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12/23/96
LIMITED ACCESS PROPOSAL TO REDUCE FISHING PRESSURE ON DWINDLING ATLANTIC SHARK POPULATIONS
12/20/96
JOINT EFFORT EDUCATES FAMILIES ABOUT LIFE-SAVING WEATHER RADIO
12/19/96
NMFS PROPOSES SHARK QUOTA AND BAG LIMIT REDUCTIONS
12/18/96
NOAA'S CONTRIBUTION TO FURTHERING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY STUDIED
12/18/96
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT CERTIFIES CANADA UNDER PELLY AMENDMENT FOR WHALING
12/18/96
WORLD'S EXPERTS PLAN GLOBAL LOCATOR SERVICE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION
12/16/96
SANTA ASKS: WILL WE HAVE A WHITE CHRISTMAS?
12/10/96
VESSEL BUYOUT APPLICANTS SELECTED IN NEW ENGLAND
12/6/96
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TO CONSIDER FORT SMITH AIRPORT SITE FOR NEW DOPPLER RADAR
12/4/96
ABRUPT CLIMATE CHANGE DURING LAST GLACIAL PERIOD COULD BE TIED TO DUST-INDUCED REGIONAL WARMING
12/4/96
NEW STUDY PROVIDES FIRST COMPREHENSIVE VIEW OF COASTAL WATER QUALITY
12/2/96
DELAWARE II TO BEGIN FISHERIES RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT OPERATIONS
12/2/96
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RETIRES LAST OF ITS ORIGINAL RADARS
11/29/96
U.S. LEADS IN NEGOTIATING HISTORIC COMPLIANCE MEASURES AT ICCAT
11/26/96
ACTIVE ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON IN 1996 MARKS NEAR RECORD
11/21/96
NOAA PRODUCES NEW MAP AND DIGITAL DATA SETS OF LAKE MICHIGAN LAKEFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY
11/12/96
EXPERT PANEL CONVENES TO ADDRESS RED TIDES
11/01/96
164 APPLY FOR NEW ENGLAND GROUNDFISH VESSEL BUYOUT
10/31/96
NOAA ANOUNCES APPLICATION CRITERIA FOR DISASTER ASSISTANCE PLAN TO AID COMMERCIAL SALMON FISHERMEN
10/29/96
PRESIDENT SIGNS NATIONAL INVASIVE SPECIES ACT
10/28/96
NEW LAKEFLOOR MAPS OF GREAT LAKES REVEAL FEATURES NEVER SEEN BEFORE
10/28/96
ALLIANCE INVESTIGATES USE OF VOLUNTEERS TO RESTORE SEA GRASS IN CHESAPEAKE BAY AREA
10/25/96
FISHERIES SERVICE LISTS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COHO SALMON AS "THREATENED," DELAYS DECISION ON TWO OTHER COHO POPULATIONS, CITING "SCIENTIFIC DISAGREEMENT"
10/23/96
COVERAGE OF GULF FISHERMEN EXTENDED BY MODIFICATIONS TO FISHERIES DISASTER PROGRAM
10/23/96
NOAA CHIEF SCIENTIST RECEIVES GREAT LAKES SERVICE AWARD
10/24/96
NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL DATA CENTER RECEIVES GOVERNMENT COMPUTER NEWS AWARD
10/22/96
NEW NOAA POSTER DEPICTS AGES OF THE OCEAN FLOOR
10/16/96
NEW WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND FORECAST OFFICE PREFERRED SITE SELECTED FOR NORTHERN INDIANA-NORTHWEST OHIO AREA
