Iraqi Freedom Resupply Ships Load at Port of Wilmington, North Carolina As the resupply of U.S. troops and equipment in Iraq gets underway, the U.S. Maritime Administration is providing ships from its Ready Reserve Force to help in the operation. As many as 24 ships in the fleet will be called to duty by the […]
Oregon Inlet Survey Released A new Survey was released by The Corp of Engineers Get the ZIP file HERE Contains both the MAP and the TEXT centerline dataOregon Inlet Survey Released A new Survey was released by The Corp of Engineers Get the ZIP file HERE Contains both the MAP and the TEXT centerline data
F/V Adriatic. Sinking, 18 January 1999, loss of four lives, no survivors. On 18 January 1999, Coast Guard Station Atlantic City, NJ received a call from a worker at Barney’s Dock in Atlantic City reporting F/V Adriatic was overdue from a fishing trip. Two Coast Guard HH-65A Dolphin helicopters from Air Station Atlantic City and […]
OIL SPILL ON NEW JERSEY SHORE – UPDATE #1 BRADLEY BEACH, N.J. – Working well into the night under the illumination of flood lights and in foul weather gear, pollution contractor crews were able to continue the cleanup of an unidentified source of heavy oil last night that washed up on shore Tuesday between Shark […]
USCG Fifth Coast Guard District LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS February 03, 2004 Download it HERE INTENTIONAL ENCOUNTERS WITH WHALES PROHIBITEDFrom late fall to early spring, various species of whales, including the severely endangered right whale, may be encountered in the local offshore and inshore waters. Vessel operators are reminded to use caution around whales. Vessels […]
INTER-AGENCY PARTNERS BEGIN OIL SPILL CLEAN-UP EFFORTS BRADLEY BEACH, N.J. – An unidentified source of heavy oil washed up on the shore Tuesday between Shark River Inlet, Monmouth County, and Seaside Heights, Ocean County, prompting the Coast Guard and other federal, state and local officials to begin clean-up efforts. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office/Group Philadelphia […]
REMINDER – Miami International Boat Show – Fisheries Administrator, Bill Hogarth, will meet with recreational fishermen Bill Hogarth, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, will meet with constituents at the Miami International Boat Show on February 13, 2004, 9:30AM -11:30AM (Conference Room TBA at the show). This is the second year that NOAA Fisheries has coordinated with […]
SEDAR Assessment Workshop to Develop Stock Assessments for Gulf and Atlantic Group King Mackerel The Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Fishery Management Councils, in cooperation with the NOAA Fisheries’ Southeast Fisheries Science Center, will hold a Stock Assessment Workshop in Miami, Florida as part of the Southeast Data Assessment and Review (SEDAR) process to […]
Ecosystem-Based Management Makes a Splash In NOAA Fisheries’ In 2005 Budget Request A key goal of NOAA’s new strategic plan is to protect, restore and manage the use of coastal and ocean resources through ecosystem-based approaches to management. The President’s 2005 budget request moves this effort forward by dedicating $1.158 billion to ecosystem management, an […]
EFFECTIVE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2004. M-4-2004 PROCLAMATION RE: GILL NETS – ALBEMARLE SOUND MANAGEMENT AREA Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Monday, February 16, 2004, the following provisions shall apply to the use of gill nets in the ALBEMARLE SOUND MANAGEMENT AREA. I. AREA DEION […]
