Marine Protected Areas Advisory Committee Seeking Commercial Fishing and Environmental Nominees; Deadline Sept 30 The Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee is seeking nominations for two individuals to represent (1) environmental interests and perspectives on marine protected area issues (this is an extension of an earlier notice circulated in August 2005), and (2) commercial fisheries […]
NOAA’s Community-Based Restoration Program Requests Public Input on Guidelines NOAA’s Community-based Restoration Program provides financial and technical assistance to encourage coastal and marine habitat restoration. Partnerships are created between government, not-for-profit organizations, community groups, recreational and commercial fishing organizations, students and educational institutions, businesses, youth conservation corps and private landowners. To date, the program has […]
Habitat and Water Quality Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Habitat and Water Quality Committee will meet on Monday, September 19, at 2 p.m. at the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Washington Regional Office, located at 943 Washington Square Mall, Washington, NC. The meeting may have to be cancelled due […]
Annual Report on Status of Stocks Released On August 31, NOAA released the annual report that documents changes in the status of U.S. marine fisheries. Overall, 81% of the stocks and stock complexes with known status are not subject to overfishing, and 72% of the stocks and stock complexes with known status are not overfished. […]
Public Meeting Notice is hereby given that the License Eligibility Pool Committee will meet on September 27 at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held at the Wilmington office.If you have any questions please contact Christie Giddens at 910-796-7332. Public Meeting Notice is hereby given that the License Eligibility Pool Committee will meet on September […]
Navigating the Nation’s Marine Managed Areas: Incorporating Information about Marine Managed Areas into the Nation’s Navigational ProductsThe National Marine Protected Areas Center and NOAA’s Office of CoastSurvey are working jointly to include information about the nation’smarine managed areas in the U.S. Coast Pilot® series (produced by NOAA)to improve safe navigation and coastal stewardship. They have […]
MPA Center Publishes Comprehensive Report on Current State of MPAEnforcementThe MPA Center has published, “Enforcing U.S. Marine Protected Areas:Synthesis Report,” which details the challenges, needs, and suggestionsof coastal and marine resource managers, enforcement agencies,attorneys, education/outreach specialists, and numerous other public andprivate stakeholders.Using interviews and case studies, the authors summarize existingliterature on MPA enforcement, examine a […]
COAST GUARD RESCUES 12 PEOPLE FROM DOWNED HELICOPTER HOUSTON – Twelve people were rescued by Coast Guard helicopter crews from Air Station Houston this evening, after their helicopter went down 23 miles south of Sabine, Texas. An F-76 helicopter, owned by Houston Helicopters, had taken off from the offshore platform High Island 346 at 3:45 […]
SOUTHEAST BYCATCH WORKSHOP Tuesday, November 8, 2005 – Thursday, November 10, 2005Hilton Saint Petersburg, 333 First Street South, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701Phone: 800-944-5500; Website: www.stpetehilton.com The public is invited to attend a workshop focusing on bycatch issues in the southeastern U.S. and Caribbean at the Hilton St. Petersburg, FL, November 8 through November 10, 2005. […]
Plastic Fuel Fill Grounding — Recent events have caused the boating industry to examine the policy regarding the bonding of plastic body fuel fills with metallic caps and retaining chains. Existing USCG & ABYC policy states that the bonding of these components is voluntary. A study by IMANNA Laboratories has shown that connecting the metallic […]