10/11/96
NOAA TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING ON SPACE-BASED DATA COLLECTION AND LOCATION SYSTEM
10/10/96
COMMENCEMENT BAY SETTLEMENTS PAVE WAY FOR RESTORATION
10/4/96
SCIENTISTS OBSERVE COLLAPSED DOME OF UNDERSEA VOLCANO LOIHI
9/30/96
FIRST SEA TURTLE PROTECTION ACCORD REACHED IN WESTERN HEMISPHERE
9/30/96
NOAA AWARDS CONTRACT FOR LIGHTNING DATA
9/30/96
NOAA AWARDS CONTRACT FOR LIGHTNING DATA (note:not a duplication)
9/30/96
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT AWARDS WASHINGTON STATE $3.48 MILLION TO REPAIR DAMAGED HATCHERIES
9/30/96
NOAA AWARDS $5.2 MILLION FOR SECOND PHASE OF WASHINGTON STATE VESSEL PERMIT BUYOUT PROGRAM
9/27/96
EXPERT PANEL CONVENES TO ADDRESS RED TIDES
9/26/96
UNITED STATES GAINS NEW FISHING OPPORTUNITIES - SUCCESSFUL AT NAFO MEETING
9/25/96
NOAA PRESENTS STRATEGY TO PROTECT FLORIDA KEYS
9/23/96
WEATHER RADAR PREFERRED SITE SELECTED FOR NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA
9/20/96
ALASKA'S GROUNDFISH FISHERY CONSIDERED HEALTHY AND WELL-MANAGED--Fisheries Service Discusses Greenpeace Report
9/17/96
TEACHERS TAKE HANDS-ON OCEAN RESEARCH EXPERIENCE BACK TO CLASSROOMS THIS FALL
9/13/96
HURRICANE FRAN HITS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES YET SERVICES DID NOT FALTER
9/13/96
NMFS HOLDS PUBLIC MEETINGS TO GATHER INPUT ON INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC MANAGEMENT OF ATLANTIC TUNA, SWORDFISH, AND BILLFISH
9/11/96
RESEARCHERS FIND INCREASED SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES TIED TO MELTING GLACIERS
9/11/96
SCIENTIST PREDICTS DEEPER OZONE HOLE OVER SOUTH POLE IN 1996
9/10/96
NOAA DECOMMISSIONS OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH SHIP MALCOLM BALDRIGE AFTER 26 YEARS OF SERVICE
9/10/96
HURRICANE VIEW FROM SPACE AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET
9/10/96
NOAA SEEKS PUBLIC INPUT ON PROPOSED OHIO COASTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
9/05/96
SENIOR SCIENTIST AT NOAA'S CLIMATE CENTERED HORONED
8/29/96
NEW DRIFTING BUOYS AID IN HURRICANE FORECASTS
8/29/96
NOAA ANNOUNCES OPTIONS FOR SECOND PHASE OF WASHINGTON STATE VESSEL PERMIT BUYOUT PROGRAM
8/28/96
NOAA SHIP DISCOVERER COMPLETES FINAL RESEARCH CRUISE AFTER 30-YEAR CAREER
8/28/96
NOAA FUNDS NEW PACIFIC SALMON STUDY
8/26/96
NOAA BEGINS $25 MILLION BUYOUT PROGRAM FOR NORTHEAST FISHERMEN
8/23/96
FISHERIES SERVICE PROPOSES IMPROVEMENTS TO BLUEFIN TUNA ANGLING CATEGORY MANAGEMENT
8/22/96
WEATHER RADAR PREFERRED SITE SELECTED FOR WESTERN ARKANSAS/EASTERN OKLAHOMA
8/20/96
