Tag: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Expedition hauls tons of plastic out of remote Hawaii atolls
HONOLULU — A crew returned from the northernmost islands in the Hawaiian archipelago this week with a boatload of marine plastic and abandoned fishing...
Groups plant coral fragments at reefs off Florida Keys
KEY WEST, Fla. — Federal officials and environmental groups have begun to plant more than 60,000 fragments of nursery-raised coral at reefs located off...
Global warming’s extreme rains threaten Hawaii’s coral reefs
HONOLULU — As muddy rainwater surged from Hawaii's steep seaside mountains and inundated residential communities last month, the damage caused by flooding was obvious...
Steep decline in giant sea turtles seen off US West Coast
MONTEREY, Calif. — Scientists were documenting stranded sea turtles on California's beaches nearly 40 years ago when they noticed that leatherbacks — massive sea...
Suit seeks to reverse Trump changes to sea turtle protection
NEW ORLEANS — Conservation groups sued on Tuesday to reverse changes made under former President Donald Trump to rules protecting sea turtles, even though...
New rules to protect turtles from shrimp nets postponed
NEW ORLEANS — New rules designed to keep endangered and threatened sea turtles from drowning in some inshore shrimp nets are being postponed, and...
Flower Garden Banks marine sanctuary nearly triples in size
NEW ORLEANS — The only national marine sanctuary in the Gulf of Mexico has nearly tripled in size.
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New study triples estimate of red snapper in Gulf of Mexico
NEW ORLEANS — There are about three times as many red snapper as previously estimated in the Gulf of Mexico, according to a study...
Forecast for spring: Nasty drought worsens for much of US
With nearly two-thirds of the United States abnormally dry or worse, the government’s spring forecast offers little hope for relief, especially in the West...