North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission Nominating Committee The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission Nominating Committee will meet on January 10 at 4 p.m. The meeting will be held at the DENR Regional Office, 943 Washington Square Mall, Washington, NC.The committee will be making nominations for the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council seat held by Dennis Spitsbergen […]
NOAA Opens 2006 Aquaculture Competition; Deadline for Proposals is Feb. 28 NOAA has announced that it will award up to $4 million in competitive grants in 2006 for demonstration projects and research targeted to the development of sustainable marine aquaculture in the United States. Coordinated by the NOAA Aquaculture Program and NOAA Research, the competition […]
NOAA Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Measures for Squid, Mackerel and Butterfish Fisheries NOAA Fisheries Service has published a proposed rule for the 2006 fishing year for Atlantic mackerel, squid, and butterfish. This proposed rule specifies the amounts of the initial optimum yield, allowable biological catch, domestic annual harvest, and domestic annual processing, as well […]
Aw Shucks? State Recycles Oyster Shells to Boost Births Lorne Matalon in Swan Quarter, North Carolinafor National Geographic News North Carolina restaurants can now toss oyster shells into the recycling bin rather than the trash can. Following a three-year pilot project, the state is funding a long-term effort to create new reefs from recycled oyster […]
North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Conservation Fund Committee The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Conservation Fund Committee will meet on Tuesday, January 10 at 5 p.m. The meeting will be held at the DENR Regional Office, 943 Washington Square Mall, Washington, NC.The committee will determine which Conservation/Fish prints it will recommend to the […]
Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Public Information Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Public Information Committee will meet on Tuesday, January 10 at 3 p.m. The meeting will be held at the DENR Regional Office, 943 Washington Square Mall, Washington, NC. The committee will review the status of potential action items suggested at the meetings held […]
SECOND UPDATE ON THE INVESTIGATION OF THE CAPSIZING OF THE ETHAN ALLEN IN LAKE GEORGE, NEW YORK Washington, DC –The National Transportation Safety Board today released the following update on its investigation into the October 2, 2005 capsizing of the Ethan Allen at Lake George, New York, which claimed the lives of 20 passengers.In early […]
USS Niphon USS Niphon was a wooden and iron screw steamer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. Niphon was launched at Boston, Massachusetts in February 1863, delivered to the Navy at Boston 22 April 1863; commissioned at Boston Navy Yard 24 April 1863, Acting Ensign Joseph Berry Breck in command; and […]
BOW MARINER INVESTIGATION COMPLETED, PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULED PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The investigation of the Feb. 28, 2004 sinking of a chemical tank ship off the coast of Virginia has been completed. A press conference is scheduled for Tuesday January 3, 2006, at 10 a.m. to be held at Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads at 200 […]
The Lasting Legacy Of The Blockade Runner ‘Modern Greece’ ‘Crossfire’ the magazine of the ACWRT (UK) No. 48 2001) “Last night the English steamer ‘Modern Greece’, in attempting to enter New Inlet, off Fort Fisher, got aground. She is laden with powder, rifles and rifle cannon. The enemy are shelling her. We have sunk her […]