POLL FINDS AMERICANS TRUST NOAA ON OCEAN PROTECTION
8/20/96
GOES-9 WEATHER SATELLITE UNDERGOES SPECIAL OPERATIONS
8/20/96
HURRICANE PATH NOW A COMPUTER GRAPHIC
8/20/96
NOAA WELCOMES NEW SHIP TO FLEET; KA'IMIMOANA TO SUPPORT OCEANOGRAPHIC AND CLIMATE RESEARCH IN PACIFIC
8/19/96
NOAA IS A PARTNER IN NEWLY LAUNCHED JAPANESE ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE
8/12/96
JUDGE SUSPENDS FISH DEALER, FISHING VESSEL PERMITS IN NATION'S LARGEST FISHERY FRAUD CASE
8/06/96
U.S. ADOPTING INTERNATIONAL CODE OF CONDUCT FOR MARINE FISHING
8/02/96
ENDANGERED RIGHT WHALE PROTECTION TO INCREASE WITH 500-YARD BUFFER ZONE TO PREVENT SHIP STRIKES
8/02/96
MARINE SPECIES TO BE PROTECTED IN COMBAT READINESS TEST OF NEW SUBMARINE OFF ATLANTIC COAST
7/31/96
NOAA AWARDS MAINTENANCE CONTRACT FOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTERS
7/31/96
DUTCH HARBOR-UNALASKA IS NATION'S TOP FISHING PORT FOR 1995
7/30/96
BLUEFIN FISHERMEN REACH ANNUAL LARGE SCHOOL/SMALL MEDIUM QUOTA; FISHERIES SERVICE CLOSES FISHERY TO PREVENT OVERHARVEST
7/29/96
AMERICANS ATE SLIGHTLY LESS SEAFOOD IN 1995
7/25/96
NOAA CREATES INDEX FOR EASE IN LOCATING ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION
7/24/96
FISHERIES SERVICE ANNOUNCES BLUEFIN TUNA CATEGORY CLOSURES/TRANSFER; ACTION TAKEN TO PREVENT OVERHARVEST
7/23/96
NOAA SATELLITE DATA ON-LINE TO USERS AROUND THE WORLD
7/22/96
ELECTRIC SPACE EXHIBIT OPENS AT NOAA
7/22/96
HOGARTH TO LEAD NMFS HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES DIVISION; Appointment to last for one year"
7/19/96
NMFS GIVES NORTH CAROLINA PERMIT TO MANAGE SEA TURTLE PROTECTION DURING SHRIMP TRAWLING IN HIGH ALGAE AREA
7/19/96
NMFS TO CLOSE FISHERY FOR SCHOOL ATLANTIC BLUEFIN TUNA/ANGLING CATEGORY OFF DELARWARE AND STATES SOUTH ON JULY 25
7/19/96
COMMERCE SECRETARY KANTOR ANNOUNCES REGIONAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS
7/15/96
LIST OF FISHERIES, RECLASSIFICATION OF GULF OF MAINE/MID-ATLANTIC LOBSTER POT/TRAP FISHERY PROPOSED; COMMENTS SOUGHT
7/15/96
U.S. LEADS AGGRESSIVE CONSERVATION COALITION AT INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON ATLANTIC SALMON
7/12/96
NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE RECEIVES ONE OF AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION'S TOP AWARDS FOR 1996
7/9/96
WEATHER SERVICE COMPLETES NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF DOPPLER WEATHER RADARS
7/8/96
HENRY FREY NAMED DIRECTOR OF NOAA'S NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA CENTER
7/8/96
STORM PREDICTION CENTER ANNOUNCES FIRST PRODUCT FROM NEW FACILITY IN NORMAN, OKLA.
