WATERWAY NAVIGATION RESTRICTED IN OREGON INLET PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Boaters should use extreme caution when transiting through Oregon Inlet on the Outer Banks of North Carolina beginning May 2 due to construction on the Bonner Bridge. The auxiliary channel in Oregon Inlet will be closed because of construction barge operations and temporary mooring piles put […]
Public Meetings to Evaluate Atlantic For-Hire Survey; May 17-25 As part of continued efforts to improve the accuracy and availability of recreational data for the Atlantic Coast, NOAA Fisheries Service will be hosting four regional meetings to obtain feedback from industry on the For-Hire Survey. In particular, we would like to share 2004 survey results […]
Atlantic Shark Quotas, Dates Set for Commercial Fishery NOAA Fisheries Service has set seasonal commercial quotas for large coastal sharks; small coastal sharks; and pelagic, blue, and porbeagle sharks. The quotas are effective May 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005. In addition, NOAA Fisheries Service has established the opening and closing dates for the large […]
Tour Boat Fined for Harassment of Endangered Humpback Whales NOAA has charged the captain of a tour vessel, the vessel’s managing company, and the vessel’s owner with a $9,000 Notice of Violation and Assessment for violations of the Endangered Species Act. In August 2002, the Juneau-based tour boat was conducting a wildlife viewing cruise in […]
Purse Seine Fleet Capacity; Tuna Tracking Program Updated NOAA Fisheries Service has published a final rule to implement resolutions adopted by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) and by the parties to the Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program. This rule will establish a register of U.S. vessels with a history of fishing in […]
Ecosystem Approach Is Focus of International Aquaculture Workshop More than 65 experts from around the world recently participated in the first International Workshop on the Role of Aquaculture in Integrated Coastal Management, held in Hawaii, April 18-21, 2005. Co-sponsored by several NOAA programs, and facilitated by the Oceanic Institute, this unique workshop drew aquaculturists, ecologists, […]
COAST GUARD SUSPENDS SEARCH FOR MISSING BOATER PORTSMOUTH, VA. – The Coast Guard is suspending a search that lasted through the night for a man who went missing on the north shore of the Willoughby Spit after his canoe capsized around 11 p.m. Wednesday. Larry Harper, 22, of Norfolk, Va., was canoeing with William Sherwood […]
Striped Bass Season in Upper Roanoke River Extended Through May 4 RALEIGH,N.C. (April 28)  The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission announced today it will extend the striped bass harvest season through May 4 in the upper Roanoke River. Harvest in the upper Roanoke River had been scheduled to end on April 30. The upper Roanoke […]
ASMFC Spring 2005 Meeting Commission’s 2005 Spring Meeting in Alexandria, Virginia. All of the business meetings scheduled during this week are open to the public, free of charge. Meeting materials may be obtained via the Commission’s website at <http://www.asmfc.org/may05lMtgWk.htm>. Some documents may be very large, soplease be patient downloading. Meeting materials are also available onCD-ROM; […]
COAST GUARD SEARCHES FOR DOWNED PILOT MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Coast Guard boat and helicopter rescue crews with the help of Milwaukee Police Department and Fire Department boat crews are conducting extensive searches of the waters off of Cudahy, Wis. for a pilot from Springfield, Va., who crashed landed in Lake Michigan five miles from shore. […]
