President Appoints Three Individuals to Tuna Commissions President George W. Bush has appointed Rodney R. McInnis, of California, to be the Federal U.S. Commissioner to the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC). Mr. McInnis, NOAA Fisheries’ Regional Administrator in the Southwest Region, will continue to lead the U.S. delegation at official meetings of the IATTC. He […]
Note from NOAA’s Assistant Administrator for Fisheries: Last year, NOAA Fisheries Service proposed some changes to the guidelines for implementing National Standard 1 of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, which requires us to develop plans to end overfishing and rebuild overfished stocks. In response, we received more than 250,000 comments from the public. It’s clear that many […]
IRISHMEN RESCUED FROM LIFERAFT AFTER ROWBOAT CAPSIZESLocal Portsmouth Coast Guard personnel coordinate ocean rescue. PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Two Irishmen were rescued this evening from a life raft after their 23-foot rowboat capsized about 1400 miles southeast of Bermuda. Coast Guard Rescue Coordination Center (RCC) Norfolk, located in Portsmouth, coordinated the rescue of two men, Gearoid […]
NMFS ADJUSTS GENERAL CATEGORY ATLANTIC BLUEFIN TUNA DAILY RETENTION LIMITS The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) waives the previously designated General category restricted fishing days (RFDs) for January 7, 8, 13, 14, and 15, 2006. The daily retention limit on these days is increased from zero to two large medium or giant Atlantic bluefin tuna […]
Council Seek Advisory Panel Applicants – Applications Due February 6, 2006 The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council is seeking applicants to serve on its advisory panels to provide information and guidance in the development and implementation of federal fishery management plans. The Council has 15 separate advisory panels composed of individuals who are engaged in […]
COSPAS-SARSAT Rescues as of: December 23, 2005 Number of Persons Rescued (To Date) in the United States: 200 – Rescues at sea: 128 lives saved in 50 incidents – Aviation rescues: 38 lives saved in 19 incidents – PLB rescues: 34 lives saved in 20 incidents · Worldwide – Over 18,500 Persons Rescued (since 1982) […]
MARINERS CAN CHART COURSES AT NO CHARGENOAA Offers Free Navigational Charts on Web Jan. 6, 2006  Mariners can now get free electronic downloads of NOAA Raster Navigational Charts or RNCs. A raster chart is a digitally scanned image of a paper nautical chart used by mariners for navigation. “The raster navigational charts contribute to […]
Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Northeast Advisory Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Northeast Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday, January 19 at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Old Currituck County Courthouse, Currituck, NC. The committee will receive a presentation from North Carolina State University researchers on a project investigating prey selectivity […]
SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREAPreston 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 area will take effect at sunrise, Friday, January 6, 2006.Bear Creek in Onslow County will return to the […]
Senate and House Pass FY ’06 Defense Appropriations Conference Report Which Includes $54.6 Million to Repair Hurricane Damage to NOAA Facilities: On December18th, the House by a vote of 308-106 adopted the Conference Report (109-359) accompanying the FY ’06 Defense Appropriations bill (HR 2863). The bill includes $54.6 million for NOAA to repair hurricane related […]
