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Northeast Fisheries Science Center scientist Tim Sheehan holds an Atlantic salmon.

NOAA awards $5.4 million in grants for endangered, threatened species recovery

August 17, 2016

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Northeast Fisheries Science Center scientist Tim Sheehan holds an Atlantic salmon.

Flooding in South Carolina in 2015. Please remember: Never try to drive through floodwaters. Turn around, don't drown.

NOAA launches America’s first national water forecast model

August 16, 2016

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Flooding in South Carolina in 2015. Please remember: Never try to drive through floodwaters. Turn around, don't drown.

Nations exporting fish and fish products to the United States will have to meet fishing standards that protect marine mammals, like bottlenose dolphins, equal to those in the U.S.

NOAA establishes international marine mammal bycatch criteria for U.S. imports

August 11, 2016

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Nations exporting fish and fish products to the United States will have to meet fishing standards that protect marine mammals, like bottlenose dolphins, equal to those in the U.S.

Hurricane Earl one day before making landfall in Belize taken from NOAA's GOES-East satellite on Aug. 3, 2016.

Atlantic hurricane season still expected to be strongest since 2012

August 11, 2016

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Hurricane Earl one day before making landfall in Belize taken from NOAA's GOES-East satellite on Aug. 3, 2016.

NOAA Fisheries' acoustic guidance divides marine mammals into five hearing groups, recognizing that not all marine mammals hear and use sound identically. The guidance identifies thresholds for each group. Arctic bearded seals, like this one, are extremely vocal. Within the guidance, bearded seals are part of the phocid pinniped hearing group.

NOAA Fisheries releases final acoustic guidance

August 3, 2016

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NOAA Fisheries' acoustic guidance divides marine mammals into five hearing groups, recognizing that not all marine mammals hear and use sound identically. The guidance identifies thresholds for each group. Arctic bearded seals, like this one, are extremely vocal. Within the guidance, bearded seals are part of the phocid pinniped hearing group.

Scientists from Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium deploy a water sensor called a CTD sonde rosette to collect water samples to test for oxygen levels during the 2015 R/V Pelican's shelf wide hypoxia cruise.

NOAA and partners cancel Gulf Dead Zone summer cruise

July 29, 2016

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Scientists from Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium deploy a water sensor called a CTD sonde rosette to collect water samples to test for oxygen levels during the 2015 R/V Pelican's shelf wide hypoxia cruise.

Hindcast of September 8, 2008, simulated by an FV3-powered GFDL model at 13-km resolution.

NOAA to develop new global weather model

July 27, 2016

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Hindcast of September 8, 2008, simulated by an FV3-powered GFDL model at 13-km resolution.

Fishing vessels docked at Point Judith, Rhode Island.

Approximately $10 million available for fisheries projects

July 22, 2016

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Fishing vessels docked at Point Judith, Rhode Island.

Projects recommended for funding will restore coastal and marine habitats in 10 states and territories. Projects will include removing dams like this one in Maryland to benefit fish populations.

Projects selected for $9 million in community-based habitat restoration funding

July 20, 2016

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Projects recommended for funding will restore coastal and marine habitats in 10 states and territories. Projects will include removing dams like this one in Maryland to benefit fish populations.

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) in Lake Erie.

NOAA, partners predict smaller harmful algal bloom for western Lake Erie

July 7, 2016

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harmful algal blooms (HABs)

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) in Lake Erie.