Get to know the NOAA Line Offices! | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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NOAA has six line offices that conduct both "blue sky" and response activites. Let's get more familiar with what our NOAA line offices do normally and during a response.

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Commands and controls NOAA-owned and NOAA-operated satellites 24/7.

NESDIS

Acquires next-generation Earth observation satellites

NESDIS

Provides data and imagery for predictive environmental and atmospheric modeling

NESDIS

Provides definitive assessments of the US and global climate

NESDIS

Maintains one of the most significant archives of environmental data on Earth

NESDIS

Protects and restores living marine resources and their habitats to help sustain fisheries.

NMFS

Recovers and maintains protected species populations.

NMFS

Assess & predicts fish stock status, establishes catch limits, reduces bycatch, and ensures compliance with fisheries regulations.

NMFS

Combats illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing

NMFS

Promotes effective conservation and management measures for fisheries and protected species throughout the world.

NMFS

Produces high-resolution imagery to support emergency management and local decision-makers.

NESDIS

Monitors severe weather 24x7; switches to Rapid Scan Operations (RSO), if needed.

NESDIS

Produces interpretive satellite products to support prediction, mitigation, and recovery efforts for incidents and natural disasters.

NESDIS

Commands and controls remotely sensed Search And Rescue (SARSAT) operations to detect personnel in distress.

NESDIS

Oversee, coordinate, and authorize stranding network responses to marine mammal and sea turtle strandings.

NMFS

Can authorize closing fishing activities in federal waters if there is a concern for seafood safety.

NMFS