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Fisheries Chief Named Chief Deputy Director of Wildlife Commission

Fisheries Chief Named Chief Deputy Director of Wildlife Commission RALEIGH, N.C. (Oct. 12, 2004) — Fred Harris of Fuquay-Varina has been named chief deputy director of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. Harris, 58, had been the chief of the Commission’s Division of Inland Fisheries since 1986. Harris will be responsible for field operations for the […]

COAST GUARD HELICOPTER EVACUATES INJURED MAN FROM SHIP OFF OF NORFOLK

COAST GUARD HELICOPTER EVACUATES INJURED MAN FROM SHIP OFF OF NORFOLK PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A Coast Guard rescue helicopter evacuated a Chinese national with a broken knee from a ship 370 nautical miles southeast of Norfolk, Va., this morning. Qing Jie Chu, 47, received the injury yesterday when the motor vessel Shan-Hai hit a large […]

PET, WATER GARDEN INDUSTRIES, RESOURCE AGENCIES UNITE TO CREATE A NEW ÃÃ

PET, WATER GARDEN INDUSTRIES, RESOURCE AGENCIES UNITE TO CREATE A NEW ‘HABITATTITUDE™’ ON AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES Federal agencies and the pet industry are teaming to helping consumers prevent the release and escape of non-native plants and animals through Habitattitudeâ„¢, a new public education and outreach effort launched today the Super Zoo trade show in Las […]

NOAA REPORTS HURRICANES CAUSED RECORD WETNESS IN EAST

NOAA REPORTS HURRICANES CAUSED RECORD WETNESS IN EAST Oct. 14, 2004 — Hurricanes Frances, Ivan and Jeanne, which battered the United States last month, were enough to break rainfall records for September in states throughout the Southeast and along the East Coast. Overall, temperature and precipitation were above average across the contiguous United States in […]

Bathometric Chart of the Carolina Coast

Bathometric Chart of the Carolina Coast This is a LARGE scale Bathy Map that I pieced together in .tiff format. You can download HERE.  This chart is for use with GPSU or Maps Unique’s Eletronic edition. There is a JPEG version of it in the Photo Gallery HERE. I included calabration points on the chart.  […]

MISSING MAN FOUND OFF HILLSBOROUGH

MISSING MAN FOUND OFF HILLSBOROUGH MIAMI – An Indian national missing since 10 p.m. yesterday has been found by a Good Samaritan six miles off Hillsborough Inlet. The Good Samaritan vessel, Big Red, found the man, floating in the water, but still wearing a life jacket. The man, 28-year-old Gurjit Singh, was reported to be […]

Summary of 4-7 October Council Meeting in Ronkonkoma, NY

Summary of 4-7 October Council Meeting in Ronkonkoma, NY The public The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council met in Ronkonkoma, NY from October 4 through October 7. During its meeting, it convened six of its committees, recommended dogfish management measures for the 2005/2006 fishing year, approved Amendment 2 of the Joint Monkfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP) […]

Council Member Highliner Award Recipient

Council Member Highliner Award Recipient The public Captain Jimmy Ruhle, owner/operator of the F/V Darana R and five year member of the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, was awarded the 2004 National Fisherman’s Highliner of the Year Award.The Highliner Award was established by National Fisherman in 1975 to “Recognize fishermen for overarching contributions to their industry […]

Current Fish Consumption Advice and Advisories in North Carolina

Current Fish Consumption Advice and Advisories in North Carolina Statewide Pollutant: Mercury Due to high levels of mercury in three freshwater fish species in the eastern half of the state and in four kinds of saltwater fish, the North Carolina Division of Public Health has issued the following health advice: Fish Consumption Advice Women of […]

COAST GUARD CREW HAS SMUGGLERS IN THEIR SIGHTS

COAST GUARD CREW HAS SMUGGLERS IN THEIR SIGHTS MIAMI – The Coast Guard offloaded nearly 8,000 pounds of cocaine in Key West, Fla., and delivered eight suspected smugglers to St. Petersburg, Fla., yesterday. The drugs and smugglers were taken into custody by the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin and its embarked MH-68 Sting […]