7/6/96
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OLYMPIC SUPPORT FORECASTERS BEGIN OPERATIONAL SUPPORT TO THE OLYMPIC GAMES
7/3/96
NOAA SEARCH AND RESCUE SYSTEM HELPS RESCUE TWO BOATERS IN ALASKAN WATERS
7/2/96
MEASUREMENTS SHOW RECORD LOW OZONE OVER HAWAII
6/28/96
ENDANGERED MARINE ANIMALS TO BENEFIT FROM NEW AGREEMENT BETWEEN FISHERIES SERVICE AND MASSACHUSETTS
6/27/96
MAKAHS AND U.S. DEFER REQUEST FOR TRIBAL WHALING; U.S. REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO NATIVE
6/26/96
SPECIAL CLIMATE SUMMARY HIGHLIGHTS SEVERE DROUGHT IN SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHERN PLAINS STATES
6/21/96
NEW TEXAS COASTAL PROGRAM HINGES ON PUBLIC APPROVAL
6/20/96
NEW STUDY LOOKS AT MOVEMENT OF OZONE-DEPLETING CHEMICALS IN STRATOSPHERE
6/19/96
COMMERCE ANNOUNCES CONTINUATION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE IN NORTHWEST --Employment of 350 Fishermen Expected to Result
6/17/96
TORNADO SAFETY INFORMATION AVAILABLE FROM NOAA
6/14/96
FEDERAL FISHERIES AGENCY RELEASES SCHEDULE FOR SALMON PROTECTION UNDER ESA
6/13/96
DOLPHINS RETURN TO NAVAL VETERINARY CARE IN SAN DIEGO
6/11/96
1996 ATLANTIC BLUEFIN TUNA QUOTAS, MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENTS FINALIZED
6/11/96
SCIENTISTS ON THE TRAIL OF MYSTERIOUS LAKE MICHIGAN PHENOMENON
6/10/96
DATA CENTER HONORS EMPLOYEES
6/10/96
GULF FISHERMEN MAY NOW APPLY FOR EMERGENCY AID FROM NOAA FOR FISHING GEAR OR VESSEL LOSS OR DAMAGE
6/10/96
SCIENTISTS ABOARD SUB ALVIN STUDY DUMPSITE OFF NEW YORK
6/10/96
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT'S NOAA TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING ON SATELLITE LICENSING REGULATIONS
6/7/96
DOLPHIN REMOVED FROM UNSAFE CONDITIONS AT SUGARLOAF
6/6/96
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT'S NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL DATA CENTER HONORED FOR CONTRIBUTION TO CD-ROM TECHNOLOGY
6/6/96
NOAA SCIENTISTS PLAN SAFE START TO GREAT CHESAPEAKE BAY SWIM WITH TIDE AND WEATHER FORECASTS
6/5/96
FEDERAL FISHERY AGENCY ANNOUNCES PACIFIC GROUNDFISH ALLOCATION FOR MAKAH INDIANS
6/5/96
A QUANTUM ADVANCE IN SAFE NAVIGATION COMES TO GALVESTON BAY OFFICIAL COMMISSIONING AT BAY DAY FESTIVAL
6/5/96
NOAA SHIP McARTHUR TO ATTEMPT DEPLOYMENT OF HIGH-TECH SENSOR IN GOLDEN GATE - SHIP OPEN HOUSE AT PIER 32
6/4/96
NOAA'S SEARCH AND RESCUE PROGRAM HONORED BY COMPUTERWORLD SMITHSONIAN
6/3/96
INTERIOR AND COMMERCE DEPARTMENTS ANNOUNCE FINAL POLICY ON ADMINISTRATION OF THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT AND RECREATIONAL FISHERIES MANAGEMENT
6/3/96
SEVEN FEDERAL AGENCIES SIGN COMPREHENSIVE RECREATIONAL FISHERIES CONSERVATION PLAN TO GUIDE FUTURE FISHERIES MANAGEMENT
5/31/96
