PROTECTED SPECIES GET MUCH NEEDED HELPNOAA Fisheries Proposes Regulations to Reduce Bycatch of Bottlenose Dolphins and Sea Turtles The National Marine Fisheries Service is seeking public comment on a proposed rule to increase protection of bottlenose dolphins and some threatened species of sea turtles. The comment period began Nov. 10, with the publication of “The […]
THIRD TIME IS THE CHARM FOR NOAA AND U.S. COAST GUARD’s EAGLE Nov. 12, 2004  The third time proved to be the charm for NOAA and the U.S. Coast Guard as they successfully recovered the historic anchor to the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Barque Eagle in Jacksonville, Fla. The historic 3,800-pound anchor, which dates […]
Coast Guard responds to grounded barge at St. Johns River entrance JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Coast Guard Marine Safety Office Jacksonville is overseeing response operations to the grounding of the 250-foot container barge, Guantanamo Bay Express, which was being pulled by the tugboat Spence while trying to leave the St. Johns River in Mayport at 2 […]
Preston Pate Jr. Elected ASMFC ChairNovember 11, 2004New Castle, NH – Today, member states of the Atlantic States MarineFisheries Commission acknowledged the many accomplishments of outgoingChair John I. Nelson, Jr. of New Hampshire and welcomed incoming ChairPreston Pate Jr. of North Carolina.In assuming his chairmanship, Mr. Pate spoke enthusiastically about his newposition, “I am honored […]
NOAA, USCG Protect Endangered Sea Turtles PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The U.S. Coast Guard and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) prevented a fishing vessel from potentially harming endangered sea turtles in protected waters of the Pamlico Sound, N.C., today. Fishing Vessel Bella D A Coast Guard helicopter from Air […]
SUN’s STORMS CREATE SPECTACULAR LIGHT SHOW ON EARTH Nov. 10, 2004  A series of major solar flares on the sun is keeping NOAA space weather forecasters busy this week. There have been two major solar flares, rated as R2 (moderate) and R3 (strong) on the NOAA Space Weather Scales, which erupted on November 9 […]
COAST GUARD MEANS SERIOUS BUSINESS NEW ORLEANS– The Coast Guard was awarded restitution Thursday when a U.S. district court judge sentenced a man who was indicted on the federal charge of making a false distress call. Subsequent to a Coast Guard Investigative Services investigation, Michael Henderson (aka Michael Gilbert, James Edward Banks) of Ft. Worth, […]
NOAA AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS CENTER HONORED FOR EXCEPTIONAL HURRICANE WORK Nov. 9, 2004  Hurricane season is quickly coming to a close, but millions of Americans will not soon forget the parade of storms that came crashing into the U.S. mainland, as well as a number of other nations in the path of the powerful and […]
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE-NC Marine Fisheries Commission Shellfish Advisory Committee Notice is hereby given that the NC Marine Fisheries Commission Shellfish Advisory Committee will meet on Monday, November 15, 2004, at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in Room 305 at the Center for Marine Sciences and Technology Building (C-MAST), 303 College Circle, Morehead City, […]
NTSB CALLS FOR FEDERAL ACTION TO ADOPT “MOST WANTED” SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS Washington, DC – The National Transportation Safety Board said today that the government should be doing more to prevent accidents and enhance safety for the traveling public. The Board updated its list of Most Wanted Safety Improvements, noting instances where federal agencies had given […]
