2017 Reduced Landings Trend Continues … Atlantic Swordfish Landings Update:Commercial and RecreationalJanuary 1 – June 30, 2018 The table below provides preliminary landings estimates and remaining quotas as of June 30, 2018, for the Atlantic … Continue reading →
FLEET OF OCEAN GLIDERS COMING TO THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS Data-collecting underwater drones will support improved hurricane forecasting. Ocean gliders will be plying the waters of the US Virgin Islands this summer to help improve … Continue reading →
June, 11 2018 Atlantic Swordfish Landings Update: Commercial and Recreational Through May 31st The table below provides preliminary landings estimates and remaining quotas as of May 31, 2018, for the Atlantic swordfish fisheries for the … Continue reading →
NOAA Fisheries will hold a public meeting on Friday June 29, 2018, from 9:00am to 1:00pm PDT to seek input on the definition of fish aggregating devices (FADs) that could be applied for conservation measures by international … Continue reading →
NOAA Fisheries sent this bulletin at 08/30/2017 12:02 PM EDT AUGUST 30, 2017 NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) is offering an online option to register Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) tournaments and … Continue reading →
NOAA Fisheries sent this bulletin at 08/21/2017 09:49 AM EDT NOAA Fisheries Announces a Proposed Rule to Establish the Quotas, Opening Dates, and Retention Limits for the 2018 Atlantic Shark Commercial Fishing Season … Continue reading →
Tips from the U.S. Department of Interior on ways to volunteer and enjoy National Public Lands Day. National Public Lands Day is the nation’s largest, single-day volunteer event for public lands. Held every year on … Continue reading →
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wants everyone to get the facts for the upcoming 2017-2018 Flu season which begins on September 28. The 2016-2017 flu season is over. • Flu activity is low in the … Continue reading →
As torrential rainfall continues to pour on the Gulf Coast, the Department of Health and Human Services is providing support as local officials are continuing to assess communities’ health care infrastructure and medical needs. A … Continue reading →
AUGUST 21, 2017 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Advisory Panel Meeting September 6-7, 2017 The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) intends to hold a meeting of the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Advisory Panel … Continue reading →
August 8, 2017 By: Tara Sealy, Microbiologist, Viral Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Prevention and Control Summary: Tara Sealy is a microbiologist at the CDC trying to develop new tests that diagnose Ebola. … Continue reading →
A preview of NOAA’s forthcoming July 16 announcement to allow an increase of shark takes has stunned this environmentalist. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration intends to increase the amount of Large Coastal Sharks than … Continue reading →
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced the upcoming shortening of fishing seasons for several species in Puerto Rico federal waters. Printed verbatim is the NOAA announcement with federal contact links. … Continue reading →
[Verbatim from EPA] Updated Link The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces the release of the National Priorities: Transdisciplinary Research into Detecting and Controlling Lead in Drinking Water Request for Applications (RFA). Open Date: June 27, 2017 … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →This new federal Wildland Fire Sensor Challenge, with up to $60,000 of prize money, is a great project for a St. Croix resident whose island is annually subjected to wildfires. Wildfires on St. Croix are … Continue reading →
Junior Spotted Eaglerays swim in formation in a Mangrove Lagoon. ~ January 18, 2017. The Climate Change VI team has been following four very young Spotted Eaglerays (Aetobatus narinari)* in the Mandahl Bay, St. Thomas, … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →The National Science Foundation has announced the availability of $5 million in federal grant money for long-term environmental research projects. ~ ClimateChangeVI: Researchers have long been frustrated by the fact that biological processes take time … Continue reading →
The U.S. National Science Foundation has announced the availability of $55 million in funding aimed at understanding why organisms are structured the way they are and function as they do. The NSF anticipates providing 220 … Continue reading →
DOI Announces Study Showing Spring Starting Earlier in National Parks Climate change impacting over 75 percent of national parks across the country RELEASED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR {Verbatim} October 6, 2016 SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK, … Continue reading →
