Month: June 2005

RED TIDE TOXINS POSE LINGERING THREAT TO MARINE MAMMALS WILMINGTON, N.C.—New research findings have revealed that the toxins produced during Florida red tides do pose a threat to marine mammals, even after the blooms have disappeared. As reported in the June 9 issue of Nature, scientists from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Fish […]

Pew Marine Conservation Fellows Call for International Action on Marine Protected AreasNew York, New York – Thirty-eight of the world’s foremost ocean experts issued a joint statement today urging “the nations of the world to fulfill their commitment to the future of the oceans” through active support of Marine Protected Areas. Dr. Ellen Pikitch, Executive […]

NOAA READJUSTS THE NATIONAL SPATIAL REFERENCE SYSTEM USING HIGH ACCURACY GPS DATA Beginning in June 2005, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will perform a general readjustment of the horizontal position and ellipsoidal heights in the National Spatial Reference System using high accuracy global positioning system data. The NSRS is a consistent national coordinate system […]

NOAA HIGHLIGHTS THE DANGERS OF DEADLY RIP CURRENTSOlympic Swimmer Joins National Effort to Educate Public June 6, 2005 — With millions of people converging on beaches this time of year, the NOAA National Weather Service is educating the public on a deadly water hazard during its inaugural Rip Current Awareness Week, June 5-11, 2005. Rip […]

NOAA AND NAUTICUS UNVEIL NEW 3-D MULTI-MEDIA EXHIBIT AT THE NATIONAL MARITIME CENTERScience On a Sphereâ„¢ is latest result of NOAA@Nauticus PartnershipNorfolk Mayor and NOAA Official Give Remarks Norfolk, Va.—NOAA and Nauticus, The National Maritime Center today unveiled an imaginative and dynamic 6-foot globe that shows 3-D animated images of how the oceans and atmosphere […]

LIKE A FISH – REVOLUTIONARY UNDERWATER BREATHING SYSTEM – Iddo Genuth for IsraCast – An Israeli Inventor has developed a breathing apparatus that will allow breathing underwater without the assistance of oxygen tanks. This new invention will use the relatively small amounts of air that already exist in water to supply oxygen to both scuba […]

Public Access boat ramps ? It has come to my attention that Johnson Marine on Middle Sound Loop Rd. is for sale.  This would be a prime area for a public launch area on the northern end of New Hanover County.  There is already a shortage of parking at our other ramps in the area.  […]

Corps Wants Ideas On Inlet     Federal authorities want to know any concerns people have about relocating the New River Inlet channel and nourishing the shoreline at North Topsail Beach. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are holding a meeting Wednesday at Dixon High School to solicit public comments on issues they think should be […]

NOAA SATELLITES AID IN 36 U.S. RESCUES THROUGH APRIL 2005 From January through April 2005, NOAA satellites were responsible for rescuing 36 people from life-threatening situations throughout the United States. As spring turns to summer, NOAA officials today cautioned the nation’s outdoor recreation enthusiasts to purchase and register high-tech emergency locator beacons in case danger […]