NOAA SEEKS COMMENT ON APPLICATION AND PROPOSED AUTHORIZATION FOR MARINE MAMMAL DISTURANCE DURING SEISMIC SURVEY
5/31/96
NOAA READY TO DISTRIBUTE DATA FROM JAPANESE ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE: ADEOS Fact Sheet
5/31/96
$25 MILLION BUYOUT PROGRAM FOR NORTHEAST FISHERMEN ANNOUNCED Fishing Capacity Reduction Informational Sheet
5/30/96
STUDY INDICATES OZONE DESTROYING CHEMICALS DECLINING
5/30/96
NOAA AND HALTER MARINE LAUNCH RESEACH SHIP RONALD H. BROWN
5/29/96
NOAA HURRICANE CONFERENCE OPENS '96 SEASON
5/28/96
WITH ESA MORATORIUM LIFTED, FISHERIES SERVICE SETS SCHEDULE FOR STEELHEAD, CUTTHROAT ACTIONS ON WEST COAST
5/24/96
COMMERCE SECRETARY KANTOR APPOINTS 18 MARINE EXPERTS TO NATIONAL SALTWATER ADVISORY GROUP
5/23/96
FINAL VESSEL TO CLOSE UNDER PILOT BUYOUT PROGRAM
5/23/96
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ISSUES DISASTER SURVEY SUMMARY
5/23/96
NOAA EMPLOYEE HONORED BY GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA
5/21/96
THORNTON NAMED HEAD OF NOAA NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY AND NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE PROGRAMS
5/21/96
NOAA AND AMERICAN OCEANS CAMPAIGN RELEASE PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT RUNOFF POLLUTION
5/17/96
AGENCIES AND INDIAN TRIBES MAKING PROGRSS PROTECTING MIGRATING JUVENILE SALMON AND STEELHEAD
5/16/96
NOAA SHIP DISCOVERER RETURNS FROM DATA-GATHERING CRUISE FOR GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH
5/16/96
RECOVERY MEASURES FOR NEW ENGLAND GROUNDFISH APPROVED; New Fishing Rules Begin in July -- $25M Vessel Buyout To Follow
5/15/96
STATE'S DEPUTY FISH AND WILDLIFE DIRECTOR GETS DEPUTY SLOT WITH FEDERAL FISHERIES AGENCY'S NORTHWEST REGION
5/15/96
FIRST GIANT ATLANTIC BLUEFIN TUNA TAGGED WITH HIGH-TECH ARCHIVAL TAGS; RETURNED TAGS WORTH $1,000 Fact Sheet
5/8/96
MASSACHUSETTS-BASED NATIONAL FISH AND SEAFOOD JOINS NOAA'S VOLUNTARY HACCP-BASED INSPECTION PROGRAM
5/8/96
NOAA PUBLISHES GUIDE TO WATERSHED RESTORATION IN CALIFORNIA
5/7/96
NMFS SEEKS COMMENT ON APPLICATION AND PROPOSED AUTHORIZATION FOR MARINE MAMMAL DISTURBANCE DURING ROCKET LAUNCHES
5/3/96
HYDROLOGIST DAVE HELMS RECEIVES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AWARD
5/2/96
SATELLITE METEOROLOGICAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM REPLACES LAND LINES FOR ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON
5/1/96
NOAA, NASA, AIR FORCE TO CORRDINATE ON SOLAR STORM ALERT
4/30/96
NOAA IMPLEMENTS FISHERY COUNCIL'S SALMON MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS TO PROTECT ENDANGERED WINTER CHINOOK
4/29/96
NOAA AWARDS CONTRACTS TO COLLECT STATISTICS ON SALTWATER ANGLERS; SURVEY USED TO BETTER TRACK FISHING EFFORT AND CATCH
4/29/96
NOAA LAUNCHES GULF COAST HURRICANE AWARENESS TOUR
