NOAA REVIEWS RECORD-SETTING 2005 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASONActive Hurricane Era Likely To Continue The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season is the busiest on record and extends the active hurricane cycle that began in 1995  a trend likely to continue for years to come. The season included 26 named storms, including 13 hurricanes in which seven were […]
Boaters Rescued after Sailboat Capsizes PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Two people were rescued this evening after the 15-foot sailboat they were on capsized near the first island on the south end of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. A 47-foot rescue boat from Station Little Creek along with a Navy rescue helicopter from Chambers Air Field and […]
Operations Continue on Asphalt Barge that Leaked in James River PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard continues to monitor a barge that ran aground and spilled approximately 42,000 to 63,000 gallons of liquid asphalt, five miles south of Richmond, Va., at 4:30 a.m. Monday. The Piney Point was being pushed up river, toward Richmond, by […]
SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, upon the recommendation of Leah Devlin, D.D.S., M.P.H., State Health Director, Department of Health and Human Services, hereby announces that the following changes in shellfish harvesting areas will take effect at sunrise, Wednesday, November 30, 2005.All those waters in Carteret County will return […]
MFC Sea Turtle Bycatch Advisory Committee The MFC Sea Turtle Bycatch Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday, December 8, 2005 at 10:30 a.m. The meeting will be held in Room 305 in the C-Mast Building, located at Carteret Community College.The committee will complete a final of the draft version of the introduction and fact-finding portion […]
UPDATE – THIRD CARGO TANK DAMAGED, LEAKING OIL PORT ARTHUR, Texas – Divers completed the damage assessment of the capsized barge today, which revealed that a third cargo tank has breached. The number one port cargo tank hatch was damage sometime after the double-hulled tank barge DBL 152 capsized on Nov. 14. The cargo tank […]
SALVAGE AND CLEAN-UP OPERATIONS RESUME PORT ARTHUR, Texas – Salvage and clean-up operations resumed yesterday after rough weather that moved into the area Tuesday had suspended all operations. Divers surveyed the barge Saturday evening and discovered a 2.5-foot by 8-foot hole in the top of the number 3 starboard cargo tank. The number 3 starboard […]
NOAA Seeking Nominations for Stewardship & Sustainability Awards; Deadline Jan 10 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has established the Stewardship & Sustainability Awards to recognize outstanding performance, achievements and leadership by industries, organizations and individuals that promote best stewardship practices for the sustainable use of living marine resources and foster a stewardship ethic […]
BARGE RUNS AGROUND IN UPPER JAMES RIVER PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A barge transporting approximately 1.26 million gallons of liquid asphalt ran aground in the Upper James River about five miles south of Richmond, Va. The Piney Point, a 250-foot barge was being pushed by the tug Barbary Coast, when the vessel ran aground in the […]
Commercial Landings of Bluefin tuna As of 11/23/05 fishing year landings of Atlantic bluefin tuna are as follows: The coast wide General category has landed 163.5 mt out of 908.3 mt to date. The Harpoon category closed at: 23.1 mt out of 90.0 mt. Longline North: 20.6 mt out of 116.3 mt to date. Longline […]
