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5/07/09 NOS: Climate Change Research Used to Educate the Next Generation of Ocean Scientists
5/05/09 NOS: Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems Found to Host Species from Shallower Reefs
4/22/09 NCCOS–Supported Scientists Forecast a "Moderately Large" Red Tide for the Gulf of Maine this Spring and Summer
4/16/09 NOS: Tropical Fungus Range Expands into Northern Waters
4/1/09 NOS: Flame Retardants Found in U.S. Coastal Ecosystems Nationwide
4/01/09 Report: Flame Retardants Concern to U.S. Coastal Ecosystems
3/26/09 NOAA Ship Nancy Foster Returns to Puerto Rico to Conduct Coral and Fish Habitat Research
3/05/09 New Study Links Sea Foam to Unexplained Seabird Deaths and Strandings
2/13/09 Antibiotic Resistance: A Rising Concern In Marine Ecosystems
2/11/09 Fetal Exposure to Two Toxins Can Increase Epileptic Seizures and Their Severity
2/11/09 Summit Sets Stage for Harmful Algal Bloom Response Network, Forecasting System for West Coast
1/28/09 Scientists Discover ‘Hot Spot’ for Toxic Harmful Algal Blooms Off Washington Coast
1/27/09 Responders Capture First Lionfish Invader in Sanctuary
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12/19/08 Lost Lobster Traps Have Big Impact in Florida Keys
12/15/08 CCRI International Year of the Reef Symposium Celebrates Advances in Coral Reef Research and Management
12/09/08 Harmful Algal Bloom Toxins Found in Dolphin Diets
12/02/08 Protecting Lives and Property: Pharmaceuticals in Coastal Waters
11/24/08 NOS Forensic Experts Save Time, Money in Latest Case
10/14/08 NOAA Ocean Temperature Forecast Helps Recreational Tuna Fishers Find Catch, Conserve Fuel
08/14/08 Coastal Ocean Dead Zones Increasing at Exponential Rate Worldwide
08/04/08 Interagency Report Aims to Reduce Impacts of Freshwater Harmful Algal Blooms
08/01/08 2008–2012 National Invasive Species Management Plan released
07/28/08 Survey Cruise Records Second–Largest "Dead Zone" in Gulf of Mexico Since Last Measurements Began in 1985
07/17/08 White Paper: Sea Level Rise and Associated Erosion of the Florida Panhandle and Coastal Alabama
07/15/08 NOAA and Louisiana Scientists Predict Largest Gulf of Mexico "Dead Zone" on Record This Summer
07/09/08 Aerosol Toxins from Red Tides May Cause Long–Term Health Threat
07/07/08 NOAA Report States Half of U.S. Coral Reefs In "Poor" or "Fair" Condition
06/09/08 California Sea Lion Seizures May Come From Fetal Domoic Acid Poisoning
05/19/08 NOAA Establishes New England Red Tide Site to Aid Public and News Media
05/12/08 NOAA Reports Coastal Waters Show Decline in Contaminants
02/28/08 NOAA Helps National Coral Reef Institute to Grow Coral in Laboratory to Restore Damaged Reefs
01/16/08 New NOAA Maps Show Big Island Has Most Live Coral of Main Hawaiian Islands
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12/12/07 NOAA Initiates Marine Debris Monitoring at Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary
11/09/07 NOAA Scientist: Human Development is Important Indicator of Tidal Creek Health
11/07/07 New NOAA Model Links Mississippi River Nutrient Outflow to Florida Red Tides
11/06/07 New NOAA Maps Show Coral Covers Large Parts of Palau
10/24/07 NOAA Initiates $1.4 Million Three–Year Project to Study Valuable Deep Hawaiian Coral Ecosystems
10/23/07 NOAA Begins Funding Project to Develop Chesapeake, Delaware Bays Hypoxia Forecasting Models
10/19/07 NOAA Initiates Three–Year $781,000 Project to Unravel Gulf Dead Zone Mysteries
10/16/07 NOAA, USGS, NPS Scientists Document Deep–water Coral Mortality Event
10/15/07 Invasive Lionfish Species Confirmed in Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary
10/10/07 NOAA Initiates Project to Protect Coastal Oregon Communities from Harmful Algal Blooms
09/27/07 NOAA Develops New Rapid Test for Shellfish Toxin
09/12/07 Interagency Report Says Harmful Algal Blooms Increasing
09/12/07 NOAA Scientists to Receive EPA Award for Role in National Coastal Condition Report Series
08/15/07 Local NOAA Scientists Share Connections Between Oceans and Health
07/31/07 NOAA Report on Nutrient Pollution Forecasts Worsening Health for Nation’s Estuaries
07/17/07 NOAA–Supported LSU Scientists Say Larger Than Normal "Dead Zone" for Gulf This Summer
07/10/07 ECOHAB–funded GOMTOX Findings Support Fisheries Management Decision
07/03/07 NOAA Partners with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Help Sharks Keep Their Fins
06/30/07 View results of deep–sea coral and sponge research at Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
05/08/07 Harmful Algal Bloom in California: Pseudo–nitzschia Spreads Along Coast Causing Massive Mortalities of Marine Life
05/08/07 North Carolina Reserve to Host EstuaryLive Program May 9th–11th
04/11/07 NOAA Co–Sponsors 33rd Conference of the Association of the Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean
3/22/2007 Ecological Impacts of Hypoxia on Living Resources Meeting Seeks to Provide Answers to the "So What" Question for Improved Management of Hypoxia in Coastal Waters
3/14/2007  NOAA Study Finds Hawaiian Marine Life Conservation Districts Provide Protection for Fish Populations
3/01/2007 NOAA’s Coral Reef Ecosystem Research Plan for 2007–2011 Released
