OPHELIA NEARLY STATIONARY WITH NORTHERLY TRACK TO RESUME TODAY..NEW INFORMATION.HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM SO. SANTEE RIVER IN SO. CAROLINA TO SURF CITY IN NO. CAROLINA.INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN RAISED FOR BLADEN & COLUMBUS COUNTIES OF SE NO. CAROLINA.& WILLIAMSBURG.MARION & FLORENCE OF NE SO. CAROLINA.AT 5 AM EDT.THE CENTER OF TROPICAL […]
OUTER RAINBANDS REACHING THE COAST AS OPHELIA CONTINUES SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD.NEW INFORMATION.AT 8 PM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.9 NORTH.LONGITUDE 77.6 WEST.OR ABOUT 160 MILES SO. SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NO. CAROLINA OR ABOUT 145 MILES SE OF MYRTLE BEACH. THE LATEST MIN CNTL PRESSURE WAS 988 MB OR 29.18 […]
Hurricane Preparation By Captain Dave at FryingPanTower.Com #1. Your life is NOT worth any of the stuff you own. IF you are alive you can buy more stuff. Now does this mean run a thousand miles inland for a Cat 1 storm. No, I would not, but when the storm comes YOU need to be […]
OPHELIA NEARLY STATIONARY BUT ITS OUTER RAINBANDS ARE APPROACHING THE COAST.NEW INFORMATION.AT 8 AM EDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE OPHELIA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.4 NORTH.LONGITUDE 76.8 WEST.OR ABOUT 205 MILES SO. SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NO. CAROLINA. THE LATEST MIN CNTL PRESSURE WAS 985 MB OR 29.09 INCHES. OPHELIA IS NEARLY STATIONARY & A VERY […]
OPHELIA DRIFTING WEST WILL VEER TO THE NW LATER TODAY..NEW INFORMATION.AT 5 AM EDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE OPHELIA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.3 NORTH.LONGITUDE 76.7 WEST.OR ABOUT 212 MILES SO. SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NO. CAROLINA. THE LATEST MIN CNTL PRESSURE WAS 985 MB OR 29.09 INCHES. OPHELIA IS SLOWLY MOVING WEST AT 3 MPH.WITH […]
South Atlantic Council Meeting; Sept 19-23 in Charleston, SC The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a meeting of its Snapper Grouper Committee, Controlled Access Committee, Joint Executive and Finance Committees, Advisory Panel Selection Committee, Scientific and Statistical Selection Committee, and a meeting of the full Council. The meetings will take place September 19-23, […]
Reminder of Public Hearings for Atlantic Tuna, Swordfish, Billfish and Shark Fisheries NOAA Fisheries Service is holding a series of regional public hearings on the draft Consolidated Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS). The proposed management measures could impact all recreational fishermen, commercial fishermen and dealers for Atlantic tunas, swordfish, billfish and […]
Foundation Established to Provide Assistance to Gulf Coast Fishing Industry In response to Hurricane Katrina, a fund has been established by the Fish for the Future Foundation, a not-for-profit organization, to collect and dispense funds to assist individuals in the Gulf coast commercial fishing industry and for-hire charter boats in the recreational fishery. Please send […]
Marine Protected Areas Advisory Committee Seeking Commercial Fishing and Environmental Nominees; Deadline Sept 30 The Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee is seeking nominations for two individuals to represent (1) environmental interests and perspectives on marine protected area issues (this is an extension of an earlier notice circulated in August 2005), and (2) commercial fisheries […]
NOAA’s Community-Based Restoration Program Requests Public Input on Guidelines NOAA’s Community-based Restoration Program provides financial and technical assistance to encourage coastal and marine habitat restoration. Partnerships are created between government, not-for-profit organizations, community groups, recreational and commercial fishing organizations, students and educational institutions, businesses, youth conservation corps and private landowners. To date, the program has […]
