Coast Guard Completes Investigation of Oil Spill The Coast Guard has completed the investigation into the cause of the oil spill from the Greek tanker Athos I that occurred on the Delaware River on the evening of Nov. 26, 2004. Coast Guard investigators concluded that the vessel came in contact with a submerged anchor while […]
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR DOMINION BRIDGE RULES REOPENED PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard is reopening the public comment period concerning the Dominion Boulevard (US17) Bridge across the southern branch of the Elizabeth River at the Intracoastal Waterway in Chesapeake, Va. Because the bridge is used frequently and members of the public have expressed the […]
NOAA ISSUES CLARIFIED PARTNERSHIP POLICY The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced today it has clarified the Policy on Partnerships in the Provision of Environmental Information, originally issued in December 2004. The clarified policy language was developed in response to concerns expressed by several private entities that the policy could be construed as signaling an […]
LATEST TESTS OF NOAA GULF FISH SURVEYS SHOW NO NEGATIVE IMPACT ON SEAFOOD QUALITY The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced today that analyses of the second and third round of toxicology survey results from Gulf water, marine species, and sediment samples show no elevated toxins of bacteria from recent hurricanes. Agency scientists have been […]
MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION TO MEET FEBRUARY 2 & 3MOREHEAD CITY- The Marine Fisheries Commission will meet February 2-3 at the Clarion Oceanfront Hotel, Kill Devil Hills. The meeting is open to the public.On February 1, the commission will hold a public meeting at 7 p.m. at the same location to discuss any fishery issues.For more […]
CRAB, EEL, FISH AND SHRIMP POTS Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that the closed pot season will reopen effective at 1:00P.M. on Saturday, January 21, 2006 in the following area only:I. AREA DESCRIPTIONAll areas in Pamlico Sound and its tributaries bounded in the south by a line from Roos […]
Non-Traditional Stakeholders Sought for Participation in ASMFC Coastal Sharks Advisory PanelWashington, DC – The Commission’s Spiny Dogfish and Coastal SharksManagement Board is in the process of establishing a Coastal SharksAdvisory Panel. As part of that process, the Board is seeking nominationsfrom non-traditional stakeholders to fill two seats on the Advisory Panel.Examples of such stakeholders include, […]
TANK BARGE TO ARRIVE AT PORT AUTHORITY Wilmington, N.C. – The tank barge M 192, which separated from the sunken tug Valour, and the tug Justine Voss, are scheduled to moor at the North Carolina State Port Authority here at 5:30 p.m. Media are invited to shoot video of the barge’s arrival and obtain interviews […]
COAST GUARD SUSPENDS SEARCH FOR MISSING TUG CREWMAN PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard suspended the search for the last missing crewman of the tug Valour just after midnight this morning. Coast Guard crews searched more than 1700 square nautical miles over a period of 16 hours. The following crews took part in the search: […]
NOAA ANNOUNCES NEW FUNDING TO PROTECT MARINE SPECIES The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Fisheries Service is initiating a program to provide funding for voluntary marine species conservation efforts. The program is designed to start conservation efforts before the species reach threatened or endangered status under the Endangered Species Act. Through the Proactive Species Conservation […]
