Coast Guard boat crew rescues the rescuer JUNEAU, Alaska – A Coast Guard boat crew provided a tow for a fishing vessel whose captain rescued two men from the water two miles south of Bold Island in Southeast Alaska Sunday The Coast Guard received a call at about 3:30 p.m. from a crewmember aboard the […]
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE-North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission Inland Regional Advisory CommitteeNotice is hereby given that the North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission Inland Regional Advisory Committee will meet on Monday, November 8, 2004 at 6:00 p.m. at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Ground Floor Hearing Room, Raleigh, NC.The Committee review and discuss a proposed […]
NOAA OFFERS NEW EXPERIMENTAL IONOSPHERIC PRODUCTS Nov. 1, 2004  The NOAA Space Environment Center and NOAA National Geodetic Survey today release a new experimental ionosphere products to help emergency managers and other users quickly assess the effects of solar storms on Global Positioning System applications. The SEC has created a near real-time ionospheric specification […]
Current Daily General and HMS Charter/Headboat Category Commercial BFT limits The General category daily retention limit is one large medium or giant BFT (73 inches CFL or greater) per vessel per day/trip. This daily retention limit is effective through May 31, 2005, inclusive. This limit applies to permitted Atlantic tunas General and HMS Charter/headboats (while […]
ATLANTIC BLUEFIN TUNA LANDINGS As of October 29, 2004 fishing year landings of Atlantic bluefin tuna are as follows: The coastwide General category has landed 206.5 mt. Harpoon category has landed 29.9 mt. Longline North: 18.0 mt. Longline South: 9.3 mt. Purse seine category 31.9 mt. The Angling category is currently open in all areas […]
Council Seeks Advisory Panel Members – Applications Due November 22, 2004 The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council is seeking experienced and knowledgeable members of the public to serve on management advisory panels to provide information and guidance in the development and implementation of fishery management plans. The Advisory Panels are composed of individuals who are […]
Wings Over Water- November 2-7, 2004 — A joyful celebration of wildlife and wildlands in eastern North Carolina… Come and join us and take home memories of an unforgettable experience. Here you’ll enjoy miles of unspoiled landscapes, sandy beaches, rolling dunes, scrub thickets, broad marshes, pocosins, blackwater swamps, and maritime and inland forests. These varied […]
MARINE FISHERIES COMMISISON TO MEET NOVEMBER 15, 2004 Morehead City- The Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) will meet November 15, 2004 at the Crystal Coast Civic Center, Morehead City, NC. The meeting will be held in Rooms 1, 2 and 3 upstairs and will begin at 1:00 p.m. The meeting is open to the public. MFC […]
Partnerships in Georgia and North Carolina Will Receive Coastal Wetland Grants to Protect Wildlife and HabitatWASHINGTON, DC ? Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton announced today thatthe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will award more than $13 million ingrants to 10 states to conserve, restore and protect coastal wetlands.Partners in this year’s projects include state […]
MARINE FISHERIES COMMISISON TO MEET NOVEMBER 15, 2004 Morehead City- The Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) will meet November 15, 2004 at the Crystal Coast Civic Center, Morehead City, NC. The meeting will be held in Rooms 1, 2 and 3 upstairs and will begin at 1:00 p.m. The meeting is open to the public.MFC Chairman Jimmy […]
