From Sea to Shining Sea: Celebrate Maritime History and Preservation in the National Park System WASHINGTON, D.C. From the very beginning, this nation has been tied to its oceans, lakes, and rivers. They are the borders that have kept us safe and the waterways of exploration and commerce. The sea-going challenge has been taken up […]
NOAA FISHERIES ANNOUNCES JOINT HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES AND BILLFISH ADVISORY PANEL MEETING The National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) will hold a joint meeting of the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) and Billfish Advisory Panels (AP) on March 21-23, 2005, in Silver Spring, MD (69 FR 52235, August 25, 2004). The intent of this meeting […]
HISTORIC GLOBAL EARTH OBSERVATION PLAN LAUNCHED IN BRUSSELSNEARLY 60 COUNTRIES AGREE TO ‘TAKE PULSE OF THE PLANET’ Nearly 60 countries and the European Commission today agreed to a plan that, over the next 10 years, will revolutionize the understanding of Earth and how it works. Agreement for a 10-year implementation plan for a Global Earth […]
RISK TO BOATERS HIGHEST IN WINTER WASHINGTON – Recreational boaters face the highest risk of dying in boating accidents during the winter months according to the most recent U.S. Coast Guard statistics, though fewer accidents occur during those months. Nearly 25 percent of all boating accidents reported in November and December 2003 resulted in a […]
ASMFC Atlantic Menhaden Board Initiates Development of Addendum II Addendum to Address Management Options and Research Needs for the Chesapeake Bay Alexandria, VA – The Commission’s Atlantic Menhaden Management Board approved development of Addendum II to Amendment 1 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Menhaden. The Draft Addendum will present options to limit […]
FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PART 635 ATLANTIC HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES50 CFRSubpart D Restrictions on Imports Sec. 635.46 Import requirements for swordfish. (a) General. To facilitate enforcement of domestic regulations, a swordfish, or part thereof, less than the minimum size specified at Sec. 635.20(e) may not be imported, […]
COAST GUARD OFFERS THANKS FOR GOOD SAMARITAN SUPPORT ATLANTIC CITY – Coast Guard Group Atlantic City will present a letter of appreciation to the crew of the F/V Captain Collet tomorrow at 9 a.m. for their support during a rescue that left two men stranded in their life raft. Cdr. Ted Harrop will arrive at […]
GOOD SAMARITAN RESCUES TWO PEOPLE IN WATER HOUSTON – A good Samaritan rescued two men from the waters west of the Pelican Island Bridge near Galveston, Texas, and transferred them to Coast Guard personnel today at 2 p.m. Osvaldo Garcia was nearby when the transom and motor fell off the two mens’ red and white […]
NOAA WEB SITE PROVIDES HUGE INVENTORY OF EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEMS Obtaining information on each of NOAA’s observing systems just became easier with the NOAA Observing System Architecture, or NOSA, Web site. NOAA has been monitoring the Earth’s environment for more than 30 years with tens of thousands of sensors in more than 100 observing systemsâ€â€ÂÂÂranging […]
Shrimp FMP Advisory Committee (AC) The Shrimp FMP Advisory Committee (AC) will be held on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 at 6:00 p.m. The AC will meet at the C-Mast Building, Room #205 located at Carteret Community College, 303 College Circle, Morehead City, NC. The Committee will discuss management of trawling in the White Oak River, […]
