Mid-Atlantic – Reinstatement of Permit Requirements for the Tilefish Fishery In a final rule that published on April 26, 2004, NOAA Fisheries reinstated the permit requirements for commercial tilefish vessels. This final rule is based on additional information provided by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council that supports and explains the basis for the limited access […]
COAST GUARD RESCUES STRANDED BOATER List where you are going, the route, and your expected return time. Give the number of passengers, their names and addresses, and a contact in case of an emergencyCOAST GUARD RESCUES STRANDED BOATER List where you are going, the route, and your expected return time. Give the number of passengers, […]
NOAA FISHERIES INVITES MARINE ANGLERS TO DISCUSS PROPOSED STRATEGIC PLAN The Commerce Department’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will host the first in a series of constituent meetings on the West Coast and Hawaii to receive input for the development of a Recreational Fisheries Strategic Plan for the next five years. The first meeting […]
Resources Cmte Hearing on International Fishery IssuesApril 28, 2004 Thursday, April 29, Dr. William Hogarth, Assistant Administrator for the National Marine Fisheries Service, will testify before the House Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans (Chair, Wayne Gilchrest, R-MD) on International Fishery Conservation and Management Issues. Resources Cmte Hearing on International Fishery IssuesApril […]
SH-5-2004PROCLAMATION RE: SHRIMPING AND CRAB TRAWLINGPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Saturday, May 1, 2004, all coastal waters south of Marker #45 near Bogue Inlet to the South Carolina line will close to shrimping and crab trawling, except the following areas, which will remain open […]
Vessel on Fire In Cape Fear River There is a vessel reported to be on Fire in the Cape Fear River near the junction of Snows Cut and The Cape Fear River. The Corp of Engineer Vessel Snell is on scene and assisting the vessel. According to initial reports from the vessel Sundarie the fire […]
COAST GUARD TO PRESENT MERITORIOUS PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard is scheduled to present the Coast Guard Meritorious Public Service Award to a motor vessel crew in a 2 p.m. ceremony at the Pacific Gulf Marine office in Gretna, La., Wednesday. Michael R. Frye, captain of the motor vessel Resolve, and […]
Testimony by Admiral James D. Watkins, U.S. Navy (Retired), Chairman, U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy, before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on April 22, 2004 Commission Chairman retired Admiral James D. Watkins, USN, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation and the Senate Appropriations Committee on April […]
NOAA SEEKS COMMENTS ON AIR FORCE’S PROPOSAL TO CONDUCT WEAPONS TESTSTests May Adversely Affect Marine Mammals The Commerce Department’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) is seeking comments on a proposed authorization for the U.S. Air Force to conduct activities that may have incidental impacts on marine mammals in […]
NOAA OFFERS NEW GEODESY EDUCATIONAL DISCOVERY KIT April 27, 2004  A new online educational product, titled “Discovery Kits” is now available at the NOAA Web site. The kits were developed by the NOAA Ocean Service. The kit explains geodesyâ€â€ÂÂÂthe science that measures and monitors the size and shape of the Earth and identifies points […]
