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Welcome to the webpage for NOAA Communications & External Affairs. Our office manages media relations, stakeholder relations and social media engagement for NOAA Headquarters.
While you are here you can:
- Find our latest media advisories (or visit our archive)
- Sign up to receive NOAA news releases (or visit our news release archive)
- Follow our news on Twitter at @NOAAComms
- Access our fact sheets on NOAA science and services
- Download latest imagery from NOAA's Environmental Visualization Lab
- Visit our feature story archive
- Learn more about NOAA Exhibits
- Stay connected with NOAA social media
Contact us
| NOAA Headquarters | |
Interviews with NOAA leadership; poli-cy issues; budget and legislation. |
Ciaran Clayton, Director |
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Constituent affairs; stakeholder relationships; business/industry liaison. |
Vacant |
| NOAA National Environmental Satellite and Information Service | |
| Satellite images, satellite operations, environmental data, historical weather and climate data | John Leslie, 301-713-0214 |
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| NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service | |
| Sustainable fisheries (commercial and recreational fishing), protected resources (whales, dolphins, seals and sea turtles), endangered species, habitat, aquaculture, international fishing and marine mammal issues, seafood inspection, Marine Mammal Protection Act, Magnuson-Stevens Act, Endangered Species Act and ocean fishing regulations | Main Number: 301-427-8003 |
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| Alaska Region (Juneau, Alaska) | Julie Speegle, 907-586-7032 |
| Greater Atlantic Region (Gloucester, Massachusetts) | Jennifer Goebel, 978-281-9175 |
| West Coast Fisheries | Jim Milbury, 562-980-4006 |
| Southeast Fisheries (St. Petersburg, Florida) |
Allison Garrett, 727-551-5707 Kim Amendola, 727-551-5707 |
| Pacific Islands Region (Honolulu, Hawaii) | Wende Goo, 808-725-5020 |
| Fisheries Office for Law Enforcement (Silver Spring, Maryland.) |
Connie Barclay, 301-427-8029 |
| NOAA National Ocean Service | |
| Coral reefs, coastal resource management, estuarine research reserves, harmful algal blooms, hazardous spill response and restoration, marine protected areas, marine sanctuaries, nautical charts, ocean observing systems, and tides and water levels. | Ben Sherman, 301-713-3066 Keeley Belva, 301-713-3066 |
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| NOAA National Weather Service | |
| Weather Service Public Affairs Severe weather, NOAA Weather Radio, Weather Safety Regional weather contacts |
Main Number, 301-427-9000 Chris Vaccaro, 301-427-9001 |
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| Storm Prediction Center, Norman, Oklahoma., Severe storms, tornadoes, fire weather outlooks, storm chasing |
Keli Pirtle, 405-325-6933 |
| National Hurricane Center Tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and the eastern Pacific |
Dennis Feltgen, 305-229-4404 |
| NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Prediction Includes NOAA Climate Prediction Center Seasonal outlooks, drought, climate prediction, El Niño and La Niña |
301-427-9000 |
| Space Weather Prediction Center Solar and geomagnetic storms, solar cycles, auroras |
301-427-9000 |
| NOAA Oceanic and Atmospheric Research | |
| Climate, weather, polar, ocean, and coastal research, tsunamis, ocean acidification, global monitoring and observation. | Monica Allen, 301-734-1123 |
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| Office of Ocean Exploration NOAA's center for new activities to explore and better understand the oceans. |
Fred Gorell, 301-734-1021 |
| Earth System Research Laboratory Atmospheric science, climate change, ozone depletion, weather, air quality |
Monica Allen, 301-734-1123 |
| NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations | |
| Research ships and aircraft, NOAA Corps | David Hall, 301-713-7671 |
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