In March, the 244'x51'x22' Discoverer was launched in Houma, La., at Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors. Now 68% complete, the ...

The rule has pitted environmentalists against vessel owners and operators, marine trades and fishing ports who find the rule overreaching. NOAA received over 90,000 written comments during the ...

The announcement of NOAA’s withdrawal of the proposed vessel speed restrictions comes as great news to the recreational ...

NOAA’s newest oceanographic-class research ship, Discoverer, reached a major construction milestone in March with its launch ...

NOAA Fisheries said it spotted the baby whale for the first time on Jan. 3 and observed "serious injuries to its head, mouth, and lip from a vessel strike." Two Humpback Whales Were Photographed ...

require large vessels not to exceed 10 knots in certain areas along the East Coast at specific times of the year. NOAA also notifies mariners if aggregations of right whales have been spotted in ...

WASHINGTON— Conservation groups expressed anger and frustration at today’s announcement by NOAA Fisheries that it is withdrawing a proposed rule expanding protections for North Atlantic right whales ...