FISHING VESSEL MISS DOTTIE ON FIRE KEY WEST, Fla. – Coast Guard rescue units responded to a boat fire aboard the Miss Dottie, a 72-foot fishing vessel, at 4:15 this morning about 22 miles east south east of Marathon, Fla. Coast Guard Sector Key West, Fla., received a 406 EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon) […]
COAST GUARD RESCUES, MEDIVACS CHINCOTEAGUE MAN CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. – A Coast Guard station responded to a mayday call yesterday afternoon after a man was swept from his vessel by a series of waves. At 2:44 p.m., a boater transmitted a mayday call stating that he was taking on water and his friend was in the […]
JUGGLING MULTIPLE ROLES, NOAA RESPONDS TO THE M/V ATHOS I OIL SPILL IN DELAWARE Dec. 8, 2004  NOAA employees work around the clock protecting and conserving the nation’s precious natural resources. From creating and updating navigational charts to rescuing stranded animals, NOAA frequently wears several hats in order to fulfill its mission. A good example […]
NOAA, INTERIOR DEPARTMENT AND WHITE HOUSE COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ANNOUNCE ACTIONS TO CONSERVE CORAL REEFS Dec. 8, 2004  A request will be made by the Bush administration for $2.7 million to support state and local coral conservation efforts to implement local action strategies developed by the states, territories and commonwealths that make up […]
MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION ADOPTS COASTAL HABITAT PROTECTION PLAN The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission unanimously adopted the Coastal Habitat Protection Plan at its meeting in Atlantic Beach Thursday. “This commission has worked with the Coastal Resources and Environmental Management commissions since 1998, when the three commissions met together, to get this plan completed,” Jimmy Johnson, […]
Marine Fisheries Commission Revises Options for Draft Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission revised their preferred management options for the draft North Carolina Southern Fishery Management Plan at their meeting on December 2, 2004, at Atlantic Beach, NC. The Commission selected the following measures concerning conservation of southern flounder: 1. […]
Current Daily Recreational Atlantic Tunas Retention Limits Effective December 8,2004 through May 31, 2005 inclusive, the daily recreational retention limit for BLUEFIN TUNA is one large school, or small medium BFT, measuring 47 to less than 73 inches curved fork length (CFL), per vessel per day/trip, plus one large medium or giant BLUEFIN TUNA, measuring […]
Current Daily General and HMS Charter/Headboat Category Commercial BFT limits Effective December 8,2004 through May 31, 2005 inclusive, the daily recreational retention limit for BLUEFIN TUNA is one large school, or small medium BFT, measuring 47 to less than 73 inches curved fork length (CFL), per vessel per day/trip, plus one large medium or giant […]
NOAA Fisheries Proposes Initial BFT Quotas and Effort Controls for 2004 For a summary of the 2004 Proposed BFT Quota Specifications notice, please go to the library. The Proposed Specs fax notice, including tables, and Environmental Assessment are now available on the HMS webpage http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms. NOAA Fisheries Proposes Initial BFT Quotas and Effort Controls for […]
NOAA FISHERIES TRANSFERS BFT QUOTA AND REOPENS THE GENERAL AND ANGLING CATEGORY FISHERIES NOAA Fisheries has determined that Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) quota transfers from the Atlantic tunas General, Harpoon, and Incidental Longline categories to the Angling and Reserve categories in the amounts of 223.1 metric tons (mt) and 191.9 mt, respectively, are warranted. NOAA […]
