SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA Preston 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 shellfish area temporary closures will take effect immediately:No person shall take or attempt to take any oysters, clams or mussels or […]
COAST GUARD TO ENFORCE BOATING TRAFFIC ON ELIZABETH RIVER FOR THIS WEEKEND’S HARBOR FEST PORTSMOUTH, Va. — With this weekend’s Norfolk Harbor Fest about to commence, the Coast Guard will be enforcing safety zones on the Elizabeth River Friday through Sunday. The Coast Guard will be enforcing boating traffic between Towne Point Reach on the […]
NOAA Scientists Report on Lingering Effects of Exxon Valdez Oil Spill NOAA has been involved in evaluating the effects of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, which took place on March 24, 1989 when the tanker ran aground on Bligh Reef, spilling 11 million gallons of crude oil into Prince William Sound, AK. NOAA continues to […]
Bluefin Tuna Measures Provide for a School-Size Fishery NOAA Fisheries Service has published a final rule to set Atlantic bluefin tuna quotas and effort controls, with some changes from the proposed rule. Based on a new analysis of the methodologies used to estimate recreational harvest, the final rule includes a 40.9 metric ton increase in […]
GILL NETS – CAPE FEAR RIVERPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 8:00 A.M., Friday, June 9, 2006, the following restrictions will apply to the gill net fishery in the lower Cape Fear River:I. AREA: All waters of the lower Cape Fear River bounded on the north by […]
SCUP – RECREATIONAL PURPOSES – ATLANTIC OCEANPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 6:00 A.M. WEdnesday, June 7, 2006, the following restrictions will apply to the taking of scup for recreational purposes from the Atlantic Ocean north of Cape Hatteras (35° 15’N Latitude): I. MINIMUM SIZE LIMITNo person […]
NOAA RELEASES ANNUAL COMPILATION OF AGENCY ECONOMIC STATISTICS June 5, 2006  NOAA released its statistics on economic impacts of agency products and services. The publication provides a consistent set of economic statistics for NOAA management, as well as national policy makers and the general public. “Knowing the economic impacts of NOAA’s programs helps us […]
NOAA EDUCATES BEACHGOERS ON HOW TO BREAK THE GRIP OF THE RIP® June 2, 2006  Alerting beachgoers to the threat of rip currents and how to escape their strong and potentially fatal grip is the focus of NOAA’s national Rip Current Awareness Week, June 4-10, 2006. Rip currents are narrow channels of fast-moving water […]
NMFS Announces 2006 Bluefin Quotas and Effort Controls For a full description of this action please visit the library. The BFT retention limits are as follows: The coastwide General category Atlantic BFT fishery will reopen on June 1, 2006. The daily retention limit will be three large medium or giant BFT (73 inches or greater) […]
Donors Help Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education Come Alive COROLLA, N.C. (June 1, 2006) – Many of the artifacts, antiques and heirlooms on display at the Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education were provided by the community, through donations and long-term loans. A 10:30 a.m. ribbon cutting ceremony on June 16 will unveil the […]
