Alaska's Beluga Whales Gain Federal Protection WASHINGTON - The federal government on Friday placed the beluga whales in Alaska's Cook Inlet under the protection of the Endangered Species Act, concluding that a decade-long recovery program has failed to ensure their survival. ...more

October 18, 2008

The federal government has declared that the beluga whale in Alaska's Cook Inlet is endangered and will require additional protection to survive. ...more

October 17, 2008

Hurricane Ike could yo-yo in strength the next few days but arrive as a Category 3 storm not far from the Florida shore by Tuesday afternoon. ...more

September 5, 2008

Hurricane Ike could yo-yo in strength the next few days but arrive as a Category 3 storm not far from the Florida shore by Tuesday afternoon. ...more

September 4, 2008

According to surveys conducted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Service, American anglers caught some 468 million saltwater fish of all species last year. Of those, 272 million, or 58 percent, were released alive. ...more

July 23, 2008

Under a plan just announced by the National Marine Fisheries Service, anglers fishing offshore saltwater anywhere in the country starting next year will be required to have a federal or state registry card. ...more

June 15, 2008

TAMPA - Top government forecasters are expected to reveal their calculations on the severity of the coming hurricane season. ...more

May 22, 2008

Intensive farming of salmon for American dinner plates is threatening some wild salmon populations with imminent extinction, according to the most detailed study ever done of the contentious issue. ...more

December 28, 2007

For the second year in a row, Florida was spared a hurricane, despite dire predictions by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists that had many people fearing a repeat of 2004 and 2005, when the state was battered repeatedly. ...more

December 4, 2007

Federal scientists think they have linked massive pollution outflows from the Mississippi River to intense red tide algae blooms that in recent years have devastated tourism and water-related businesses along Florida's Gulf Coast. ...more

November 7, 2007