Minke whale disentangled off Gloucester- 4/24/04 Late in the morning yesterday, 4/23/04, a fisherman reported a small whale entangled and anchored in fishing gear just outside of Gloucester Harbor. Supported by the US Coast Guard (USCG), the Massachusetts Environmental Police (MEP), the Whale Center of New England (WCNE), and the National Marine Fisheries Service, the […]
DROUGHT MOVES INTO U.S. SOUTHEAST April 22, 2004  The NOAA Climate Prediction Center and its partners at the NOAA Climatic Data Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Drought Mitigation Center Thursday released the latest USA drought conditions. New to the U.S. Drought Monitor this week is the moderate drought in the Southeast. […]
Search Suspended For Missing Swimmer PORTSMOUTH, Va.–The Coast Guard suspended the search at 1:15 p.m.today for a swimmer who was missing two miles west of Cape Charles, Va. Tyree Taborn, 20, jumped into 60-degree water from a 25-foot Grady White to go swimming and never resurfaced. The Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxillary and the Virginia […]
April 22, 2004 Friends of the South End There will be a public discussion on the closure of the South End on Wednesday April 28, 2004 at 6:00 pm at the Kure Beach Fire Department located at 7th Street North and K Ave. Hot Dogs and Hamburgers will be provided. Please bring drinks and chips, […]
CG Searching For Missing Swimmer PORTSMOUTH, Va., –The Coast Guard is searching for a 20-year-old man in the water two miles west of Cape Charles, Va. after he jumped off of his boat without a life jacket to go swimming. The man jumped off of his boat around 5:15 p.m. today. The Coast Guard was […]
4-23-04 Newsletter The 4-23-04 Newsletter has been sent. This on I sent to ALL registered members. This will be the only one. From now on if you are not registered…No SOUP for YOU! I hope you enjoy and if ya Catch’em Up…Send me some pics!4-23-04 Newsletter The 4-23-04 Newsletter has been sent. This on I […]
Council Seeks Applicants for Fishery Advisory Panels 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 engaged in the harvest […]
Public Scoping Meetings Scheduled in April for Mackerel Fishery in South AtlanticMackerel Amendment 15 Scoping DocumentThe South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a series of scoping meetings to solicit public input on options regarding the current moratorium on the issuance of commercial king mackerel permits. The moratorium is scheduled to expire on October 15, […]
NOAA Fisheries Announces the Availability of 2004 Permits for Atlantic Tunas and Atlantic HMS This notice outlines the procedure for obtaining a 2004 Atlantic Tunas Permit, which allows you to commercially fish for and/or retain Atlantic Bluefin, Yellowfin, Skipjack, Albacore, and Bigeye tunas; an Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Angling Permit, which allows you to […]
CG Transfers Injured Man To Life Flight Helicopter ATLANTIC CITY, N.C. – The Coast Guard transported an injured 25-year-old man to a Life Flight Helicopter after he had jumped off his boat and into four feet of water around 7:30 p.m. today. Coast Guard Station Wrightsville Beach, N.C. launched a 23-foot rescue boat to the […]
