Navy Extends Comment Period on Environmental Impacts of Undersea Warfare Training Range; Deadline Jan 30 The Navy has extended the public comment period on the Undersea Warfare Training Range (USWTR) Draft Environmental Impact Statement until January 30, 2006. The Navy received several requests for extending the public comment period during public hearings and in subsequent […]
NOAA CoastWatch Establishes Data Node on East Coast NOAA Coast Watch is establishing an East Coast Node at NOAA’s Chesapeake Bay Office in Annapolis, MD to process near real-time oceanographic satellite data and make the data available to Federal, State and local marine scientists, coastal resource managers, and the general public. Anticipated to open in […]
Right Whale Calf Found Dead; Mariners Urged to Use Caution A North Atlantic right whale calf was confirmed dead on January 10 off the coast of Jacksonville, FL by members of the Marine Mammal Stranding Network. NOAA Fisheries Service coordinated a response team to examine the whale in an effort to determine the cause of […]
COAST GUARD SUSPENDS SEARCH FOR MISSING CRABBER HOBUCKEN, N.C. – The Coast Guard suspended the search for an Aurora, N.C., crab fisherman today. A 21-foot fishing boat registered to Steven Powers, 53, had been reported doing circles, without a pilot, in the Pamlico River between Durham Creek and South Creek. A Coast Guard HH-60 Jayhawk […]
REMINDER FOR CRAB POT FISHERMENMOREHEAD CITY – Fishermen are reminded all crab pots must be removed from North Carolina coastal waters from Jan. 15 – Feb. 7.Each year, fishermen are required to take their crab pots ashore so the state Marine Patrol can remove all abandoned gear from Tar Heel coastal waters. In 2005, officers […]
STATE NEEDS MORE AGENTS TO SELL FISHING LICENSEMOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries and the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission are going on the road to scout out additional agents to sell the state’s Coastal Recreational Fishing License. Staff from the DMF and WRC will hold meetings to review license requirements and to […]
THREE PEOPLE RECOVERED FROM WATER AFTER BOATS COLLIDE BALTIMORE – Three people were recovered from the water today after a collision between a tug boat and a fishing boat. Coast Guard controllers received a report from the tug Richard Larry at 2 p.m. that there was a collision between the tug Richard Lowry and a […]
Coast Guard Searches for Missing Fisherman HOBUCKEN, N.C. – The Coast Guard resumed its search today for a North Carolina crab fisherman who went missing on the Pamlico River Monday. Steven Powers, 53, a Aurora, N.C., resident’s 21-foot fishing boat was reported doing circles, without a pilot, in the Pamlico River between Durham Creek and […]
Coast Guard Coordinates Rescue of American Fire Crew PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Two women were rescued from their capsized 24-foot rowboat, American Fire, 1,300 miles east of Puerto Rico this morning. The Coast Guard Rescue Coordination Center (RCC), located in Portsmouth, coordinated the rescue of two women, Sarah Kessans, 22, and Emily Kohl, 23, both of […]
Coast Guard Searches for Missing Crewman PORTSMOUTH, Va.- The Coast Guard is searching for the captain of the cargo ship Agaman who fell overboard 190 miles east of Cape Hatteras, N.C., at 5 p.m. today. The Agaman and a C-130 Search and Rescue plane from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., are conducting search patterns of […]
