Deadly sea foam puzzles scientists
PORTLAND (AP) Scientists know what caused the ocean foam that has killed thousands of seabirds in Oregon and Washington, but they don t know exactly why it suddenly showed up in such deadly abundance off the Northwest coast. The organism is a singl...
 3.1K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 358.0 Locals land NOAA work
A Coos Bay contractor will manage the construction of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration marine operations center in Newport. The Port of Newport has sent a letter of intent to hire Coos Bay-based West Coast Contractors and Andersen ...
2.7K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 1000.0 Coastal conference coming in Florence
The fifth-annual Heceta Head Coastal Conference in Florence is focusing on Oregon s Ocean: The Land-Sea Connection this month. The event, scheduled Oct. 23-24, will open with a discovery trip in Charleston. Those attending will meet at 1 p.m., Frid...
2.0K - Oct. 15, 2009; scored 402.0 WA congress wants NOAA move re-examined
SEATTLE (AP) Members of Washington state s congressional delegation are asking Commerce Secretary Gary Locke to re-examine the decision to move a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration base from Seattle to Newport. In a letter sent to Lock...
0.8K - Oct. 14, 2009; scored 1000.0 Volunteers clean up crab pots
REEDSPORT A handful of boats in Oregon s crabbing fleet returned to sea last week for one last hurrah. Their quarries were the derelict pots and buoys left behind this year by commercial crab boats. During a volunteer effort held nearly seven weeks...
3.1K - Oct. 10, 2009; scored 329.0 Portland company awarded ship contract
PORTLAND (AP) A Portland ship repair company has won a $13.1 million contract to upgrade and refurbish one of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ships that are being relocated to Newport. Vigor Marine is due to begin work ...
0.6K - Sep. 23, 2009; scored 249.0 Government wants more protection for salmon
PORTLAND (AP) Calling it an insurance policy for salmon, the Obama administration has offered up a tougher conservation plan for the Pacific Northwest that includes monitoring for climate change and possible dam removal. But a top official also s...
3.3K - Sep. 17, 2009; scored 510.0 Government wants more protection for salmon
PORTLAND (AP) ” Calling it an insurance policy for salmon, the Obama administration has offered up a tougher conservation plan for the Pacific Northwest that includes monitoring for climate change and possible dam removal. But a top offi...
3.2K - Sep. 16, 2009; scored 510.0 Oregon coastal air service growing slowly
ASTORIA (AP) SeaPort Airlines is seeing slow but steady growth in passenger traffic from Portland to the Oregon coast. The small airline said weekly ticket sales to Newport and Astoria have doubled from around $6,000 in April to $...
2.7K - Sep. 8, 2009; scored 249.0 West Coast embarks on new wave of fishing
HARBOR The West Coast groundfish fleet has struggled to stay afloat during major cutbacks to reverse long-standing problems with overfishing and to protect the seafloor from damage caused by bottom trawling gear. They are now embarking, after years...
4.5K - Sep. 8, 2009; scored 318.0 Ocean trash causes concern
LOS ANGELES (AP) A tawny stuffed puppy bobs in cold sea water, his four stiff legs tangled in the green net of some nameless fisherman. It s one of the bigger pieces of trash in a sprawling mass of garbage-littered water, known as the Great Pacific...
4.1K - Aug. 29, 2009; scored 384.0 Newport residents thrilled over ship base
NEWPORT (AP) Residents of this coastal town are still ecstatic weeks after learning Newport will be the new home of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration s West Coast marine operations center, Gov. Ted Kulongoski said. It s almost l...
0.7K - Aug. 27, 2009; scored 249.0 Lawmakers ask for review of NOAA relocation plan
WASHINGTON (AP) Seven Washington members of Congress are asking the Government Accountability Office to review a decision by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to move a fleet of research ships from Seattle to Newport. The lawmaker...
0.9K - Aug. 19, 2009; scored 249.0 Researchers make maps of seafloor
FLORENCE (AP) A survey of the ocean floor off the Oregon coast is under way to provide detailed undersea maps to help protect marine habitat. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Oregon State University will study water depths, s...
2.4K - Aug. 19, 2009; scored 456.0 Protection proposed for massive coral reef
FIFTY MILES OFF CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) Deep beneath the crystalline blue surface of the Atlantic Ocean off the southeastern U.S. lies a virtual rain forest of coral reefs so expansive the network is believed to be the world s largest. A 23,000-s...
5.7K - Aug. 18, 2009; scored 347.0 Ready to cast a line
While it ll still be a good time raising money for a good cause, the Oregon Tuna Classic might not reel in much tuna this year. Charleston will host the food bank fishing fundraiser for the second year in a row this Saturday, but organizers fear h...
3.3K - Aug. 12, 2009; scored 282.0 Did anyone try to bring NOAA here?
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has just announced that it has selected Newport as the site for the construction of a new base for its research ships operating in the Pacific. This decision will bring numerous economic benefits to...
1.5K - Aug. 8, 2009; scored 249.0 Tsunami signal a mistake
Some TV watchers on the coast, Rogue and Umpqua valleys got a little surprise tsunami warning Tuesday. Ryan Sandler, the warning coordination meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Medford, said weather service employees were doing an inte...
0.8K - Aug. 5, 2009; scored 282.0 Invasive mussels imperil western water system
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, Nev. (AP) Two years after an invasive mussel was first discovered at Lake Mead, the population has firmly established itself and gone on a breeding binge, with numbers soaring into the trillions. Despite efforts ...
6.1K - Jul. 18, 2009; scored 307.0 Grant aims to retrieve fishermens' lost crab pots
NEWPORT (AP) During his 35 years as a commercial fisherman, Jeff Feldner lost his share of crab pots when storms blew them out of position, a passing boat propeller sheared off the buoy, or a bank of kelp overwhelmed everything and dragged it away....
4.0K - Jul. 13, 2009; scored 384.0 | 
