HAZMAT CHALLENGES FROM HURRICANES BRING STRONG NOAA RESPONSE Among the other challenges facing responders is how to deal with numerous sunken or grounded vessels which may be carrying potential pollutants. Priority will be given to salvage efforts dealing with those posing the greatest pollution and navigational threats. Damaged Oil Tank in Breton Sound, La., NOAA […]
ONE SMALL SPLASH FOR A DRIFTER, ONE LARGE STEP FOR A GLOBAL EARTH OBSERVATION SYSTEM Oct. 6, 2005  As Global Drifter 1250 hit the cold waters off of Halifax, Nova Scotia, it signaled the completion of the first component of the Global Ocean Observing System and the first segment of the Global Earth Observation […]
Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Northeast Advisory Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Northeast Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday, October 20 at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Edenton Council Chambers, located at 500 South Broad Street, Edenton, NC.The committee will review and discuss potential temporary management measures for the 2006 fishing […]
2005 OYSTER RESTRICTIONSPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at sunrise, Saturday, October 15, 2005, the oyster season SHALL OPEN. The following restrictions shall apply to the oyster fishery:I. HARVEST RESTRICTIONSA. MEANS AND METHODS1. Oysters may be taken by hand and hand operated implements only. See General Information Section […]
COAST GUARD CUTTER VIGOROUS RETURNS TO CAPE MAY FROM 43 DAYS IN THE CARIBBEAN CAPE MAY, N.J.- Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous returned Monday from a 42-day deployment in the Caribbean conducting counter-drug, migrant and search and rescue operations. Under the new command of Cmdr. Glenn F. Grahl, Vigorous made her way south towards the Caribbean […]
National Wildlife Refuge Provide Economic Benefits Today,Conservation Benefits for Future GenerationsSecretary of the Interior Gale Norton today released a report that showsrecreational use on national wildlife refuges generated almost $1.4 billionin total economic activity during the 2004 fiscal year. The report, Bankingon Nature 2004: The Economic Benefits to Local Communities of NationalWildlife Refuge Visitation, was […]
STATEMENT BY NTSB ACTING CHAIRMAN MARK V. ROSENKER ON INVESTIGATION OF SINKING OF THE ETHAN ALLENNational Transportation Safety Board Acting Chairman Mark V. Rosenker issued the following statement today related to the progress of the Board’s investigation of the October 2 sinking of the Ethan Allen.Washington, DC –The National Transportation Safety Board is continuing to […]
COAST GUARD CRACKS DOWN ON ILLEGAL FISHING ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.– Three commercial fishing vessels were cited this morning after fishing in a restricted area 50-miles off the coast of New Jersey. The fishing vessels Full Throttle, homeported in Nanticoke, MD., No Limits, homeported in Norfolk, VA., and the Miss Marley II from Ocean City MD., […]
HURRICANE RITA TRIGGERS ADDITIONAL FISHERY FAILURE AND FISHERY RESOURCE DISASTER DECLARATION IN LOUISIANA AND TEXAS Oct. 4, 2005  U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez today announced a formal determination of a fishery failure in Louisiana and Texas due to the devastation following Hurricane Rita. The affected area includes the Gulf of Mexico coastal areas of […]
Southeast Advisory Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Southeast Advisory Committee will meet on Tuesday, October 18 at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Wilmington Regional Office, located at 127 Cardinal Drive Extension in Wilmington, NC.The committee will review and discuss potential temporary management measures for the 2006 fishing season as part […]
