Down East Hands-On Fishing School

Down East Hands-On Fishing School Feb 19th & 20th Saturday 8:30 am – 5:00 pm/Sunday 8:30 am – 1:00 pm Capt. Jerry Dilsaver — NC Sportsman Capt. Rod Bierstedt — On My Way Charters Capt. Rick Bennett — Rod Man Charters Bill Devito — Bill’s Marine Electronics John Knight — Surf Fishing Capt. Jody Gay […]

DELAWARE RIVER OIL SPILL UPDATE #21

DELAWARE RIVER OIL SPILL UPDATE #21 PHILADELPHIA – The T/S ATHOS I arrived at the Atlantic Marine Shipyard in Mobile, Ala. January 7th, 2005, for drydocking to facilitate the Unified Command’s continued investigation into the cause of the damage to the cargo and ballast tanks and to undergo repairs. The damaged area of the hull […]

LOCAL MAN IS PROMOTED TO ADMIRAL

  LOCAL MAN IS PROMOTED TO ADMIRAL PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A local Hampton Roads Coast Guardsman was promoted recently to one of the top positions in the Coast Guard. Capt. Robert S. Branham was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral during a ceremony held at Coast Guard Atlantic Area, Portsmouth Jan. 21. With over […]

Fishermen Thank Coast Guard

Fishermen Thank Coast Guard JUNEAU, Alaska – Crewmen aboard the fishing vessel Polestar display a banner thanking the Coast Guard for its search and rescue vigilance during the recent fishery openings in the Bering Sea. Fishermen Thank Coast Guard JUNEAU, Alaska – Crewmen aboard the fishing vessel Polestar display a banner thanking the Coast Guard […]

NOAA, EPA WILL HELP COASTAL COMMUNITIES WITH COASTAL GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT ISSUES

NOAA, EPA WILL HELP COASTAL COMMUNITIES WITH COASTAL GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT ISSUES Jan 28, 2005 — NOAA and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency agreed to work together to help coastal communities grow in ways that benefit the economy, public health and the environment. The partnership was formalized with the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement. The […]

Council to Develop Controlled Access System for Mackerel

Council to Develop Controlled Access System for Mackerel The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) met in Hampton, VA last week to review the status of Amendment 9 to its Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan; comment on the National Marine Fisheries Service’ (NMFS) proposed rule regarding the incidental take of bottlenose dolphin and […]

BLACK SEA BASS – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS – ATLANTIC OCEAN

FF-7-2005 PROCLAMATIONRE: BLACK SEA BASS – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS – ATLANTIC OCEANPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M, Monday, January 31, 2005, the following restrictions will apply to the commercial black sea bass fishery north of Cape Hatteras (35° 15’N. Latitude):I. SIZE LIMITIt is unlawful to […]

NOAA Fisheries Asks the National Academy of Sciences to Study Seafood Benefits a

NOAA Fisheries Asks the National Academy of Sciences to Study Seafood Benefits and Risks NOAA Fisheries has contracted with the National Academy of Sciences to recommend approaches to decision-making in selecting seafood. The study objectives include: 1. Estimating current levels of exposure to naturally-occurring and introduced toxicants in seafood; 2. Assessing the availability of specific […]

NOAA Defines Criteria for Marine Managed Areas

NOAA Defines Criteria for Marine Managed Areas NOAA has published a final notice that defines the criteria for Marine Managed Areas and responds to public comments that were submitted on the draft criteria. The criteria for Marine Managed Areas were developed in response to Executive Order 13158 of 2000 on Marine Protected Areas. A key […]

New Inlet Surveys Added

New Inlet Surveys Added Bogue Inlet 01-12-05 Carolina Beach Inlet 01-26-05  Topsail Beach Inlet 01-20-05 OREGON INLET BAR 01-26-05 New Inlet Surveys Added Bogue Inlet 01-12-05 Carolina Beach Inlet 01-26-05  Topsail Beach Inlet 01-20-05 OREGON INLET BAR 01-26-05