Dolphus Thompson Shrimp boat fund There will be a benefit held at the Topsail Sound Pier,Topsail Beach,NC on September the 4th from 11:00 am until 2:00 p.m.Barbequed chicken plate will be severed for a $5.00 donation. The proceeds will go to the Dolphus Thompson Shrimp boat fund. If you can’t make it and would like […]
HEAD BOAT PASSENGER AIRLIFTED AFTER LOSING CONSCIOUSNESS PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A fishing vessel passenger with heart attack symptoms was airlifted 25 miles off Hatteras, N.C., this morning by a Coast Guard helicopter crew. Harold Schneider, 36 from Murrieta, Calif., was aboard the Miss Hatteras when he started experiencing chest pains and numbness. While the Miss […]
NOAA AWARDS MORE THAN $500,000 TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES FOR SHRIMP RESEARCH The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration granted $574,580 to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources to study shrimp disease and immunity. NOAA is an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The grant will ensure continuation of a […]
NOAA GRANTS MORE THAN $500,000 TO THE NORTH CAROLINA FLOODPLAIN MAPPING PROGRAM TO FUND RIVER BASIN MAPPING The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded $513,000 to the North Carolina Floodplain Mapping Program to finance the mapping of the Neuse and Lumber River basins. NOAA is an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The grant […]
NOAA, NAVY TO HUNT FOR LOST CIVIL WAR SUBMARINE ALLIGATORGreen, 47-foot-long Sub Was the Navy’s First Aug. 20, 2004  Using high-tech underwater search and survey tools, NOAA, with support from the U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Research, will hunt next week for the Alligator, the U.S. Navy’s first submarine. The NOAA-ONR expedition will take […]
RESEARCHERS RECOVER MARINE DATA FROM HISTORICAL LOGBOOKS Aug. 20, 2004  For centuries, mariners have kept detailed records of meteorological observations, because, at least until the advent of steam ships, weather was key to navigation. An international team, including NOAA officials, are incorporating many of those data, stored in logbooks dating back to the mid-1700s, […]
Gov. Easley Signs Coastal Recreational Fishing License Into Law House Bill 831 To Generate $15 Million Annually For Research, Habitat EnhancementRALEIGH – Gov. Mike Easley today signed legislation creating a coastal recreational fishing license and the North Carolina Saltwater Fishing Fund, which will generate about $15.3 million annually to conserve and restore North Carolina’s marine […]
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Announces Council Meeting Dates for 2005 The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) announces its meeting schedule for 2005. The schedule is as follows: DATES LOCATION INFORMATION 1/18 – 1/20 Radisson Hotel Hampton700 Settlers Landing RoadHampton, VA 23669 Tel: 757 727-9700 3/15 – 3/17 Ramada Inn/Outer Banks Resort & Conference Center1701 S. […]
Mid-Atlantic Council and Commission Boards Adopt 2005 and 2006 Management Measures Last week the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council met with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass and Bluefish Boards in Baltimore, Maryland to adopt 2005 and 2006 fishery management measures. The Council and Board recommended increases in the […]
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (BFT) Daily Retention Limit Adjusted To enhance the recreational BFT fishing opportunities for all geographical areas maintain conservation limits for this species, NOAA Fisheries has adjusted the daily retention limit for the 2004 fishing years. Vessels permitted in the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Angling and the Atlantic HMS Charter/Headboat categories are […]
