Month: July 2004

PORT MANAGERS AND SHIPPING INDUSTRY TO BENEFIT FROM NEW NOAA OPERATIONAL FORECAS

PORT MANAGERS AND SHIPPING INDUSTRY TO BENEFIT FROM NEW NOAA OPERATIONAL FORECAST SYSTEM AT GALVESTON BAY On June 30 ship traffic in Galveston Bay, Texas will have a new tool to assist in safe navigation. The Galveston Bay Operational Forecast System, created by NOAA’s National Ocean Service, provides mariners, port managers and emergency response teams […]

PUBLIC MEETINGS SET TO DISCUSS COASTAL HABITAT PROTECTION PLAN

PUBLIC MEETINGS SET TO DISCUSS COASTAL HABITAT PROTECTION PLAN RALEIGH – Improved enforcement of environmental rules, larger buffers and setbacks along waterways, and comprehensive state plans to direct beach re-nourishment projects and marina construction are some of the steps proposed to restore declining habitats and protect the critical areas along the North Carolina coast where […]

Lake Norman Produces New State Record Blue Catfish

Lake Norman Produces New State Record Blue Catfish RALEIGH, N.C. (June 30) – Joel Lineberger of Long Island, N.C., broke the state record for blue catfish when he hauled in an 85-pound monster from Lake Norman on June 19. The new record holder measured 51.25 inches in length and 35.5 inches in girth. Lineberger enticed […]

COAST GUARD MARINE SAFETY OFFICE WILMINGTON IMPLEMENTS OPERATION PORT SHIELD

COAST GUARD MARINE SAFETY OFFICE WILMINGTON IMPLEMENTS OPERATION PORT SHIELD WILMINGTON, N.C. – On July 1, 2004, the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code and the U.S. Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA), a suite of international and U. S. maritime security requirements will take effect. These requirements are intended to raise the security […]

NOAA SUPPORTS NAVYâ€ââ

NOAA SUPPORTS NAVY’S SEARCH FOR “SUNKEN WARBIRDS” June 30, 2004 — A NOAA-funded, remote-sensing survey of Lake Michigan completed a week-long hunt for historic World War II aircraft. A Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal, or EOD, team recently concluded a remote sensing survey of the southern portion of Lake Michigan looking for sunken historic World War […]

Council Sets Specifications for 2005 Squid, Atlantic Mackerel, Butterfish, Surfc

Council Sets Specifications for 2005 Squid, Atlantic Mackerel, Butterfish, Surfclam, and Ocean Quahog FisheriesJune 25, 2004 The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) met in Hershey, Pennsylvania this week to adopt fishery management measures for the squid, Atlantic mackerel, butterfish and surfclam and ocean quahog fisheries for 2005. The Council also discussed the need to finalize […]