To help prepare the Gulf States, if any, of the oil Spill Impacts for

Such as NOAA's direct connection to the status of the National Estuarine Research reserves and Sea region programs carry out its tasks in the Office of ocean and coastal Resource Management (OCRM) is to help States to prepare for the deepwater Gulf of Mexico oil Horizon, potential.

Weeks Bay reserve has five National Estuarine Research reserves is located in the Gulf of Mexico. Week assignment covers more than 6000 Bay acres of wetlands along the tidal and forested Northern Gulf Mobile Bay greater estuarine system.

Estuaries are critical for the spawning areas, since many of the commercial and recreational fish and shellfish, and flooding and shoreline buffer mountain from erosion. National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) set out the whole of the nation's long-term, research and training network of 27 suistoalueille.

Could particularly harmful effects on estuaries OCRM estuarine reserves of oil. Division staff are in close five Gulf Coast NERRs Mississippi, Alabama, Florida and Texas, they prepare for a potential landfall.The assistance includes serving as a clearinghouse to address special needs at the vulnerability with expertise in addition to collecting NERRS. long-term environmental information, which is used to support the design and modeling related to spill.

Gulf Coast NERRs staff has been gathering to establish baseline measurements of contaminants in water and sediment samples, oil supply bays and wetlands also Some reserve personnel. [1] [2] is currently being trained to deal with hazardous materials, so that they can assist in the cleanup, and continue to sample the water and sediments if oil enters the shore.

Coastal areas

OCRM is managed by the national coastal Zone Management program, a voluntary federal-State partnership to protect, restore and develop a responsible management of our people's diverse coastal communities and resources. shall provide technical and financial assistance to the State coastal management programs at the national and State to achieve the objectives of the programme through their duties have ceased, not to maintain close cooperation with the State OCRM coastal zone managers.

Following the incident and the deep sea, coastal management, BP experts for integrated management of coastal zones in the territory of OCRM's programs have been in regular contact with the management, give them NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION and the Federal updates, information, and contact information.OCRM staff are also help coastal waters and on the shores of oil to prepare for coastal managers.

Marine Protected Areas

Marine protected areas (MPAs) in the United States come in different forms and are drawn up and manage all levels national MPA Center is located in the Centre of OCRM, help the science, technology, education and information in the planning, management and evaluation of the national system of marine protected areas in order to facilitate the use of.

MPA Center has created a map, "the United States, the principles of proximity, MPAs deep-sea Horizon oil oil spill recovery," the United States MPAs that may affect the display Map the boundaries of the oil also contains other information, such as the authorities involved in the maintenance of the variety of MPAs focus.

Excerpt from "the United States, the principles of proximity, MPAs deep-sea Horizon oil oil spill recovery" map. MPA Center Web site to download the PDF specification.

Uniting Kids through Art and Science

June 11, Washington, DC, hundreds of children learn that landed on the National Mall, it is important to protect our people aluerajat through art.

This was a new ambitious five-year program, called FOCUS (forest, Ocean, climate change and the US), nationwide environmental art and education campaign for the first event, the objective is to educate. FOCUS better people of all ages, water, forests, oceans and climate change in view of the scale of the guest with all of us become better stewards of water resources valuable to us. 

First event featured more than 200 local elementary Ultimate Gynexin entities as well as the middle school for the arts students painting a number of marine life artist Wyland seinämaalauksia.Examine Each seinämaalauksia thematically interconnectivity of forest-water sea in the scientific examination of questions relating to climate change.

FOCUS on NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, US-Forest Service, National Aquarium and the new partnership between the Wyland. never before these organizations worked with the project the time like this. each partner contributes to the unique contributions to the art of the worlds, bridge and science … to the development of more environmentally literate society.

Volunteers count Whales in NOAA's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary [what's new]

Sanctuary Ocean count began in 1996, 150 volunteers and has grown to more than 1,850 volunteers this year.

Humpback whales Singing position.

