Bay Scallop FMP Advisory Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission Bay Scallop FMP Advisory Committee will be held on Monday, August 21, at 6 p.m., in Room 305, CMAST Building, 303 College Circle, Morehead City, NC. The committee will finalize its management and research recommendations and review the Draft Bay Scallop FMP, which is scheduled for […]
Coast Guard Celebrates 216 Years of Service PORTSMOUTH, Va., – Local Coast Guard units plan on celebrating the Coast Guard’s 216th year of serving the American public and protecting the nations waterways tomorrow. August 4, 1790, the Revenue Cutter Service was born when the 1st Congress approved the building of 10 cutters to enforce tariff […]
Non-Native Aquarium Fish Found in Florida Waters; Citizens Asked to Help Prevent the Spread of Invasive Species NOAA’s National Center for Coastal Ocean Sciences reports that the Red Sea Bannerfish has been found living on Paul’s Reef off Palm Beach, FL. This species is native to the Red Sea in the Middle East, but is […]
INVASIVE LIONFISH FOCUS OF NOAA RESEARCH CRUISEPublic Education About Invasive Species Part of Mission NOAA’s National Ocean Service researchers, in collaboration with the Essential Image Source Foundation, embarked today aboard the NOAA research vessel Nancy Foster to further examine the status in the Atlantic Ocean of the invasive Indo-Pacific lionfish. Research will be conducted off […]
HOAX CALLER SENTENCED TO 18 MONTHS FEDERAL PRISON BOSTON – A Fairhaven, Mass. fisherman was sentenced today in federal court for making calls to the Coast Guard on an emergency frequency falsely claiming to be aboard a sinking commercial fishing vessel in need of immediate assistance. Responding to these calls, the Coast Guard launched search […]
Mariner Surrenders License to Coast Guard After Positive Breath Alcohol Test MURRELLS INLET, S.C. – The captain of a charter fishing vessel voluntarily surrendered his Coast Guard issued license to Coast Guard personnel after testing over the legal blood alcohol limit of .04 percent today. Coast Guard personnel in Myrtle Beach, S.C., received a report […]
