Washington DC -May 19- NOAA has extended the boundaries of the closed fishing area in the Gulf of Mexico into the northern portion of the loop current as a precautionary measure to ensure that seafood from the Gulf will remain safe for consumers.

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Washington DC -May 10- NOAA has modified and expanded the boundaries of the closed fishing area to better reflect the current location of the BP oil spill, and is extending the fishing restriction until May 17.

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Washington DC - March 19 - A proposal to protect Atlantic bluefin tuna under Appendix I of CITES, sponsored by the Principality of Monaco, and strongly supported by the United States,was not adopted by the Parties.

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Washington DC - February 25 - Scientists from the NOAA-funded Gulf of Maine Toxicity project issued an outlook for a significant regional bloom of a toxic alga that causes ‘red tides’ in the spring and summer of this year, potentially threatening the New England shellfish industry.

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Washington DC - February 12 - Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the loss of the U.S. Navy airship USS Macon, NOAA announced that the wreck site on the seafloor within Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.

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