Month: March 2004

NOAA FISHERIES UPDATES FISHERIES RESEARCH PLAN

NOAA FISHERIES UPDATES FISHERIES RESEARCH PLAN The National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) has released the 2004 update of the Strategic Plan for Fisheries Research, which outlines the agency’s research direction and priorities for the coming years, announced the Commerce Department’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). “From enhancing our scientific capabilities to improving the […]

NTSB NAMES PARTIES TO THE INVESTIGATION OF WATER TAXI ACCIDENT IN BALTIMORE, MAR

NTSB NAMES PARTIES TO THE INVESTIGATION OF WATER TAXI ACCIDENT IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Washington, D.C. – Immediately following the capsizing of a water-taxi, the Lady D, in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor on Saturday, March 6, 2004, National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Ellen Engleman Conners launched a Go Team to the site of the accident to conduct […]

NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD

NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD Sinking of the U.S. Small Passenger Vessel Panther Near Everglades City, Florida December 30, 2002 NTSB/MAR-04/01 This is a synopsis from the Safety Board’s report and does not include the Board’s rationale for the conclusions, probable cause, and safety recommendations. Safety Board staff is currently making final revisions to the report […]

BLACK SEA BASS â€ââââ

FF-27-2004 PROCLAMATION RE: BLACK SEA BASS – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS – ATLANTIC OCEAN Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01A.M, Thursday, March 11, 2004, the following restrictions will apply to the commercial black sea bass fishery north of Cape Hatteras (35° 15’N. Latitude): SIZE LIMITIt is unlawful […]

FLOUNDER â€ââ‚Â

FF-26-2004 PROCLAMATION RE: FLOUNDER – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS – ATLANTIC OCEAN Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Thursday, March 11, 2004, the following restrictions will apply to the commercial flounder fishery: I. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF RULE-FLOUNDER North Carolina Fisheries Rules for Coastal Waters 15A NCAC […]

COMMERCIAL SHARK HARVEST

FF-25-2004 PROCLAMATION RE: COMMERCIAL SHARK HARVEST – ALL STATE WATERS Preston P. Pate, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 6:00 A.M., Monday, March 8, 2004, the commercial harvest and retention of sharks taken in state waters is restricted as follows: I. COMMERCIAL HARVEST RESTRICTIONS: Season: A. No person engaged in commercial […]

COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL SHARK HARVEST

FF-24-2004 PROCLAMATION RE: COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL SHARK HARVEST – ALL STATE WATERS Preston P. Pate, Jr. Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 6:00 A.M. Monday, March 8, 2004, the harvest of sharks taken in state waters is restricted as follows: I. COMMERCIAL HARVEST RESTRICTIONS:A. Seasons: The possession of sharks taken for […]

Bow Mariner oil skimming successful

Bow Mariner oil skimming successful Operations suspended for weekend of bad weather PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Oil skimming was suspended today as bad weather moved toward the site where the tanker T/V BOW MARINER exploded and sank off the Virginia coast Saturday night. Helicopter over-flights showed the oil was mostly in thin sheens on the water, […]

NOAA OBTAINS $10,000 SETTLEMENT

NOAA OBTAINS $10,000 SETTLEMENTFOR DEBRIS DUMPED IN FLORIDA KEYS MARINE SANCTUARY TO ATTRACT LOBSTERS The Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has obtained a settlement in the case of two men charged with placing debris into the waters of Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary to attract lobsters for commercial harvest. “With this […]

COMMERCIAL SHARK HARVEST – ALL STATE WATERS

FF-25-2004 PROCLAMATION RE: COMMERCIAL SHARK HARVEST – ALL STATE WATERS Preston P. Pate, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 6:00 A.M., Monday, March 8, 2004, the commercial harvest and retention of sharks taken in state waters is restricted as follows: I. COMMERCIAL HARVEST RESTRICTIONS: Season: A. No person engaged in commercial […]