Month: November 2004

Council to Hold Additional Public Hearings on Shrimp Issues

Council to Hold Additional Public Hearings on Shrimp IssuesNew Chair and Vice-Chair Elected at October MeetingShrimp 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 additional public hearings are scheduled regarding […]

NOAA ISSUES SERVICE ASSESSMENT REPORT ON HURRICANE ISABEL

NOAA ISSUES SERVICE ASSESSMENT REPORT ON HURRICANE ISABEL Nov. 3 — NOAA’s National Weather Service today released an internal evaluation of its operations during Hurricane Isabel. The tropical cyclone caused extensive damage and loss of life in the Mid-Atlantic states in September 2003. NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, is an agency of the […]

Regulators Congratulate Tar-Pamlico And Neuse River Basin Agricultural Communiti

Regulators Congratulate Tar-Pamlico And Neuse River Basin Agricultural Communities For Nitrogen Reduction Efforts RALEIGH — Annual reports from the state’s Division of Water Quality on progress made to reduce nitrogen pollution in the Neuse and Tar-Pamlico rivers show a resounding success. The agricultural community in both basins exceeded the goals of the state’s first row […]

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

October Meeting Followup: Additional Shrimp Public Hearings Scheduled, Council Elects New Chair and Vice-ChairPublic HearingsShrimp 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 additional public hearings are scheduled regarding options […]

Coast Guard boat crew rescues the rescuer

Coast Guard boat crew rescues the rescuer JUNEAU, Alaska – A Coast Guard boat crew provided a tow for a fishing vessel whose captain rescued two men from the water two miles south of Bold Island in Southeast Alaska Sunday The Coast Guard received a call at about 3:30 p.m. from a crewmember aboard the […]

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE-North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission Inland Regional

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE-North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission Inland Regional Advisory CommitteeNotice is hereby given that the North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission Inland Regional Advisory Committee will meet on Monday, November 8, 2004 at 6:00 p.m. at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Ground Floor Hearing Room, Raleigh, NC.The Committee review and discuss a proposed […]

NOAA OFFERS NEW EXPERIMENTAL IONOSPHERIC PRODUCTS

NOAA OFFERS NEW EXPERIMENTAL IONOSPHERIC PRODUCTS Nov. 1, 2004 — The NOAA Space Environment Center and NOAA National Geodetic Survey today release a new experimental ionosphere products to help emergency managers and other users quickly assess the effects of solar storms on Global Positioning System applications. The SEC has created a near real-time ionospheric specification […]