January, February and March each year, the number of volunteers whales-O ' ahu, Kaua ' I and Big island shores annually to the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Ocean count. In 2010 more than 1,850 volunteers are attached to the humpback whale monitoring reports and animal area is documented.

Sanctuary Ocean count began in 1996.It offers the members of the public to participate in the work of the monitoring of marine mammal, offering takes a "snapshot" of the island, the number of whales around at a time.

Hawaiian waters provide critical breeding habitat for approximately two-thirds of the North Pacific humpback whales in the store.Up to 10 000 humpback whales in the waters of the Hawaiian winter. scientific studies have Japonesque Precision Lash Curler demonstrated that the Hawai ' I's humpback whale population has increased by approximately 7% annual rate.

Other marine wildlife in the Ocean are seen during the amount is included in the Hawaiian monk seals, marine turtles, spinner dolphins and sea birds.

Variable weather conditions make it difficult to compare the amount of data than the quantity, but over time the amount of information about the Sanctuary Ocean may be established in accordance with scientific findings,. this to gather information on Community aid for projects may use the sanctuary in their efforts to improve education and conservation.

Whales observed in the number of periods per 15-minute date for each of the Islands 2010 Sanctuary Ocean count on average numbers are as follows:

30 January 2010:

O ' ahu – 3 whales Kaua ' I-2 of the big island-6 whales whales voluntary information collected 59 locations.

6 March 2010 (February 27 for the tsunami warning-Rescheduled):

O ' ahu-2 whalesKaua ' I – 1 whaleBig Island-4 whalesVolunteers data collected at 51.

27. March 2010:

O ' ahu-3 whalesKaua ' I – 2 whalesBig Island-3 whalesVolunteers data collected 59 locations.

Christine Brammer sanctuary Ocean count Coordinator said "this year was a great success of the project, participating in more than 1,850 volunteers with". "Sanctuary Ocean count project provides a unique opportunity to learn from Hawai ' I's humpbacks while at the same time, the effort involved in monitoring the public although the humpback whales of the population. [1] [2] is on the increase, entanglement and the ship remain törmäyksissä whales and whales still require protection."

How to receive more information about the Sanctuary Ocean count in 2011, volunteers Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale Web site of the National Marine Sanctuary. physical inventory shall be considered as of January, February and March each year, the last Saturday.

NOAA's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary protects humpback whales and Hawaiian waters, if they move each winter to mate, calve and their habitats of the young Nurse.

Waterlife: Sea Turtles and-Nest [property] Quest

"Quest nest" with other games and educational activities in order to contribute to the problems of the future stewards of the environment.

NOAA's National Ocean Service and national teaching game was launched another online WaterLife "series of the" Sea Turtles and nest, Quest. "Web-based game encourages and multiply the loggerhead sea turtle conservation through fourth through seventh grade students to animations and games. this game is part of the NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION's education strategy to engage students challenges that maintains an interest in science and technology.

Determination of the
The game takes place in the seaside town of southeastern United States and consists of six stakeholders to protect critical and threatened loggerhead sea turtle under the endangered species listed in the recovery of the Players navigate through a series of mini. beach cleanup, such as games, click to clear the way for nesting turtles, and completing the Sudoku version of the food chain. all these steps to improve the conservation status of the loggerhead sea turtle, the likelihood of Successfully. operators shall be understood as affect the loggerheads and what users can do both land and ocean conservation status of the species to be in a position to improve the human activities.

Develop a nest Quest
"Quest nest" was developed at the Montgomery College computer Gaming and Simulation Program, Rockville, MD based on partnership

"Developing this game was a wonderful opportunity to learn new skills in the containment conditions, the environment, college Professor Deborah our students," said Solomon, Coordinator of the gaming program Montgomery College. "The project gave them a professional, years of experience working on a project and gave them to the satisfaction of knowing that their work is to train other simple things they can do to protect sea turtle. "

Training tomorrow's leaders
"Quest nest" short games to help students understand the face loggerhead sea turtles on the land and oceans of the main problems., then this information will be available for students to practice many stakeholders difficult decisions. "Quest nest "is our future managers of the importance of the concepts of our marine resources to maintain and develop the State of the people to take our democratic deficits established to protect the living marine resources, there is a need for a lot of resource.

