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Sec.
Gutierrez Meets Environmental NGOs
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of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez, along
with NOAA Administrator Conrad C. Lautenbacher,
Jr., met with a group of environmental non-governmental organizations
last month in Washington. These meetings provide an opportunity
for representatives of non-governmental organizations to engage
in an active dialogue with NOAA on issues relevant to the
agency’s mission.
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Sec.
Gutierrez greeted Roberta Elias of the Natural Resources
Defense Council as Gerry Leape of the National Environmental
Trust looks on at a meeting with environmental non-governmental
organizations last month in Washington. |
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Multi-agency
Team Removes Abandoned Gear From Puget Sound
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| NOAA
participated in a multi-agency diver training exercise to
remove hazardous abandoned fishing gear in Puget Sound, Wash.
This partnership of federal and state agencies was highlighted
when Navy divers received training at the NOAA Dive Center
and removed derelict fishing gear from Puget Sound. Navy divers
received instruction and hands-on exposure from the Washington
Department of Natural Resources divers, local experts in derelict
net removal, to help them better carry out this dangerous,
but critical task.
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Tim
Keeney, NOAA deputy assistant secretary, represented
NOAA and Coastal America, dove with the Navy Divers
to experience the training first-hand.
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Sen.
Stevens Visits Sea Grant
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Sen. Ted Stevens addressed the crowd at Fairbanks' annual Red,
White and Blue Military Appreciation Day Garden Party this month,
sponsored by Alaska Sea Grant, as it has been for the past three
summers. By preparing and serving Alaska-grown oysters and clams,
Alaska Sea Grant uses this event to highlight its efforts to
help develop a shellfish aquaculture industry in Alaska.
Sen.
Stevens was joined by Bill Williams and Jeff Moran, from the
Metlakatla Tribal Council, and Ray RaLonde,
Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program Aquaculture
Specialist. Stevens was instrumental in arranging for a large
grant to help the Tribal Council start its successful shellfish
aquaculture pilot project, which promises to lead to much
needed economic development at Metlakatla. Lesson learned
there will extend to other parts of the state that are suitable
for shellfish aquaculture. RaLonde was instrumental in organizing
the project, playing a key role in getting the pilot aquaculture
project off the ground.
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Ted Stevens thanked Alaska Sea Grant and other sponsors
for helping put on the annual event, which is held to
acknowledge gratitude for the military's service to
the state and nation. |
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| Employee and Team Member of the Month |
| Employee of the Month
Erick
Long
NOAA
Marine & Aviation Operations
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Team Member of the Month
Karen
Grissom
NOAA Oceans and Coasts Service
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This
month’s Employee and Team Member of the Month
are Erick Long of NOAA Marine & Aviation Operations,
and Karen Grissom of NOAA Oceans and Coasts Service.
You can read about their accomplishments in the upcoming
issue of NOAA Report. |
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NOAA
Sea Grant Wins Society for Technical Communication Awards
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NOAA
Sea Grant programs around the country received 13 Society
for Technical Communication (STC) awards last month, for “excellence
in graphic design, editorial content and the ability to achieve
overall communications excellence." More than 5,000 publications
were entered for the Awards for Publication Excellence nationwide,
from both government and non-government organizations.
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Sea Grant Art Director Robert Ray and former Communications
Manager Marilyn Barrett-O'Leary show off their publication
Wetland Functions and Values and the Society for Technical
Communication award it won. |
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| John
Tibbets and Patty Snow won a 2005 Society for Technical
Communications Award of Excellence for the spring 2004
issue of Coastal Heritage, a monthly publication of
South Carolina Sea Grant. |
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NOS’s
Cheryl Oliver (left) and Fisheries Enforcement's JoAnne
Mclean (right), along with NOAA Administrator Lautenbacher
and wife Susan, were among 60 NOAA employees attending
the ninth annual bus trip to Camden Yards to watch the
Baltimore Orioles last month. Oliver and Mclean also
managed to meet retired Orioles slugger Boog Powell
(center), on his way to make the night's first pitch.
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