Fishing News

The latest news releases from NOAA - the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

New iPad, iPhone app helps mariners avoid endangered right whales

Mariners along the U.S. east coast can now download a new iPad and iPhone application that warns them when they enter areas of high risk of collision with critically endangered North Atlantic right whales....

New management measures for Gulf of Maine cod for 2012

NOAA has set new 2012 catch limits for Gulf of Maine cod of 6,700 metric tons, reflecting collaborative work with the fishing industry to prevent a much larger cut....

NOAA's coastal mapping program offers huge taxpayer benefits, report says

For every dollar American taxpayers spend on NOAA's National Geodetic Survey (NGS) Coastal Mapping Program, they receive more than $35 in benefits, according to a recent independent socio-economic scoping study....

University of North Dakota professor receives NOAA's David S. Johnson award

Jianglong Zhang, Ph.D., an award-winning meteorologist and atmospheric scientist, will receive the prestigious NOAA David S. Johnson Award, which recognizes young scientists for their innovative use of environmental satellite data....

U.S. Coast Survey's surveyors were pivotal in the Civil War Battle for New Orleans

As the Civil War battle to control the lower Mississippi River raged 150 years ago this April, survey data from NOAA’s predecessor agency was instrumental in the novel strategy to capture New Orleans, the largest city in the Confederacy and a key entry port to the critical waterway....