4/19/96
NEWARK SEAFOOD COMPANY GUILTY OF EXPORTING UNCERTIFIED FISH TO PORTUGAL
4/17/96
"GAS-BUBBLE" SCIENTIFIC PANEL ASSESSES FEDERAL SALMON MONITORING PROGRAM IN SNAKE, COLUMBIA RIVERS
4/17/96
H.R. 2500 WILL HAMPER EFFORTS TO RESTORE NATURAL RESOURCES HARMED BY PCBS IN THE HUDSON RIVER
4/11/96
MANY OF THE 1995 HEAT WAVE DEATHS WERE PREVENTABLE ACCORDING TO NOAA REPORT
4/9/96
NEW BEDFORD FISHERMEN TO CLOSE ON VESSEL BUYOUT
4/4/96
NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE OK'S PERMANENT HOME FOR SEATTLE'S SEA LIONS AT SEA WORLD IN FLORIDA
4/4/96
MARYLAND COMPLIES WITH FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN; COMMERCE DEPARTMENT CANCELS PLANNED FISHING BAN
4/3/96
MARINE MAMMAL EXPERT TO MONITOR MIT EXPERIMENT IN PUGET SOUND
4/3/96
LANDMARK SETTLEMENT APPROVES PAPER CCOMPANIES' HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECTS FOR COMMENCEMENT BAY
4/2/96
NEW ENGLAND FISH COMPANIES CHARGED IN MASSIVE FRAUD CASE
4/1/96
NOAA PROPOSES EMERGENCY AID TO GULF FISHERMEN FOR FISHING GEAR LOSS OR DAMAGE
3/29/96
STUDY SHOWS HOW VOLCANOES INFLUENCE HUMAN-CAUSED OZONE DEPLETION
3/29/96
CLIMATE SURPRISES FROM ANCIENT TIMES
3/27/96
$5.4 MILLION AWARDED FOR MYRTLE GROVE AND LITTLE VERMILION BAY RESTORATION PROJECTS IN COASTAL LOUISIANA
3/26/96
VARIOUS CLIMATE FACTORS PLAYED IMPORTANT ROLE IN WEATHER PATTERNS DURING PAST TWO WINTERS
3/21/96
NMFS SEEKS COMMENT ON APPLICATION AND PROPOSED AUTHORIZATION FOR MARINE MAMMAL DISTURBANCE DURING ROCKET LAUNCHES
3/21/96
NOAA SCIENTISTS COMPLETE EARLY MEASUREMENTS OF SUSPECTED VOLCANIC ACTIVITY OFF ORGEGON, PLAN RETURN TO SITE IN APRIL
3/20/96
WINTER SNOW MELT REDUCES SPRING FLOODING POTENTIAL
3/19/96
NOAA SEARCH AND RESCUE SYSTEM HELPS RESCUE ALASKAN VILLAGE
3/19/96
NOAA HONORS DATA ADMINISTRATOR FOR 50 YEARS OF GOVERNMENT SERVICE
3/19/96
RONALD C. BAIRD NAMED NATIONAL SEA GRANT DIRECTOR
3/19/96
COMMERCE DEPT. IMPLEMENTS HIGH SEAS FISHING COMPLIANCE ACT; U.S. VESSELS TO OBTAIN HIGH SEAS FISHING PERMITS
3/18/96
NOAA UNVEILS FY 1997 BUDGET PROPOSAL; MAINTAINING VITAL SERVICES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
3/14/96
FIRST COMPREHENSIVE PLANS TO HELP PROTECT AND REBUILD SEA TURTLE POPULATIONS IN U.S. PACIFIC PROPOSED
3/14/96
ATLANTIC BLUEFIN LARGE SCHOOL-SMALL MEDIUM TUNA FISHERY CLOSED
3/13/96
NMFS AND STATE REOPEN RHODE ISLAND WATERS TO FINFISHING
3/13/96
FISHERIES SERVICE LOOSENS RULES FOR STATE TO CAPTURE, KILL STEELHEAD-EATING SEA LIONS
3/13/96
GLOUCESTER FISHERMAN FIRST TO CLOSE ON VESSEL BUYOUT
3/11/96
NEW SPANISH VERSION OF NOAA VIDEOTAPE AVAILABLE
3/11/96
FEDERAL FISHERIES AGENCY ISSUES BIOLOGICAL OPINION TO PROTECT ENDANGERED CHINOOK
3/11/96
MOBIL AGREES TO RESTORE WETLANDS IN TEXAS
3/11/96
