Month: March 2006

GSA, NOAA AND OPUS BREAK GROUND FOR NOAA CENTER FOR WEATHER AND CLIMATE PREDICTI

GSA, NOAA AND OPUS BREAK GROUND FOR NOAA CENTER FOR WEATHER AND CLIMATE PREDICTIONNew Facility to be Centerpiece of the University of Maryland’s M-Square Research and Technology Park WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. General Services Administration, in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Opus East, L.L.C., broke ground today for the NOAA […]

The National Transportation Safety Board recommends that the National Associatio

The National Transportation Safety Board recommends that the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA): Modify National Boating Education Standard 2.3 to ensure that boating safety education courses adequately discuss high-risk boating populations, boats, and boating activities and present detail about the current range of personal flotation device technologies available. (M-06-3) http://www.ntsb.gov/recs/letters/2006/M06_3.pdf The National […]

The National Transportation Safety Board recommends that the Marine Retailers As

The National Transportation Safety Board recommends that the Marine Retailers Association of America: Develop a marketing strategy that promotes the increased use of personal flotation devices, and integrate that strategy into the promotion and sale of boats and accessories. (M-06-4) http://www.ntsb.gov/recs/letters/2006/M06_4.pdf The National Transportation Safety Board recommends that the Marine Retailers Association of America: Develop […]

The National Transportation Safety Board recommends that the U.S. Coast Guard:

The National Transportation Safety Board recommends that the U.S. Coast Guard: Develop measures of recreational boating activities, boaters, and boats that can be used to identify and evaluate the risks in recreational boating. Once those measures have been developed, collect the appropriate data at the Federal and State levels, and use it to evaluate the effectiveness of recreational boating […]

Marine Fisheries Commission River Herring (FMP) Advisory Committee

Marine Fisheries Commission River Herring (FMP) Advisory Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission River Herring (FMP) Advisory Committee will meet on Wednesday, March 22, at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Fish Hatchery, located at 1104 West Queen Street, Edenton, NC. The committee will receive a presentation on […]

COAST GUARD TALL SHIP ARRIVES IN SAVANNAH

COAST GUARD TALL SHIP ARRIVES IN SAVANNAH SAVANNAH, Ga. – The EAGLE is a 295-foot, 1824-ton, steel-hull, three-masted sailing vessel and the only active tall ship in U.S. government service arrived here yesterday. It has been training future Coast Guard officers for more than half a century and, despite being 19th Century technology, EAGLE continues […]

*NAME CORRECTIONS* FOUR MEN FOUND DECEASED AFTER 10-HOUR SEARCH

*NAME CORRECTIONS* FOUR MEN FOUND DECEASED AFTER 10-HOUR SEARCH Below are the corrected names of the men recovered deceased. The names were originally gathered during the heat of the search, and the proper spellings were not confirmed until now. ATLANTIC BEACH, N.C. – The bodies of four volunteer firefighters from Banner Elk, N.C., who were […]

NOAA ANNOUNCES U.S. SPRING OUTLOOK

NOAA ANNOUNCES U.S. SPRING OUTLOOKDrought and Wildfire Concerns Highlighted for April through June At a news conference today in Phoenix, Ariz., the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in partnership with the National Interagency Fire Center, announced that despite periodic precipitation, NOAA’s U.S. Spring outlook supports the potential for a significant wildfire season in the Southwest […]

Economic questions added to MRFSS

Economic questions added to MRFSS Beginning in January, every fisherman who is interviewed dockside by the Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistical Survey (MRFSS) will receive a series of questions about the money they spent on that trip. They will also be asked to participate in a longer follow-up mail survey that collects information on annual expenditures […]

MISSING PENNSYLVANIAN RESCUED NEAR GRENADA

MISSING PENNSYLVANIAN RESCUED NEAR GRENADA SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A U.S. citizen was rescued Wednesday by the crew of a fishing vessel after being located by a Dutch aircraft approximately 38 nautical miles west of Grenada, after he had gone missing Monday while sailing a Hobbie Cat in the vicinity of Glover Island, Grenada. […]