NOAA Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Measures for Squid, Mackerel and Butterfish Fisheries NOAA Fisheries Service has published a proposed rule for the 2006 fishing year for Atlantic mackerel, squid, and butterfish. This proposed rule specifies the amounts of the initial optimum yield, allowable biological catch, domestic annual harvest, and domestic annual processing, as well […]
Aw Shucks? State Recycles Oyster Shells to Boost Births Lorne Matalon in Swan Quarter, North Carolinafor National Geographic News North Carolina restaurants can now toss oyster shells into the recycling bin rather than the trash can. Following a three-year pilot project, the state is funding a long-term effort to create new reefs from recycled oyster […]
North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Conservation Fund Committee The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Conservation Fund Committee will meet on Tuesday, January 10 at 5 p.m. The meeting will be held at the DENR Regional Office, 943 Washington Square Mall, Washington, NC.The committee will determine which Conservation/Fish prints it will recommend to the […]
Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Public Information Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Public Information Committee will meet on Tuesday, January 10 at 3 p.m. The meeting will be held at the DENR Regional Office, 943 Washington Square Mall, Washington, NC. The committee will review the status of potential action items suggested at the meetings held […]
SECOND UPDATE ON THE INVESTIGATION OF THE CAPSIZING OF THE ETHAN ALLEN IN LAKE GEORGE, NEW YORK Washington, DC –The National Transportation Safety Board today released the following update on its investigation into the October 2, 2005 capsizing of the Ethan Allen at Lake George, New York, which claimed the lives of 20 passengers.In early […]
USS Niphon USS Niphon was a wooden and iron screw steamer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. Niphon was launched at Boston, Massachusetts in February 1863, delivered to the Navy at Boston 22 April 1863; commissioned at Boston Navy Yard 24 April 1863, Acting Ensign Joseph Berry Breck in command; and […]
BOW MARINER INVESTIGATION COMPLETED, PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULED PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The investigation of the Feb. 28, 2004 sinking of a chemical tank ship off the coast of Virginia has been completed. A press conference is scheduled for Tuesday January 3, 2006, at 10 a.m. to be held at Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads at 200 […]
The Lasting Legacy Of The Blockade Runner ‘Modern Greece’ ‘Crossfire’ the magazine of the ACWRT (UK) No. 48 2001) “Last night the English steamer ‘Modern Greece’, in attempting to enter New Inlet, off Fort Fisher, got aground. She is laden with powder, rifles and rifle cannon. The enemy are shelling her. We have sunk her […]
NMFS ADJUSTS GENERAL CATEGORY ATLANTIC BLUEFIN TUNA DAILY RETENTION LIMITS The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) waives the previously designated General category restricted fishing days (RFDs) for December 31, 2005, and January 1, 2006. The daily retention limit on these days is increased from zero to two large medium or giant Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT), […]
BARGE RETURNS TO ALABAMA PORT PORT ARTHUR, Texas – The re-floated double-hulled tank barge DBL152 started its voyage today for Alabama, where it will await final disposition. The barge capsized after it collided with a submerged platform while en route from Houston to Tampa, Fla. The intended destination for the barge is the Holcim dock […]
