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NOAA dedicates Daniel K. Inouye facility in Honolulu

December 21, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Dec. 16, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) dedicated its new NOAA Daniel K. Inouye Regional Center, located on Ford Island in Honolulu.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, Ford Island, Hawaii Congressional, Inouye Regional Center, Irene Hirano Inouye, Kathryn Sullivan, NOAA, Pacific Region, Senator Inouye, Vol 32 No 52 | December 21 - December 27

China bans NW shellfish imports

December 19, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SEATTLE (AP) – China has suspended imports of shellfish from the U.S. West Coast, cutting off one of the biggest export markets for Northwest companies and prompting fears of a months-long shutdown.

Filed Under: National News, Food Tagged With: 2013, 2014, Bill Dewey, China, Chinese, George Hill, KUOW, Lunar New Year, NOAA, NW, Northern California, Puget Sound, Suquamish Tribe, Taylor Shellfish, Vol 32 No 52 | December 21 - December 27, West Coast

More suspected tsunami debris washing ashore

September 28, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Becky Bohrer The Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Two-and-a-half years after an earthquake and tsunami devastated parts of Japan, suspected debris from the disaster continues to quietly wash ashore in Hawaii and along the West Coast of North America.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, 2013, Associated Press, California Coastal Commission, Chris Havel, Chris Pallister, Eben Schwartz, JUNEAU, Los Angeles, NOAA, North America, Seattle, Vol 32 No 40 | September 28 - October 4, West Coast, attention

Washington state receives clean-up funds from Japan

May 23, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff The Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska — The five West Coast states affected by debris from the 2011 tsunami in Japan are about to receive an initial $250,000 each from a $5 million gift from Japan for cleanup.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, JUNEAU, Keeley Belva, NOAA, North America, Olympic National Park, Olympic Peninsula, Vol 32 No 22 | May 25 - May 31, West Coast, William Aila Jr, japan

Contractor hired to remove Japanese dock from Washington beach

March 8, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A Port Townsend, Wash., company hired to remove a 185-ton chunk of Japanese tsunami debris that washed ashore on a remote Washington beach in December hopes to complete the removal by the end of March.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2013, NOAA, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, Olympic National Park, Vol 32 No 11 | March 9 - March 15, japan

West Coast prepares for more tsunami debris in winter

January 5, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Alicia Chang AP Science Writer LOS ANGELES, Calif. (AP) — Volunteers who patrol California beaches for plastic, cigarette butts, and other litter will be on the lookout this winter for flotsam from last year’s monstrous tsunami off Japan’s coast.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, Asia, British Columbia, California Coastal Commission, Charlie Plybon, Mussel Rock Beach, NOAA, Pacific Northwest, Pacifica Beach Coalition, Peter Murphy, San Francisco, Surfrider Foundation, United States, Vol 32 No 2 | January 5 - January 11, Volunteer Julie Walters, West Coast, japan

Personal items recovered from tsunami debris

April 28, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Malcolm Foster The Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A teenager who lost his home in Japan’s devastating tsunami now knows that one prized possession survived: a football that drifted all the way to Alaska.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2012, 2014, Canada, Coast Guard, David Baxter, NHK, NOAA, Shiori Sato, Vol 31 No 18 | April 28 - May 4, japan

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