OVER ONE BILLION POUNDS OF SEAFOOD INSPECTED; NMFS ALSO ANNOUNCES NEW SEAFOOD INSPECTION MARK RECOGNIZING WHOLESOMENESS IN RETAIL INDUSTRY
3/11/96
VAN CAMP IS FIRST TUNA PROCESSOR UNDER NMFS HACCP PROGRAM
3/07/96
ZEBRA MUSSELS CHANGING GREAT LAKES ECOSYSTEM
3/01/96
NOAA AWARDS CONTRACT FOR SATELLITE DATA DISTRIBUTION
2/27/96
DIRECTOR OF NOAA'S OFFICE OF SATELLITE DATA PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION RECEIVES COMPUTER SOCIETY AWARD
2/27/96
COMMERCE DEPT. CONTINUES PRESIDENT'S NATIONAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW PLAN TO REINVENT GOVERNMENT AND REDUCE FEDERAL PAPERWOOK
2/26/96
NOAA CORPS RADM. JOHN C. ALBRIGHT APPROVED TO MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION
2/22/96
CHEVRON AGREES TO RESTORE INJURED MARSH HABITAT
2/21/96
NOAA ADMINISTRATOR ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
2/20/96
FUNDING SUPPORTS INNOVATIVE ESTUARINE STUDY IN CHESAPEAKE BAY
2/16/96
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WINS APPEAL ON SUMMER FLOUNDER; COURT FINDS NMFS SCIENCE ACCURATE AND BEST AVAILABLE
2/16/96
NOAA AWARDS GRANTS TO SCRAP 11 NEW ENGLAND FISHING VESSELS UNDER $2 MILLION PILOT BUYOUT PROGRAM
2/15/96
MARYLAND GIVEN TWO MONTHS TO IMPLEMENT FISH CONSERVATION MEASURE OR FACE FISHERY CLOSURE
2/13/96
ABOVE NORMAL GLOBAL TEMPERATURES, FLOODS, DROUGHT, HEATWAVE, ACTIVE HURRICANE SEASON DOMINATE 1995 CLIMATE
2/12/96
NOAA ISSUES PROPOSED RULE PROHIBITING ATTRACTING OF WHITE SHARKS IN CALIFORNIA'S MONTEREY BAY NATIONAL MARINE
2/11/96
UNDERSECRETARY OF COMMERCE LAYS OUT AGENDA FOR U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE RESEARCH
2/09/96
THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER IS OVER; NOAA RESEARCH SCIENTISTS AND NOAA CORPS PERFORM AT-SEA RESCUE TO SAVE INJURED FISHERMEN
2/09/96
NOAA'S SEARCH AND RESCUE SYSTEM SAVES TWO PEOPLE IN ALASKA WILDERNESS
2/08/96
NATION'S OLDEST CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION CELEBRATES 125TH ANNIVERSARY
2/08/96
NOAA PROGRAM MAPS CHANGES IN DEVELOPING COASTS AND MEASURES IMPACTS ON MID-ATLANTIC HABITAT AND MARINE LIFE
2/05/96
FISHING AUTHORIZATIONS UNDER NEW MMPA RULES EXTENDED; FINAL LIST OF FIHSERIES CATEGORIES PUBLISHED
1/31/96
MILITARY RADARS USED TO MAP OCEAN CURRENTS
1/31/96
NOAA REOPENS RHODE ISLAND FISHING FAMILY ASSISTANCE CENTER
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1/26/96
NOAA APPLIES NEW RULE TO THE NORTH CAPE OIL SPILL
1/25/96
NOAA CORPS TO BE ELIMINATED IN 1996
1/25/96
COMMERCE SECRETARY BROWN ANNOUNCES TASK FORCE ACTIONS TO ASSIST IN OIL SPILL RECOVERY
1/24/96
NOAA SHIP MALCOLM BALDRIGE COMPLETES AROUND-THE-WORLD CRUISE TO RESEARCH GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
1/22/69
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