State and Federal Law Enforcement Team Up to Protect Endangered Sea Turtles The NOAA Fisheries Service Office for Law Enforcement, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Coast Guard are teaming up again this year with commercial fishermen to protect threatened and endangered sea turtles. The […]
Comments Invited on Proposed Rule to Designate Staghorn and Elkhorn Corals as Threatened This proposed action would place elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) and staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) on the list of threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). While elkhorn and staghorn corals are not currently in danger of extinction throughout all or a […]
Reminder to Keep Appropriate Distance from Marine Mammals A juvenile bottlenose dolphin recently spotted off of St. Helena Islands in South Carolina received the attention of people throughout the Low Country. This dolphin resembles “Carolina Snowball,” a famous albino dolphin that was well known around South Carolina and Georgia in the 1950s and early 1960s. […]
The 15th Annual Cape Fear Blue Water Fishing Tournament Wow, it’s here. The 15th Annual Cape Fear Blue Water Fishing Tournament. The weather is co-operating & all things point to a great tournament. Schedule of Events…… Captains Party 7:00 PM Thursday May 12th @ Bradley Creek Fishing Days Friday & Saturday Bragging & Awards celebration […]
ASMFC Weakfish Board Initiates Development of Addendum to Address Stock DeclinesAlexandria, VA – The Commission’s Weakfish Management Board authorized development of an addendum to Amendment 4 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Weakfish to address stock declines. The action is taken in response to the latest stock assessment, which indicates that total mortality has […]
ASMFC Board Approves Addendum II to the Atlantic Sturgeon FMPAddendum Allows for Commercial Aquaculture in North CarolinaThe Commission’s Atlantic Sturgeon Management Board approved Addendum II to Amendment 1 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Sturgeon. The Addendum provides exemptions to Amendment 1 to allow a commercial aquaculture operation in North Carolina. The exemptions […]
BARGE REFLOATED AS CLEAN-UP OF OIL SPILL PROGRESSES NORFOLK, Va. – The tank barge VB 53, which grounded in the upper James River on Sunday, May 8, 2005, was successfully refloated at about 7:00 a.m. today. Divers have determined that there are cracks in the bottom of the barge caused by the grounding. The barge […]
Coast Guard Responds to James River Oil Spill; Update #1 NORFOLK – Coast Guard Marine Safety Office Hampton Roads has moved its Command Post for the oil spill on the upper James River to Osborne Park Landing, just above river from the location of the grounded barge. This new location will improve coordination between the […]
COAST GUARD RESPONDS TO JAMES RIVER OIL SPILL NORFOLK, Va. – Coast Guard Marine Safety Office Hampton Roads is responding to a report of a diesel fuel spill from the tank barge VB 53 on the upper James River below Richmond. The spill was reported to the Coast Guard National Response Center at 11:41 a.m. […]
SAILBOAT CAPTAIN DIES WHILE TRYING TO SAVE CREW PORTSMOUTH, Va.- Survivors of the sailing vessel Almeisan distress have provided additional details concerning the loss of the vessel’s captain, Thomas Tighe. After experiencing extreme weather and pounding surf, Tighe activated an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon and began preparing a life raft to evacuate his crew. […]
