States Schedule Public Hearings on Atlantic Menhaden Addendum IPublic Comment Accepted Until July 14, 2004Atlantic coastal states from Rhode Island through North Carolina havescheduled the dates and times of their hearings to gather public comment onDraft Addendum I to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) forAtlantic Menhaden. Following are the details of the scheduled hearings:Rhode […]
THREE MISSING BOATERS LOCATED AFTER SPENDING NIGHT DRIFTING IN GULF OF MEXICO AS COAST GUARD SEARCHED ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Three missing boaters were safely located this afternoon after spending the night drifting in the Gulf of Mexico in their 22-foot boat as Coast Guard rescue boats and aircraft searched for them. The Coast Guard […]
The North End Ad-Hoc Committee Phase 1 Management Plan Hours – open 24 hours a day – 7 days a week Enforcement – the Carolina Beach Dept will patrol the north end of the beach for compliance of the existing rules enacted by the New Hanover County Commissioners and rules listed on application for vehicle permit […]
COAST GUARD RESCUES FOUR FISHERMEN NEAR FREEPORT, TEXAS HOUSTON – A crew from Coast Guard Station Freeport, Texas rescue four fishermen from their sinking boat near the mouth of the Freeport Jetties, early this morning. The four fishermen were returning to port after an all-night fishing trip in the Gulf of Mexico. As they approached […]
NOAA Fisheries Imposes Emergency Rule to Protect Sea Turtles from Shrimp TrawlsEmergency Rule Set to Expire after 11:59 p.m. on July 7, 2004 The National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) has imposed emergency restrictions that affect shrimpers operating in south Atlantic offshore waters (seaward of the COLREGs demarcation line) west of 77°57.5′ W. longitude (approximately […]
Boaters urged not to rely on GPS or cell phones June 11-20 PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Boaters will be unable to rely on Global Positioning System (GPS) equipment and possibly cell phones, because of scheduled disruptions from Friday, June 11 to Sunday, June 20 that will affect mariners transiting the waters of North Carolina and parts […]
$2,000 PENALTY ASSESSED FOR ILLEGAL ATTEMPTED SALE OF SPERM WHALE OIL OVER INTERNET The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration charged a resident of Lincroft, N.J., with four counts of selling or attempting to sell sperm whale oil over eBay’s online auction site, in violation of the Endangered Species Act. NOAA is an agency of the […]
NOAA SATELLITE OBSERVES VENUS TRANSIT June 8, 2004  The NOAA Space Environment Center in Boulder, Colo., used the NOAA GOES-12 satellite space weather instrumentation today to observe the passage of Venus in front of the sun. This transit of Venus is the first in 122 years. The GOES observation, using its Solar X-ray Imager, […]
GPS UNRELIABLE GPS UNRELIABLE WITHIN A CIRCLE OF 350NM RADIUS OF CHERRY POINT,NC TACAN (NKT, 345408N 0765229W) AT FL400, DECREASING IN AREAWITH DECREASE IN ALTITUDE TO 300NM RADIUS AT FL250, A 230NM RADIUS AT 10,000FT MSL, AND185NM RADIUS AT 4,000FT AGL IFR OPERATIONS BASED ON GPS NAVIGATION SHOULD NOT BE PLANNEDIN THE AFFECTED AREAS DURING […]
Mackerel Fishery Focus of Council Meeting in Key West, Florida – June 14-19, 2004Members from both the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council and the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will gather in Key West on June 14 and 15 as part of a special two-day, joint meeting of each council’s Mackerel Committees. The Committees […]
