

Trump Unleashes Chaos At NOAA, US Weather And Climate Agency

By Lauren Rosenthal and Brian K Sullivan Feb 8, 2025 (Bloomberg) –The email arrived in US government workers’ inboxes just after 1 a.m. East Coast

February 9, 2025
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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
A North Atlantic Right Whale breaches with a ship in the background.Credit: NOAA Fisheries
Shipping

NOAA Withdraws Critical Right Whale Protection Rule Changes

NOAA Fisheries has withdrawn its proposed vessel speed rule update aimed at protecting the critically endangered North Atlantic right whales from deadly vessel

January 15, 2025
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Monday, November 25, 2024
Sunlight fades on a powerful Hurricane Helene, September 26, 2024. Photo credit: CIRA
Marine Weather

Record-Breaking 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season Winds Down After Unprecedented Late-Season Surge

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is drawing to a close on November 30, marking a year of extraordinary storm activity that defied typical patterns. With 18

November 25, 2024
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Friday, October 11, 2024
Facing south, a view across the newly designated Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary waters at Point Conception, a site of great cultural significance to Chumash Peoples.
Environment

Biden Administration Designates Third-Largest National Marine Sanctuary

The Biden Administration has taken a significant step in ocean conservation by designating 4,543 square miles of California’s central coast as the

October 11, 2024
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Thursday, October 10, 2024
A Saildrone intercepts Hurricane Milton at sea
Marine Weather

Watch: Saildrone Intercepts Hurricane Milton at Sea

As Hurricane Milton barreled towards Florida as a Category 3 storm, uncrewed Saildrone surface vehicles were already on the front lines, capturing crucial data

October 10, 2024
Total Views: 5224

Monday, October 7, 2024
Hurricane Milton satellite image from 10:55 CDT Monday, October 7, 2024
Marine Weather

Hurricane Milton is Setting All Sorts of Atlantic Hurricane Records

Update: The National Hurricane Center has reported that Hurricane Milton’s sustained winds have reached 180 mph, with a minimum central pressure of 897

October 7, 2024
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Wednesday, October 2, 2024
A rendering of NOAA's new charting and mapping vessels
NOAA

NOAA Names Two New Research Ships

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced the names of two new charting and mapping vessels set to join its fleet. The ships,

October 2, 2024
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Wednesday, September 25, 2024
A satellite image of Hurricane Helene moving into the Gulf of Mexico taken by NOAA's GOES-16 (GOES East) satellite at 3:51 pm (ET) on Sept. 25, 2024. Image credit: NOAA
Shipping

Hurricane Helene: NOAA Warns of Catastrophic Flooding as Category 4 Storm Approaches Florida

As Hurricane Helene barrels towards Florida’s northwest coast, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is sounding the alarm on the

September 25, 2024
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Thursday, August 1, 2024
Dr. Jill Tupitza and doctoral student Allison Noble collect near-bottom water aboard Research Vessel Pelican to obtain oxygen measurements used to determine the size of the Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone.
Shipping

Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone is 12th Largest on Record

NOAA-supported scientists reported that this year’s Gulf of Mexico dead zone, an area of low oxygen harmful to marine life, is approximately 6,705 square

August 1, 2024
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Thursday, June 6, 2024
Port of Oakland
Shipping

$476 Billion: U.S. Marine Economy Continues Upward Trend

The American marine economy showed continued strength in 2022, contributing a significant $476 billion in economic impact and supporting 2.4 million jobs,

June 6, 2024
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Thursday, May 23, 2024
NOAA's GOES-16 satellite captured Hurricane Idalia approaching the western coast of Florida while Hurricane Franklin churned in the Atlantic Ocean at 5:01 p.m. EDT on August 29, 2023. (Image credit: NOAA Satellites)
Shipping

Confidence High for Above-Normal Atlantic Hurricane Season

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Weather Service forecasters have predicted that the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season will be

May 23, 2024
Total Views: 613

Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Stock photo of a barge on the Mississippi River
Shipping

Record-Low Water Levels on Mississippi River as Drought Conditions Expand

A combination of a warm October and worsening drought conditions in the Lower Mississippi Valley has caused water levels along parts of the Mississippi River

November 8, 2023
Total Views: 1820

Thursday, October 19, 2023
A North Atlantic Right Whale breaches with a ship in the background.Credit: NOAA Fisheries
Shipping

Ships Speeding Through Right Whale Slow Zones, Report Finds

BOSTON, Oct 19 (Reuters) – More than 80% of ships are speeding through “go slow” zones set by environmental regulators along the

October 19, 2023
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Monday, October 9, 2023
Global Shipping Companies Receive Awards For Reducing Speeds Off California
Sponsored

Global Shipping Companies Receive Awards For Reducing Speeds Off California

Shipping companies received awards for reducing speeds in the 2022 “Protecting Blue Whales & Blue Skies” program. Twenty three companies participated,

October 9, 2023
Total Views: 2631

Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro today called for a “new maritime statecraft” to prevail in an era of intense strategic competition, during remarks at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, Sept. 26. During his speech, Secretary Del Toro stated that maritime statecraft, in a broad sense, encompasses not only naval diplomacy, but a national, whole-of-government effort to build comprehensive U.S. and allied maritime power, both commercial and naval.
Defense

Navy Secretary Del Toro Calls for New ‘Maritime Statecraft’ Strategy

During a speech this week at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro called for a “new maritime

September 27, 2023
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Thursday, September 7, 2023
NOAA Ship Rainier underway. Photo courtesy NOAA
Accidents

NOAA Survey Ship Suffers Fire in South Pacific

A survey ship with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration suffered a fire on board during operations off American Samoa on Tuesday. The fire has

September 7, 2023
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