RESCUE UNDERWAY FOR 30 BEACHED WHALES PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A pod of 25 to 30 pilot whales have beached themselves across approximately five miles of beach near Oregon Inlet, N.C., this morning. NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) coordinates response to marine mammal strandings throughout the U.S. with the help of many partners who […]
U.S. ANNOUNCES PLAN FOR AN IMPROVED TSUNAMI DETECTION AND WARNING SYSTEM Jan 14, 2005  Plans were announced today to expand the U.S. tsunami detection and warning capabilities as a contribution of the Global Earth Observation System of Systems, or GEOSSâ€â€ÂÂÂthe international effort to develop a comprehensive, sustained and integrated Earth observation system. The plan […]
NC Marine Fisheries Commission Southeast Regional Advisory Committee PLEASE TAKE NOTE: THE MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE ON TUESDAY JANUARY 18th NOT 19th. Please see update announcement below. We apologize for any problems this may have caused. Thank you.Jennifer Aniskoff – Public Affairs Information AssistantNotice is hereby given that the NC Marine Fisheries Commission Southeast Regional […]
NORTH CAROLINA SHRIMP FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING Notice is hereby given that the NC Marine Fisheries Commission Shrimp FMP Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday January 20, 2005 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the C-Mast Building, Room #305 located at Carteret Community College, 303 College Circle, Morehead City, NC. […]
Artificial Reefs Providing New Habitat for Fish Staff members from NOAA Fisheries and NOAA’s National Marine Sanctuaries have been working with the Navy and the U.S. Maritime Administration to help the states procure and prepare former naval ships for use as artificial reefs. Almost every state on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts has prepared a […]
Public Comments Sought on Changes to NOAA’s Civil Procedures NOAA’s Office of General Counsel for Enforcement and Litigation is seeking public comment on proposed revisions to its Civil Procedures. These procedures determine administrative proceedings for the assessment of civil penalties; suspension, revocation, modification or denial of permits; issuance of written warnings; and release or forfeiture […]
NOAA ACTIVATES 500TH OBSERVATION, REFERENCE STATION The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announces the 500th site into its National Continuously Operating Reference Station network, which spans the United States, most of its territories and a few foreign countries. Administered under the NOAA Ocean Service’s National Geodetic Survey, each CORS site features a ground-based sensor that […]
KINGFISHER THE ENTANGLED RIGHT WHALE RE-SIGHTED OFF THE GEORGIA COASTEndangered Animal Survives Entanglement, Appears Healthy Jan 13, 2005  Kingfisher, the young male endangered North Atlantic right whale that was partially disentangled from fishing gear by a NOAA rescue team last March, was spotted off Cumberland, Ga., on Tuesday. NOAA team members and the Provincetown […]
COAST GUARD CONTINUES SEARCH FOR MISSING FISHING BOAT CREW MEMBER GALVESTON, Texas- Coast Guard rescue crews are continuing the search this morning for a missing crew member from the fishing vessel I Don’t Know, which capsized and partially sank Tuesday a half mile south of Grand Chenier, La. Missing is Belinda Sue Williams, 46, of […]
COAST GUARD SEARCHES FOR MISSING FISHING BOAT CREWMEMBER GALVESTON, Texas- Coast Guard rescue crews are coordinating with locals in the search for a crewmember missing from a capsized fishing boat a half mile south of Grand Chenier, La., this evening. Coast Guard Group Galveston was notified at about 3:35 p.m. that the 39-foot fishing vessel […]