2/21/2007 Federal Research Facilities in South Carolina Join Forces to Advance Ocean Health and Homeland Security
2/15/2007 NOAA Completes Ecological Study of Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Region
2/12/2007 NOAA Analysis Following World Trade Center Collapse Finds Little Significant Change in Coastal Contaminant Concentrations
1/17/2007 Pesticide May Negatively Affect Estuarine Health
1/17/2007 NOAA Chemical Contamination Assessment Quantifies Extent of Contamination and Toxicity in Chesapeake Bay Sediments
1/16/2007 Study Shows Pfiesteria Triggered by Multiple Components
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12/21/2006 NOAA Study Shows Nutrient Pollution Increasing Along Mid–Atlantic and New England Coasts
12/20/2006 Changes in Grass Shrimp Populations Identified as Measuring Tool for Coastal Sediment Contamination, and for Measuring Estuarine Health
12/20/2006 Mini–Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Show Research Value
12/13/2006 Coral Reef Assessment and Monitoring Database Available Online
10/26/2006 Scientists Find Rare Species, Fish ‘Nurseries’ on New Coral Reef Survey
10/5/2006 NOAA Implements Harmful Algal Bloom Forecast System for Texas Gulf Coast
10/2/2006 NOAA Reports Decreased Levels of Toxins in Mollusks
9/25/2006 New Research Strategy Report Aims to Reduce Human Impacts of Harmful Algal Blooms
8/15/2006 NOAA Researchers Determine Important Indicator of Ecology Health
8/03/2006 Invasive Lionfish Focus of NOAA Research Cruise
7/28/2006 NOAA Issues Bulletin on Introduction of Non–Native Red Sea Bannerfish into Florida Waters
7/24/2006 NOAA Forecasts Larger Than Normal "Dead Zone" for Gulf This Summer
6/26/2006 NOAA Scientists Discover Expanded Range of Deepwater Corals Off Washington State Coast
6/15/2006 President Sets Aside Largest Marine Conservation Area on Earth
4/11/2006 NOAA Research Links Water Mold to Lesions, Ulcers in East Coast Estuarine Fish
3/28/2006 State, Federal Leaders Release Plan to Strengthen Protection for the Gulf of Mexico Within Three Years
3/21/2006 NOAA Leads Research Mission of U.S. Virgin Islands’ Underwater Habitats
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8/30/2005 NOAA, Mote Marine Laboratory Partner to Improve Detection of Harmful Algal Blooms
07/19/2005 NOAA Scientists issue Dead Zone forecast
07/14/2005 NOAA Awards Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution $540,000 For Future Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring and Research
06/16/2005 Red Tide Triggers New England Shellfish Fishery Failure Determination
06/14/2005 2005 North Carolina Pink Shrimp Forecast
06/09/2005 NOAA Awards More Emergency Funding to New England Red Tide Response Effort

05/11/2005

 NOAA releases Second Volume of Manual on Coastal Habitat Restoration Monitoring
05/09/2005 NOAA dedicates new Coral Reef Research Facility
04/06/2005 NOAA Collaborative Study reveals Critical Discovery rrelated to Harmful Algal Blooms
03/03/2005 NOAA releases detailed maps in American Samoa, Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
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10/25/2004 NOAA awards more than $550,000 to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to determine the sources of Red Tides
10/7/2004 NOAA awards grant to the University of Washington to research causes of Puget Sound Red Tides
10/7/2004 NOAA awards more than $100,000 to Woods Hole researchers to study ecomonics of toxic shellfish poisoning in the Gulf of Maine
10/7/2004 NOAA awards more than $970,000 to the Louisiana State University to study the Barataria Esutary
10/7/2004 NOAA awards more than $99,000 to the University of Maine to study toxic Red Tide in the Gulf of Maine
10/7/2004 NOAA awards more than $1.1 Million to finance Hypoxia Research to detect and assess toxins in Coastal Waters
10/6/2004 NOAA awards more than $50,000 to North Carolina State University to study the life cycle of toxic Dinoflagellates
10/6/2004 NOAA issues award to University of Maryland Horn Point Laboratory to predict jellyfish blooms in Chesapeake Bay
10/6/2004 NOAA issues first insallment of $2.5 Million grant to University of South Carolina Research Foundation to study Coastal Ecosystems and Climate Variability
10/6/2004 NOAA awards $1.1 Million to fund research to detect and assess Hypoxia and Toxins in Coastal Waters
10/6/2004 NOAA awards $90,000 to Yale University to predict Jellyfish Blooms in Chesapeake Bay
09/30/2004 NOAA Begins Operational Harmful Algal Bloom Forecast System for Florida, Gulf of Mexico
9/29/2004 NOAA grant to University of Maryalnd funds study of Toxins in Fish-Killing Alga
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10/15/2003 NOAA Research in Alaska Finds Link Between Shellfish Production and Intertidal Microalgae
10/02/2003 NOAA Scientists Develop Blood Collection Cards That Provide New On Site Technology For Harmful Algal Bloom Rapid Response.
04/04/2003 Ecological Forecasting Techniques Used In Anticipating Lower 2003 North Carolina Pink Shrimp Harvests
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09/26/2002 NOAA Releases First National Study of U.S. Coral Reefs
06/20/2002 New NOAA Research Sheds Light on Pfiesteria Life Cycle
01/10/2002 Lionfish has been observed off the North Carolina coast the full story.