1/20/12 — NOAA designates additional critical habitat for leatherback sea turtles off West Coasts
1/19/12 — National Strategy proposed to respond to climate change’s impacts on fish, wildlife, plants
1/19/12 — 2011 a year of climate extremes in the United States
1/18/12 — Dr. Robert Detrick named new assistant administrator of NOAA research office
1/15/12 —Statement from Jack Hayes, Director of NOAA's National Weather Service on Bill Read's announcement to retire as National Hurricane Center director, effective June 1
1/12/12 — Remarks delivered by NOAA Administrator on sustainable oceans at University of California Davis
1/12/12 — NOAA flights over Pacific to boost North American weather forecasting
1/10/12 — Three vessels charged with violating Right Whale ship strike reduction rule pay penalties
1/9/12 — Chemical measurements confirm official estimate of Gulf oil spill rate
1/5/12 — Statement from NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco on the selection of acting assistant secretary of commerce for conservation and management