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UPDATED POLICY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION REGULATIONS

UPDATED POLICY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION REGULATIONS WASHINGTON – Starting Jan. 26, 2006 U. S. Coast Guard Port State Control Officers (PSCO) and marine inspectors will use updated policy guidance to assist with the enforcement of Annex I to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL 73/78). The policy guidance provides comprehensive […]

NEW IDENTIFICATION PROCESS REQUIRED FOR MARINERS

NEW IDENTIFICATION PROCESS REQUIRED FOR MARINERS WASHINGTON – An interim rule published on Jan. 13, 2006 in the Federal Register requires applicants for mariners’ licenses and certificates of registry to be fingerprinted submit to a criminal record review and provide evidence of their identity before those credentials will be issued. This rule brings the regulations […]

NEW NOAA EXHIBIT CELEBRATES NEARLY 200 YEARS OF SCIENCE AND SERVICE

NEW NOAA EXHIBIT CELEBRATES NEARLY 200 YEARS OF SCIENCE AND SERVICE Artifacts representing nearly 200 years of science, service and stewardship by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and its ancestor agencies will be on public display at the agency’s headquarters in Silver Spring, Md., February 6-11, 2006 during the second annual NOAA Heritage Week. […]

2005 COOK INLET BELUGA WHALE POPULATION ESTIMATE COMPLETED

2005 COOK INLET BELUGA WHALE POPULATION ESTIMATE COMPLETED NOAA Fisheries Service biologists have completed analysis of data from an aerial survey of beluga whales in Cook Inlet near Anchorage, Alaska. The latest abundance estimate is 278 individual belugas whales in Cook Inlet. “Although this point estimate is lower than those estimates derived from similar surveys […]

Stormwater Fact Sheet

Stormwater Fact Sheet Storm Drains Stormwater, the runoff from melting snow or rain, picks up dirt, chemicals, oil and pet waste as it ‘runs off’ hard surfaces like roads, sidewalks and roofs. Stormwater is carried by gutters to storm drains that lead directly to the nearest creek, stream or lake. Stormwater receives no treatment/ Water […]

North Carolina Stormwater Survey Finds Most Unaware Stormwater Not Treated

North Carolina Stormwater Survey Finds Most Unaware Stormwater Not Treated RALEIGH – What do you really know about stormwater? How about your neighbor? North Carolina’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources thinks the answers are very import for two reasons. First, polluted stormwater runoff is the largest source of water pollution in North Carolina and […]

Council Supports Alternative 1 to Monkfish Framework 3

Council Supports Alternative 1 to Monkfish Framework 3 The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) met in Annapolis, MD last week and, among other actions, approved Alternative 1 to Framework 3 of the Joint Monkfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP). This Alternative would remove the provision included in the multi-species regulations that specifies: “Vessels that are required […]

Bay Scallop FMP Advisory Committee (AC)

Bay Scallop FMP Advisory Committee (AC) The Bay Scallop FMP Advisory Committee (AC) will be held on Thursday, February 9, at 6 p.m.  The AC will meet in Room 305, the C-MAST Building, at Carteret Community College, located at 303 College Circle, Morehead City, NC. The committee will review the commercial and recreational bay scallop […]

2006 OYSTER SEASON FOR MECHANICAL METHODS

2006 OYSTER SEASON FOR MECHANICAL METHODSPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces the following change in the oyster harvest season for mechanical methods effective at sunset, Tuesday, January 31, 2006:I. AREA CLOSUREThe oyster harvest season for mechanical methods WILL CLOSE in public bottom areas where it is presently allowed south of […]

SCUP

SCUPPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 9:00 A.M., Sunday, January 29, 2006, the following restrictions will apply to the commercial scup fishery in coastal waters including the Atlantic Ocean north of Cape Hatteras (35° 15′ N. Latitude):I. SIZE AND HARVEST LIMITSA. No person may take, possess, buy, […]