National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is an agency that enriches life through science. Its reach goes from the surface of the sun to the depths of the ocean floor as we work to keep the public informed of the changing environment around them.

From daily weather forecasts, severe storm warnings, and climate monitoring to fisheries management, coastal restoration, and marine commerce support, NOAA’s products and services support economic vitality and affect over one-third of America’s gross domestic product.

Laura Grimm

Chief of Staff, performing the duties of Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator

Embarking on an America-first seafood strategy in Alaska

September 15, 2025

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By Brooke L. Rollins and Howard Lutnick In 1787, Alexander Hamilton stressed the need for a united national effort to protect America’s ocean resources from stagnation and unfair foreign trade practices. Absent vigorous federal action to free our fisheries from barriers to growth and trade, “that unequalled spirit of enterprise, which signalises the genius of the American Merchants and Navigators...

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick Hosts Alaska Seafood Roundtable

September 9, 2025

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Today, Secretary Howard W. Lutnick hosted the Department of Commerce’s Alaska Seafood Roundtable alongside Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, the Alaska delegation, and fishermen representing the Last Frontier. Alaska’s fisheries are central to America’s seafood industry. They set the market, support thousands of jobs for fishermen, boat captains, crew members, and technicians, and generate...

Fisheries and aquaculture

Ending Cooperative Agreements’ Funding to Princeton University

April 8, 2025

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On Tuesday, April 8, 2025, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick announced that nearly $4 million in funding is ending to Princeton University after a detailed, careful, and thorough review of the Department’s financial assistance programs against National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (“NOAA”) current program objectives. In addition, the ending of these award programs will...

NOAA satellites were pivotal in the rescue of 411 lives in 2024

January 21, 2025

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The same NOAA satellites that followed the moon’s shadow along the path of the Total Solar Eclipse and tracked Hurricanes Helene and Milton in 2024, also helped rescue 411 people from life-threatening situations in the U.S. and its surrounding waters last year. NOAA’s polar-orbiting and geostationary satellites are part of the global Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking System, or COSPAS...

Weather and satellites

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Embarking on an America-first seafood strategy in Alaska

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick Hosts Alaska Seafood Roundtable

Ending Cooperative Agreements’ Funding to Princeton University

NOAA satellites were pivotal in the rescue of 411 lives in 2024