Council and Commission Board Members Approve Recreational Management Measures for Fishing Year 2004 December 5, 2003 WILMINGTON, DE – The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) met with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass (Board) this week to approve 2004 recreational fishery management measures for summer flounder, scup, and […]
A Holiday Gift Your Boating Enthusiast Can Enjoy Forever PORTSMOUTH, Va. – During the frenzy of the holiday season, with shoppers scrambling to find that perfect gift, why not ease some of the flurry and sign up the boating enthusiast on your list for a boating safety course. The Coast Guard Auxiliary and U.S. Power […]
Oregon Inlet, N.C. – The U.S. Coast Guard assisted two sinking vessels this morning in Oregon Inlet. Mr. Lee Williams, captain of the 80-foot trawler BOSS LADY, was enroute to Swan Quarter with his crew, Roland Coval and Michael Barrow, when the BOSS LADY began taking on water from her bow. Captain Williams made a […]
Brian M. Gillis has joined the ranks of the North Carolina Marine Patrol, filling a vacant position along the northern portion of the coast. Officer Gillis, 29, was hired on November 17 and is assigned to the Hatteras-Buxton area in Dare County. He served two and one half years in the U.S. Army and holds […]
NOAA03-153 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ben Sherman 12/15/03 NOAA News Releases 2003 NOAA Home Page NOAA Public Affairs NOAA AND U.S. NAVY UNCOVER SECRETS OF LOST CIVIL WAR SUBMARINE USS ALLIGATOR Joint Research Project Yields New Details About The U.S. Navy’s First Submarine The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and […]
NOAA’S UNITED STATES COAST PILOT NAUTICAL BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET Acting upon President Bush’s “E-Government†initiative to make information easily accessible to the public, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has made the set of United States Electronic Coast Pilot books available on the Internet. Provided by NOAA National Ocean Service’s Office […]
NOAA FISHERIES SEEKING PUBLIC COMMENT ON ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT GUIDELINES The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) has opened a public comment period through an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) addressing potential revisions to the essential fish habitat (EFH) guidelines. Those who wish to comment on the potential […]
NOAA Fisheries Solicits Public Comment on Proposed Rule for Dolphin and Wahoo Fishery (Note: This information is taken from a NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Fishery Bulletin.) The National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) has published a proposed rule in the Federal Register that, if approved, would implement the regulatory actions proposed in the Fishery Management […]
SURVEY REQUIREMENT COMMENTS SEARCH AROUND LORAN RATES FOR A MINIMUM OF 300M. A S1, 2500Mì SEARCH ABOUT THE STATED POSITION IS STILL REQUIRED IF THE ì VERIFIED WRECK IS NOT INTACT. HISTORY H6539/1939-40-REFERENCE NM21/42(1590)– WRECK ADDED TO CHART 11520 (NOTICE UNAVAILABLE). NM9/44(702)– A SEARCH HAS FAILED TO LOCATE THE WRECK IN LAT ì 33-31-00N, LONG […]
December 4, 2003 Dear Interested Party: Due to the hazardous conditions in the channel between Oregon Inlet and Wanchese, the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (NCDMF) will allow flounder to be landed in Virginia if it was caught during the current ten-day period ending at 6 p.m. on Friday, December 5. All fishermen holding […]
