National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) News Releases

2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002

2008

• NOAA Report Shows Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary in Fair Condition, Facing Emerging Threats (Aug 20, 2008)
• NOAA Joins with International Commission to Restore Muskegon Lake (Jul 11, 2008)
• NOAA Funds $3.8 Million, Five-Year Project to Study, Manage Saginaw Bay Ecosystem (Jan 18, 2008)

2007

• Invasive Lionfish Species Confirmed in Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary (Oct 15, 2007)
• NOAA & Smithsonian Say U.S. Waters Safer from Invasive Species If Ships Flush and Fill Ballast Water at Sea (Sep 24, 2007)

2006

• NOAA Says Invasive Species Prevention and Control Focus Needed on Non-native Lionfish (Nov 6, 2006)
• Invasive Sea Squirts Persist on Georges Bank (Sep 20, 2006)
• Invasive Lionfish Focus of NOAA Research Cruise; Public Education About Invasive Species Part of Mission (Aug 3, 2006)
• Caulerpa Taxifolia Eradication – Officials Proclaim Victory Over “Killer Algae” But Remain Vigilant to New Sightings (Jul 12, 2006; PDF | 52 KB)
  California Invasive Plant Council.
  Note: NOAA Fisheries Service is a partner.

2005

• ‘No Ballast on Board’ Doesn’t Mean ‘No Organisms on Board’ Says University/NOAA Great Lakes Report (May 10, 2005)

2004

• Researchers Plan Aug Hunt for Invasive Lionfish off Carolina Coast (Jul 16, 2004)
• NOAA Scientists Hunt for "Lions" in the Atlantic: Venomous Invasive Fish Can Be Dangerous to Divers and Deepwater Fishermen (May 21, 2004)

2003

• Invasive Marine Species Found on Georges Bank (Nov 19, 2003)
• NOAA Establishes National Center for Research on Aquatic Invasive Species (Jul 14, 2003)

2002

• Lionfish Observed Off North Carolina: Divers and fishers alert: Non-native Lionfish are beautiful but have venomous spines (Jan 10, 2002)

Sea Grant Current News Releases
Note: Site not updated after Jun 2005

• Sea Grant Scientists Awarded for Invasive Species Work (Jan 24, 2005)
• Eradication of Invasive Seaweed in Southern California Looks Promising (Dec 21, 2004)
• Pheromones in Invasive Ruffe May Lead to Nontoxic Control Strategies, Study Suggests (Dec 20, 2004)
• Sea Grant Stoping the "Escape" of Aquatic Invaders (Mar 17, 2004)
• Ballast Water Battles (Dec 2003)

U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy
Note: Site not updated after Dec 19, 2004. The U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy expired under the terms of the Oceans Act of 2000.

2004

• Ocean Commission Submits Final Report to President, Congress (Sep 21, 2004)
• U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy To Submit Final Report To Congress Sept. 20 (Sep 17, 2004)
• A Blueprint for U.S. National Ocean Policy for the 21st Century: U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy Releases Preliminary Report and Video Summary (Apr 20, 2004)
• U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy’s Preliminary Report Calls For Immediate Action – Release Set for 9:00 a.m. on Apr 20, National Press Club Ballroom (Apr 16, 2004)
• U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy’s Stakeholder Briefing Set for Apr 19th in Washington, DC (Apr 13, 2004)
• U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy Announces Comment Period for Preliminary Report Apr 20 - May 21, 2004 (Mar 25, 2004)
• U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy To Release Preliminary Report Apr 20 - Historic Report to be Reviewed By Governors and Stakeholders (Mar 10, 2004)
• A U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy Statement on the Upcoming Release of its Report (Feb 13, 2004)