COAST GUARD ASSISTS TUG PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard provided assistance to a tugboat taking on water in Chesapeake Bay, Va. this evening. Tug Chesapeake Bay began taking on water at about 9 p.m. near Rappahannock Shoal Channel in the Chesapeake Bay and called the Coast Guard for assistance. A Coast Guard HH-60 rescue […]
Coast Guard, Glynn County Sheriff’s Office respond to save woman JACKSONVILLE, Fla.- Coast Guard rescue crews from Air Station Savannah, Ga., and Station Brunswick, Ga., along with Glynn County Sheriff’s Office and Good Samaritans have responded to a sunken shrimping vessel north of Brunswick along the Front River in Sapelo Sound, Ga. this evening to […]
Coast Guard law enforcement action leads to POTENTIALLY LARGE NOAA penalty for fishing vessel CAPTAIN and owner BOSTON – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association has issued a Notice of Violation and Assessment of Civil Penalty carrying a $663,000 fine and a four-year permit sanction to the Aveiro Corporation, owner of the New Bedford fishing […]
NOAA DEACTIVATES GOES-8 AFTER 10 YEARS OF SERVICESatellite Tracked Memorable Storms, Aided Forecasters May 3, 2004  It tracked some of the most memorable tropical cyclones on recordâ€â€ÂÂÂfrom the famous parade of storms in 1995, when five tropical cyclones were active in the Atlantic at the same timeâ€â€ÂÂÂincluding the deadly Hurricane Mitch, which devastated parts […]
Comment Sought On Draft Water Quality Assessment And Impaired Waters List RALEIGH – The N.C. Division of Water Quality is seeking comment on its draft updated assessment of waterbodies in North Carolina, including a list of impaired waters and strategies for water quality improvement. The 2004 Water Quality Assessment and Impaired Waters List is available […]
PT-3-2004PROCLAMATIONRE: CRAB, EEL, FISH AND SHRIMP POTSPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, May 5, 2004 until midnight, October 31, 2004 the following will apply to crab, eel, fish, and shrimp pots:POTS MAY BE SET IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:I. WYSOCKING BAY – HYDE COUNTY: A. […]
PA-33-2004PROCLAMATIONRE: SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, upon the recommendation of Leah Devlin, D.D.S., M.P.H., State Health Director, Department of Health and Human Services, hereby announces that the following shellfish area temporary closure will take effect immediately:No person shall take or attempt to take any oysters, clams or mussels […]
Reinstatement of Permit Requirements for the Tilefish Fishery In a final rule that published on April 26, 2004, NOAA Fisheries reinstated the permit requirements for commercial tilefish vessels. This final rule is based on additional information provided by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council that supports and explains the basis for the limited access permit criteria […]
Final Regulations Published for 2004 Spiny Dogfish Fishery NOAA Fisheries announced final specifications for the 2004-2005 spiny dogfish fishery in a rule that published on April 27, 2004. This action specifies a commercial quota for the spiny dogfish fishery to achieve the annual target fishing mortality rate (F) specified in the Spiny Dogfish Fishery Management […]
Highly Migratory Species: Comments Requested on Issues & Options Paper, Nine Public Meetings Scheduled NOAA Fisheries announces the availability of an Issues and Options paper for Amendment 2 to the Atlantic Tunas, Swordfish, and Sharks Fishery Management Plan (HMS FMP) and Amendment 2 to the Billfish Fishery Management Plan (Billfish FMP), request public comment, and […]
