October 2014

NOPP Program Update: September 2014

During the month of September the NOPP Office attended a briefing held by the Marine Mammal Commission on the increasing awareness of the impacts of sound on marine mammals and their environment, with an emphasis on shipping. The NOPP Office also attended the celebration of the expansion of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, which is […] Read more

NOPP Partners Announce Marine Biodiversity Observation Network Demonstration Project

NOAA, NASA and the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) have announced a new partnership through the National Oceanographic Partnership Program. These agencies have joined together to support three projects to demonstrate how a national network to monitor marine biodiversity could be developed. Marine biodiversity is a key indicator of ocean health and […] Read more