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NOAA RELEASES ANNUAL COMPILATION OF AGENCY ECONOMIC STATISTICS

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 RIPÃâ€

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

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

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 […]

15th ANNUAL BALD HEAD ISLAND FISHING RODEO RESULTS

15th ANNUAL BALD HEAD ISLAND FISHING RODEO RESULTS Total Boats: 18 Day 1: Radiator Overflow not fishing Day 2: Impulsive, Radiator Overflow OVERALL TOURNAMENT WINNERS First Place Captain Ken Coffer, Carolina Beach, NC Desperado 273.68 $4,860 Second Place Captain Jerry Hedge, Wallace N.C. Pure Country 196.46 $2,916 Third Place Captain John Harriss, Wilmington, N.C. Carolina […]

COAST GUARD INVESTIGATING INCREASE IN VESSEL COLLISIONS

COAST GUARD INVESTIGATING INCREASE IN VESSEL COLLISIONS PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The U.S. Coast Guard is reminding licensed mariners, commercial fishing vessel captains and recreational boaters about the importance of complying with the Nautical Rules of the Road after an unusually high number of vessel collisions at the end of May. “In each case the collision […]

SCUP â€â€Ã

SCUP – RECREATIONAL PURPOSES – ATLANTIC OCEANPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 6:00 A.M. Monday, June 5, 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 […]

BLACK SEA BASS â€ââââ

BLACK SEA BASS – RECREATIONAL PURPOSES – ATLANTIC OCEANPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 6:00 A.M. Monday, June 5, 2006, the following restrictions will apply to the taking of black sea bass for recreational purposes from the Atlantic Ocean north of Cape Hatteras (35° 15’N Latitude): I. […]

USCG CUTTER EAGLE SAILS IN FOR 30TH ANNUAL NORFOLK HARBORFEST

USCG CUTTER EAGLE SAILS IN FOR 30TH ANNUAL NORFOLK HARBORFEST PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle will participate in the Norfolk’s Harborfest 2006 Parade of Sail Friday, June 9. As the sole tall ship in United States government service, Eagle uniquely executes its two primary missions of training and representation. The demands […]

BLACK SEA BASS â€ââââ

BLACK SEA BASS – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS – ATLANTIC OCEANPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M, Friday, June 2, 2006, the following restrictions will apply to the commercial black sea bass fishery north of Cape Hatteras (35° 15’N. Latitude):I. SIZE LIMITIt is unlawful to possess black […]