NOAA LAUNCHES FIRST SET OF ATLANTIC BASIN TSUNAMI BUOY STATIONS April 17, 2006  NOAA finished installation of five Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunami (DART) buoy stations off the East and Gulf coasts and the Caribbean as part of the expansion of the U.S. tsunami warning system. The latest buoy station, off New Orleans, […]
Council Meeting in Virginia Beach, VA: May 2-4, 2006 The public is invited to attend the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s May 2006 meeting to be held at Sheraton Oceanfront Hotel, 36th & Atlantic Avenue, Virginia Beach, VA 23451 (telephone 757-425-9000), May 2-4, 2006. Below is the meeting agenda. Tuesday, May 2 8:30 – 2:00 p.m. […]
CRAB, EEL, FISH AND SHRIMP POTSPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 7:00 A.M., Thursday, April 20, 2006, the following will apply to crab, eel, fish, and shrimp pots:Pots MAY NOT BE SET in the following area from 7:00 A.M. until 3:00 P.M. on April 20, 2006.I. A. […]
RIVER HERRING Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 6:00 P.M., Wednesday, April 19, 2006, the following restrictions will apply to the harvest of river herring:I. SEASONThe season for harvest of river herring in the Chowan River Herring Management Area by pound net is closed. No person or […]
CRAB POT ESCAPE RINGSPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:00 Noon. Wednesday, April 19, 2006, the following area will be exempt from the escape ring requirement in crab pots until 12:01 A.M., June 15, 2006.I. AREA DESCRIPTION:Newport River bounded by the Highway 70 Bridge in the south […]
Leave Fawns Alone, Wildlife Commission Urges RALEIGH, N.C. (April 13, 2006)  With fawning season in full swing, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is asking people not to approach, touch or remove any white-tailed fawns. At the peak of fawning season in May and June, people might see fawns left alone and assume they have […]
NTSB ACTING CHAIRMAN ROSENKER ADDRESSES MARINE CONFERENCE, HIGHLIGHTS PARTNERSHIPS Washington, DC — National Transportation Safety Board’s Acting Chairman, Mark V. Rosenker yesterday, during a speech at the 44th Annual National Marine Conference, discussed the Board’s investigation of marine accidents and the cooperation required from all involved in promoting and ensuring marine safety. “Safeguarding our nation’s […]
2006 Striped Bass Season for Lower Roanoke River ExtendedRALEIGH, N.C. (April 11, 2006)  The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will extend the period that striped bass may be harvested from the lower Roanoke River through April 22. The season had been set to expire on April 15. The lower Roanoke River is defined as the […]
Public Input Invited for Environmental Impact Statement On Migratory Bird Hunting – Meeting in Charleston, South Carolina The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has published a notice inviting public comment and participation as a part of the scoping process in drafting a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) on the hunting of migratory birds. Comments can […]
NOAA RESEARCH LINKS WATER MOLD TO LESIONS, ULCERS IN EAST COAST ESTUARINE FISH A new study, led by NOAA scientists and reported in the peer-reviewed journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology, provides strong evidence that the water mold known as Aphanomyces invadans is the pathogen responsible for seasonal outbreaks of skin ulcers and lesions observed in […]
