Month: November 2004

MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION TO MEET DECEMBER 1 âââââ

MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION TO MEET DECEMBER 1 – 3, 2004Morehead City – The Marine Fisheries Commission will meet December 1 – 3 at the Best Western Crystal Coast Resort 109 Salter Path Road in Atlantic Beach, NC. The meeting is open to the public.On December 1, the public meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. where […]

UNITED STATES ASKS INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO ADOPT COLLABORATIVE PLAN TO MANAGE

UNITED STATES ASKS INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO ADOPT COLLABORATIVE PLAN TO MANAGE SHARKSNOAA Administrator Outlines Proposal that Mirrors U.S. Fishing Rules New Orleans — The United States has asked the international community to start managing shark populations in the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Gulf of Mexico. The proposal asks other shark fishing nations to adopt procedures like […]

COAST GUARD STEPS-UP SEA SCALLOP ENFORCEMENT

COAST GUARD STEPS-UP SEA SCALLOP ENFORCEMENT EASTERN SHORE, Va. – Coast Guard units conducted coordinated sea scallop and summer flounder enforcement operations during the week of Nov. 7. Four Coast Guard small boat stations, an 87-foot Coast Guard cutter, and two Maryland Natural Resources Police officers conducted 29 at-sea boardings last week as part of […]

TWO MEN RESCUED FROM CAPSIZED VESSEL IN OREGON INLET

TWO MEN RESCUED FROM CAPSIZED VESSEL IN OREGON INLET CAPE HATTERAS, N.C. – Good Samaritans and the U.S. Coast Guard rescued two men from the cold waters of Oregon Inlet this morning after their boat capsized. Shortly before 8:30 a.m., Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet received a call from the charter vessel Free Agent via […]

Whooping Cranes Arrive in South Carolina After a 150-Year Absence

Whooping Cranes Arrive in South Carolina After a 150-Year AbsenceThree years after proposing to reintroduce whooping cranes (Grus americana)into historic habitat and establish a migratory flock of birds in easternNorth America, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service confirms the arrival of 5whooping cranes in South Carolina.There are now 35 migratory whooping cranes in the wild […]

October Meeting Followup: Additional Shrimp Public Hearings Scheduled, Council E

October Meeting Followup: Additional Shrimp Public Hearings Scheduled, Council Elects New Chair and Vice-ChairShrimp Public HearingsShrimp 6/Action 5 Public Hearing Document (PDF)Shrimp management measures affecting commercial fishermen fishing in South Atlantic federal waters were reviewed during the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s meeting in Pawleys Island, South Carolina this past week. As a result, two […]

NOAA OFFERS NEW WEB SITE ON SOCIAL SCIENCE TOOLS FOR MARINE PROTECTED AREAS

NOAA OFFERS NEW WEB SITE ON SOCIAL SCIENCE TOOLS FOR MARINE PROTECTED AREAS NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has launched a new Web site on research techniques for examining the “human dimensions” of marine and coastal resource management. This “Social Science Tools and Methods for Marine Protected Areas Management” Web site gives basic […]

UNITED STATES ASKS INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO ADOPT COLLABORATIVE PLAN TO MANAGE

UNITED STATES ASKS INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO ADOPT COLLABORATIVE PLAN TO MANAGE SHARKSNOAA Administrator Outlines Proposal that Mirrors U.S. Fishing Rules Nov. 15, 2004 — The United States asked the international community to start managing shark populations in the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Gulf of Mexico. The proposal asks other shark fishing nations to adopt procedures like […]

Purpose of the Bottlenose Dolphin Take Reduction Plan

Purpose of the Bottlenose Dolphin Take Reduction Plan Purpose:As per the Marine Mammal Protection Act As Amended, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) must develop and implement a take reduction plan designed to assist in the recovery or prevent the depletion of each strategic stock which interacts with Category I or II fisheries. Short Term […]

COAST GUARD RESCUES 2 CLINGING TO COOLER

COAST GUARD RESCUES 2 CLINGING TO COOLER ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Two men were plucked from the water by a rescue helicopter yesterday after an hour and a half in the 53 degree water of Breakwater Harbor near Cape Henelopen, Del. Coast Guard Station Indian River Inlet in Delaware received a cell-phone call for help […]