What lies beneath: Mapping [what's new] Arctic Sea Floor

The u.s. Coast Guard cutter Healy Arctic view.

7. August Survey Coast Office in cooperation with the NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION's NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION-University of New Hampshire Joint hydrographic Center and several other federal and Canadian partners, set sail on the fifth Expedition to the Arctic map of North America extended continental shelf.

What is the extended continental shelf and why we need to connect it?No continental shelf is the continent gently kaltevassa underwater fringe; the sharp drop in the number of ends.In accordance with international law, and within the limits of the continental shelf of the country to extend the 200-nautical-mile zone off the coast of Cape Verde. If certain geological criteria are met, the shelf can be extended even further out and how much other out in the area because of the coastal Nations are the rights natural resources of the sea and the Sea shelf in this region.

The crew from Healy lower echo might run the risk of equipment during the last summer Chukchi Sea Expedition.

In 2007, the NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION-led mapping Expedition of about 600 nautical miles north of Alaska has shown evidence that the North American Continental slope foot was much farther out than initially thought. So this summer, 41 days of operation to build off the 2007 research and data collection to the full extent of a better understanding of the continental shelf.

Map the sea floor to the depth of a data collection multibeam researchers on the u.s. Coast Guard cutter Healywill.Also clears the path through the Healy remains for the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis s. St-Laurent, which is fully equipped for the purpose of determining the thickness of the seismic data collection in sediment.

Its primary purpose, in order to determine the full extent of the continental shelf, in order to supplement the information collected during the Expedition to help researchers learn more about the sea-floor of the processes, ocean circulation, sediments, and air navigation services in the security ecosystems.

In addition, the Expedition is broader training component.Join Healy is NOAA Teacher at Sea Christine Hedge, teacher-middle school Carmel, Carmel Indiana. While on board, hedge affect researchers, for more information about hydrography of ecosystems and resources, which is located in North America continue to continental shelf. the knowledge and experience, he or she will be transported back to the classroom on.

Arctic research is part of a multiannual, agencies, the fishing effort of the United States Extended Continental Shelf project, led by the Department of State; co-chairs with vice-Department of Interior and the NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION of the operation will continue to be carried out by. 2009 started last year, the US-Canada partnership, and plans are to continue joint operations by 2010.

In this figure, explains how the country can set its continental shelf, land can use either the constraint to specify its territorial waters on the line of the outer limits: 350 nautical miles measured from the baseline of the ship while the ship or 100 nautical miles is in the depth meter myyntiluku pattern (isobaatin).(Exclusive economic zone: Exclusive economic zone extending 200 nautical miles offshore coastal area.)

Workshops, the compatibility of the agreement of the Federal Republic of Germany shall constitute a reservation

Two months from the day on which the Office of Ocean and coastal Resource Management (OCRM) has identified a number of workshops of the coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) Federal consistency.

OCRM implements national coastal zone management program of the coastal Zone Management Act 1972 by. program is voluntary federal-State partnership that works, the protection and development of our returns a responsible people of diverse coastal communities and resources.

Consistency of the Federal Republic of Germany is the CZMA reserve, which requires federal agencies and applicants for Federal permissions or permits correspond to the State that federally approved coastal zone manager of the actions which reasonably foreseeable impact on the State of the coastal uses or resource when doing so.Federal consistency is, in principle, an incentive to become national coastal administration program and is a powerful tool that countries use to manage coastal resources and uses, and to facilitate cooperation and coordination with federal agencies.

