Month: January 2005

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AS WINTER GRIPS MOST OF THE NATION, THERE’S PLENTY OF SPACE WEATHER, TOO Jan 19, 2005 — For the past five days, forecasters at the NOAA Space Environment Center in Boulder, Colo., have observed all types of space weather: radio blackouts, solar radiation storms and geomagnetic storms. Currently, space weather forecasters are observing a moderate […]

Maritime safety regulations for Super Bowl XXXIX finalized

Maritime safety regulations for Super Bowl XXXIX finalizedFor detailed instructions concerning the maritime regulations and security zones please click here. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Coast Guard Captain of the Port has finalized and released the regulated navigational areas, security zones and temporary anchorage areas on the St. Johns River, which will be established and enforced […]

COAST GUARD RESCUES FOUR ON DISABLED FISHING BOAT

COAST GUARD RESCUES FOUR ON DISABLED FISHING BOAT PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A Coast Guard cutter is towing a disabled squid fishing vessel from the Mid Atlantic off New Jersey to Block Island Sound, R.I. The crew of the New York, New York-registered, 86-foot fishing vessel Provider radioed Coast Guard Station Woods Hole, Mass., for help […]

Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Shellfish Advisory Committee

Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Shellfish Advisory Committee The next meeting of the Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Shellfish Advisory Committee will be held Monday, January 24, 2005 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in the C-MAST Building, 303 College Circle, Room 305, Morehead City, NC. The Committee will first receive comments on the Oyster […]

NEW OYSTER RESTRICTIONS TO BE CONSIDERED

NEW OYSTER RESTRICTIONS TO BE CONSIDEREDMOREHEAD CITY – The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) will be holding a series of meetings to discuss new limits on the mechanical harvest of oysters in Pamlico Sound tributaries. The MFC is considering amending the state’s Oyster Fishery Management Plan to add additional restrictions on the harvest of […]

Coast Guard, others search for man over board from Bering Sea crab boat

Coast Guard, others search for man over board from Bering Sea crab boat JUNEAU, Alaska – A Coast Guard helicopter crew along with an Alaska State Trooper fixed-wing aircraft and four Good Samaritan vessels are currently searching for a man over board 150 miles northwest of Saint Paul. The Coast Guard received notification at about […]

Fishing boat sinks with 6 people on board

Fishing boat sinks with 6 people on board ANCHORAGE, Alaska-An urgent search is currently underway in the North Pacific for three fishermen from a crab boat that presumably sank this morning. There were six people on board, three were recovered already. One crewmember, Cache Seel, is doing well in the Saint Paul clinic, one has […]

NOAA’S NEW SHIP TARGETS PATH-FINDING OCEAN EXPLORATION AND RESEARCH

NOAA’S NEW SHIP TARGETS PATH-FINDING OCEAN EXPLORATION AND RESEARCH Jan 18, 2005 — A new NOAA ship will go boldly on a mission to further explore the world’s oceans. “We want NOAA’s newly converted ship to become the international symbol vessel for ocean exploration and research,” said Stephen Hammond, acting director of the NOAA Office […]

2005 NORTH CAROLINA SALTWATER FISHING TOURNAMENT

2005 NORTH CAROLINA SALTWATER FISHING TOURNAMENTMANAGED BY NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF MARINE FISHERIES NC Saltwater Fishing Tournament Official Weigh Stations The Tournament begins January 1, 2005 and ends Midnight, December 31, 2005. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN AWARD, ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY JANUARY 15, 2006 Everyone is eligible except a charter boat captain […]

RESCUE UNDERWAY FOR 30 BEACHED WHALES

RESCUE UNDERWAY FOR 30 BEACHED WHALES PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A pod of 25 to 30 pilot whales have beached themselves across approximately five miles of beach near Oregon Inlet, N.C., this morning. NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) coordinates response to marine mammal strandings throughout the U.S. with the help of many partners who […]