COAST GUARD RESPONDING TO MAJOR OIL SPILL IN THE NECHES RIVER PORT ARTHUR, Texas – The Coast Guard, along with other state and local agencies, is responding to an estimated 30,000-gallon fuel oil spill in the Neches River. The spill occurred at approximately 12:20 a.m. today when a barge struck and pierced the starboard fuel […]
U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy Prepares for Delivery of Final Report,“An Ocean Blueprint for the 21st Century” Washington, D.C.  In its final public meeting on July 22, 2004, the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy re-emphasized that the nation’s oceans and coasts are in serious trouble and underscored the urgent need for decisive action on […]
COAST GUARD ANNOUNCES WWII VETERANS OUTREACH CAMPAIGN WASHINGTON – The U.S. Coast Guard announced July 28, an initiative to identify and collect the oral histories of its World War II veterans. “The Coast Guard’s role in World War II began in 1939 enforcing our nation’s neutrality, and ultimately 241,000 men and women of the Greatest […]
RFA Seeks Conservation Measures for Atlantic Herring The Recreational Fishing Alliance (RFA) has joined forces with allies in New England seeking additional conservation measures for Atlantic herring through the New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC). Atlantic herring are important forage, particularly in New England and the Gulf […]
U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, NOAA FISHERIES ISSUE REGULATIONS TO IMPROVE ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSULTATION PROCESS FOR PEST CONTROL PRODUCTS The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries today finalized new regulations establishing for the first time a more efficient approach to ensure protection of threatened and endangered species as part of the U.S. Environmental […]
NOAA AWARDS MORE THAN $2.4 MILLION TO UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR OCEANIC RESEARCH The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration granted $2.4 million to the University of South Carolina Research Foundation to continue funding the Carolinas Coastal Ocean Observing and Prediction System, or Caro-COOPS. NOAA is an agency of the U.S. Department of […]
