2005 SHRIMPING AND CRAB TRAWLINGPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that the following areas WILL OPEN to shrimping and crab trawling effective at 8:00 A.M., Friday, November 11, 2005.ONSLOW / NEW HANOVER / BRUNSWICK COUNTIESIntracoastal Waterway – main channel only from the Highway 210 high rise bridge to Marker # […]
MFC BAY SCALLOP FMP ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING The first meeting of the Bay Scallop FMP Advisory Committee (AC) will be held on Monday, November 28 at 6 p.m. The AC will meet at the CMAST Building in room #305 at Carteret Community College, located at 303 College Circle, Morehead City, NC.The committee will review the […]
NTSB ACTING CHAIRMAN SAYS PASSENGER FERRIES NEED AN AGGRESSIVE SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Washington DC – National Transportation Safety Board Acting Chairman Mark V. Rosenker today said the nation’s passenger ferries need aggressive safety management systems. He encouraged ship owners and operators to use a safety management system to resolve safety problems before casualties or incidents […]
Updated Blue Crab Assessment Available The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office, working with the Chesapeake Bay Fisheries Steering Committee, has released the 2005 Stock Assessment of the Blue Crab in the Chesapeake Bay. The assessment concludes that the Chesapeake Bay blue crab, although at a low level of abundance, is neither overfished nor currently experiencing overfishing. […]
OYSTER LOVERS TAUNTED BY MOTHER NATUREFishermen Anticipate Plentiful Harvest/Bumper PricesMOREHEAD CITY – Usually along the North Carolina coast, early November brings chilly weather and delicious, locally harvested oysters. This year, Mother Nature is cooperating with the cooler temperatures, but she’s been making it difficult for fishermen to get to the oysters. The opening of the […]
SI Ferry Captain Speaks 11/4/2005 According to reports, the captain of the Staten Island ferry that slammed into a pier and killed 11 people when its assistant pilot fell asleep says he initially lied about where he was during the crash because he wanted to share the blame. “I felt I had a responsibility as […]
UPDATE ON THE INVESTIGATION OF THE CAPSIZING OF THE ETHAN ALLEN IN LAKE GEORGE, NEW YORK Washington, DC — On October 2, the National Transportation Safety Board dispatched a team of investigators to the scene of the capsizing of the vessel Ethan Allen at Lake George, New York. Twenty passengers died in the accident. The […]
NOAA RESEARCHERS STUDY RIVERS OF THE SKY Although it probably never occurs to the average person gazing up into a clear blue sky on a tranquil day, the atmosphere can be riven by enormous channels, hundreds of miles wide that are very similar to the rivers that course through the landscape. Even less likely are […]
MAJOR CORAL BLEACHING EVENT EXPANDS ACROSS CARIBBEAN, SEVERE IN PUERTO RICO AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDSNOAA’s New Coral Reef Watch Satellite Bleaching Alerts Aiding Managers Oct. 25, 2005  NOAA reports that a major coral bleaching event is underway in the Caribbean and may result in significant coral death in much of the region. Currently, the […]
ASMFC Spiny Dogfish Board Approves 4 Million Pound Quota for the 2006/2007 Fishing YearThe Commission’s Spiny Dogfish and Coastal Shark Management Board approved specifications for the 2006/2007 fishing year, setting a four million pound annual quota with trip limits of 600 pounds in quota periods one (May 1 to October 31) and two (November 1 […]
