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to be renamed the NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson, and
recently transferred to NOAA from the Navy, the Navy Ship
Littlehales arrived in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor
last month, ready to showcase her important mission of conducting
hydrographic surveys to update NOAA charts. NOAA Administrator
Lautenbacher joined the Commanding Officer, Commander
Steve Barnum, and his crew in explaining
the ship’s workings to congressional staffers.
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Administrator Lautenbacher (right) and Cmdr. Steve Barnum
(left) on a tour of the ship Littlehales, soon to be
the NOAA ship Thomas Jefferson.
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Lightning
Safety is Her Goal
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official start of summer heralds the peak season for a deadly
and yet dangerously misunderstood weather phenomena—lightning.
In an effort to save lives, the NOAA National Weather Service
and Olympic Medalist Siri Mullinix, goalkeeper for the Women’s
United Soccer Association’s (WUSA) Washington Freedom,
are campaigning to alert the nation to the dangers of lightning.
The campaign runs year round and kicked off during nationwide
Lightning Awareness Week, June 22-28. Mullinix is featured
in a national television public service announcement that
will air on stations around the country, as well as on safety
posters designed for schools, stadiums and sporting goods
stores.
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| Washington
Freedom goalie Siri Mullinix reserves lightning for
her reflexes, not her game-day weather. She’s
featured in a NOAA lightning safety campaign.
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| Employee and Team Member of the Month |
| Employee of Month
Kim Blankenbeker
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Team Member of Month
Shirley Cooper
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top-notch headquarters support assistant, and Fisheries
staffer who keeps her affairs international are the
employee and team member for July. Read about Kim
Blankenbeker and Shirley Cooper
in the next issue of NOAA Report. |
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| Gulf
Council's Hood Honored
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Fisheries Southeast Regional Administrator Roy Crabtree
(left), on behalf of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council, presented a plaque last month to Peter Hood
in recognition and appreciation of more than four years of
distinguished and dedicated service to the people of the Gulf
States. Hood came to the region's sustainable fisheries division
last March. He served as a research fishery biologist at the
Florida Marine Research Institute for 11 years prior joining
the Gulf Council in 1999.
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Southeast Region chief Roy Crabtree (left) and Peter
Hood.
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| Bodman
Welcomes Marine Committee
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Commerce
Deputy Secretary Sam Bodman welcomed the
Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee at their
inaugural meeting last month, and provided an overview of
NOAA’s Marine Protected Areas programs and mission.
Bodman highlighted the partnership between the Departments
of Commerce and the Interior at the meeting, which was held
in the Commerce auditorium in Washington.
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Deputy Secretary Sam Bodman at the Marine Protected
Areas Federal Advisory Committee’s inaugural meeting
last month.
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| Lautenbacher
Feted by Fisheries Institute |
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Administrator Lautenbacher was recently cited by
the National Fisheries Institute for “nearly 40 years
of service to the American people.” Honored with the
group's Public Service Award, Lautenbacher was recognized
for focusing "his intellect and experience on the work
of the Department of Commerce and NOAA in establishing sound
ocean policies for the United States.” NFI President
John Connelly underscored that the Navy regularly called on
the Vice Admiral to take on new challenges, and that his "innovative
approaches, initiatives and sound management techniques led
to many of the successes the Navy recently experienced in
the war on terrorism.” Connelly indicated that NFI is
pleased to continue to work with Lautenbacher “as he
reshapes NOAA to ensure the balance between environmental
protection and the sustainable use of ocean resources.”
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