THREE FISHERMEN RESCUED OFF N.C. COAST PORTSMOUTH, Va.- The Coast Guard rescued three fishermen after their boat began taking on water about 18 miles south of Oregon Inlet, N.C., this morning. Search and rescue controllers received a radio call at about 3 a.m. from the captain of the boat reporting the 72-foot trawler Anna Marie […]
COAST GUARD RESCUES THREE FISHERMEN IN LIFE RAFT BOSTON – A Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued three fishermen after their boat sank 45 miles east of Gloucester, Mass., at 1:20 p.m. today. Rescued were: Richard Shatford, Lewis Mitchell and Brian Clancy, all from Gloucester. A Coast Guard Falcon jet crew heard a mayday call from […]
NOAA’S NEWEST GENERATION OF WEATHER AND CLIMATE SUPERCOMPUTERS DEBUTS NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, successfully put into operations this week the newest generation of weather and climate supercomputers. Now, for the first time, NOAA’s National Weather Service has three systems working together for the protection of life, property and the national economy in […]
COAST GUARD, VIRGINIA MARINE POLICE ENTER INTO FORMAL PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Rear Adm. Sally Brice O’Hara, Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District and the Commonwealth of Virginia Governor Mark Warner will formalize an important maritime security partnership at a signing ceremony to be held at 10 a.m. Monday at the Renaissance Hotel. The partnership, […]
STATE OFFICIALS SIGN HISTORIC HABITAT PROTECTION DOCUMENTMOREHEAD CITY – N. C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Bill Ross, joined representatives from three environmental commissions in a signing ceremony celebrating the completion of the Coastal Habitat Protection Plan. In the 1997 Fisheries Reform Act, the N.C. General Assembly directed the department to prepare a […]
Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee to Meet in Arlington, Virginia-Chairman of President’s Council on Environmental Quality to AddressCommittee-The Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee, managed jointlyby the U.S. Department of Commerce in cooperation with the U.S.Department of the Interior, will hold its next meeting from February15-17, 2005, in Arlington, Virginia. The three-day meeting will […]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Now Accepting Grant Proposals for Conservation Program RALEIGH, N.C. (Feb. 10, 2005)  Request a grant. Conserve wildlife. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants to provide grants to private landowners and conservation partners who are interested in conserving North Carolina’s rare fish and wildlife species, as well as their […]
FISHERIES PANEL ADOPTS SOUTHERN FLOUNDER FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLANMOREHEAD CITY – The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) has approved a fishery management plan for southern flounder at a recent business meeting, charting a recovery course for one of our state’s most valuable fisheries.MFC Chairman Jimmy Johnson was pleased with the final product. “The commission, along […]
MAN, DOG RESCUED AFTER LEAP FROM SAILBOAT PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A Coast Guard rescue helicopter plucked a man and his dog from the icy Atlantic Ocean about 75 miles off Cape Fear, N.C., today. Coast Guard search and rescue controllers received an automated distress signal at about 9 a.m. from the 50-foot sailing vessel Anabel. […]
Committee and Advisors to Meet on Controlled Access System for Mackerel The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish Committee, together with its advisors, will meet at the Grand Hotel of Victorian Cape May (1045 Beach Drive, Cape May, NJ 08204) on February 18, 2005. The meeting is open to the public and will […]