OCRM hosted workshops Pacific Northwest, Southeast, and Great Lakes regions. These seminars, which were present at the Federal, State and local organizations and private consultants, referred to in the basic information about the Federal consistency and some problem areas, that have occurred in previous years.

The workshops were designed to help States and federal agencies in an efficient and effective implementation of requirements for staff training programmes in order to ensure the consistency and provides an opportunity to learn from each other's programs on the establishment of effective employment relationships within these groups.

World Hydrography day [property]

Listen to an interview with the NOAA ship Thomas Jefferson, at each stage in the investigation of the assignment and the Gulf of Mexico spill-the author of the deep sea Horizon oil Commander.

Make waves ' podcast

For more information about this audio interview with an expert's Coast Survey NOAA Office hydrography. why hydrography is an important debate highlights and how hydrographers and collect information.

Diving Deeper podcast

To celebrate the world Hydrography winning child custody day with this short video that will host the NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION's Executive Vice President under the Secretary of the Oceans and atmosphere, Mary Glackin.

Each year, June 21, the International Hydrographic Organization and its Member States recognize the world Hydrography day today recognizes the need for. raising public awareness of hydrography General sea transport safety and environmental protection.

Young Scientists Tackle Harmful Algal Blooms [Feature]

National Centers for coastal Ocean Science supports research leading to the understanding of harmful algal blooms. After some research was recently taught science camp in Washington.

In the summer, more than 20 budding biologists, vary depending on the ages of five NOAA fisheries scientists joined the 14-week camp for harmful algal blooms to learn.

Makah Tribe Campers from Washington was a great basic information about the harmful algal blooms at NOAA researchers.

Junior researchers are the Makah Tribe members who call the home of the Washington Coast to the equator. Makah Tribe and other Pacific Northwest District-tribes crustaceans are important for the subsistence food however, harmful algal blooms. can produce toxins which cause pollution in crustaceans. people who eat contaminated shellfish develop serious and sometimes fatal disease called for paralytic shellfish poisoning incidents data of crustaceans.

To help you learn to identify harmful algal blooms and understand they produce toxins campers researchers, provided that the discussions in the field of crustaceans, students, and for collecting samples of the toxin, and led to the arts and crafts activities.

"I do not know the plants in the field of phytoplankton," said one third category campers. "Only I thought they were a floaty things or cartoon. "

Harmful algal blooms can produce toxins that make crustaceans such as Mussels poisonous to eat These campers are collected the mussels. to test the level of their toxins.

For more information about how to prevent illness, blooms and the motor caravan was involved in an outbreak of human illness Simulated. Children learned also safe laboratory procedures – all at the same time out of the white lab coats, goggles and gloves decked.

Camp week, when the children can identify the Makah harmful algal blooms and were able to teach parents and family members of the toxins that impact on the waters off the coast of Washington.

"This was a great opportunity for us tribe to learn how to use some of the top leaders of the scientific instruments in this area in the future leaders of the children, the Makah. with a week could not be determined in accordance with the harmful algal blooms and most importantly, share this information with their parents and educate what is impacting our waters," said Vince Cooke, SR. Environmental Division of the Makah Tribe Manager.

NOAA is working to provide the tools to prevent, control or harmful algal blooms and mitigate their effects. for example, the Center for sponsored coastal Ocean Research (CSCOR) financing for the Makah Tribe science camp taught toxic blooms leading to the understanding of the research Projects result in accurate. and powerful tools to detect the presence of cells and toxins toxic blooms early warning CSCOR-funded research is to the benefit of society as a whole.

In addition, the Oceans Human Health Initiative, the National Institute of Environmental and Health Sciences, Ecology and Satellite NOAA HABs (ECOHAB) program and the NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION Hollings Scholars program to support this project. such as junior scientist camp experience are another step in educating communities about the same time to build interest in order to mitigate the possible negative effects on the environment and the thrill of scientific careers in science for young people.

"I do not see this as ends, shows this for a beginning than our children and our family," said Edie Howe, Makah Tribe Elder.