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LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS

Admin Note: These are the Highlights from…. LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT February 24, 2004 NC – BOGUE SOUND – SHOALING There has been a report of shoaling in the vicinity of Cape Fear River- New River Buoy 154 (LLNR 39725) and Cape Fear River- New River Buoy 155 (LLNR 39730) to an approximate […]

2004 BAY SCALLOP SEASON

SC-2-2004 PROCLAMATION RE: 2004 BAY SCALLOP SEASON Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 7:30 A.M., Wednesday, March 3, 2004 the bay scallop season will open with the following restrictions: I. AREA DEION All internal waters of the state II. HARVEST METHODS, DAYS AND TIME PERIOD A. Scallops […]

SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA

PA-10-2004 PROCLAMATION RE: SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, upon the recommendation of Leah Devlin, D.D.S., M.P.H., State Health Director, Department of Health and Human Services, hereby announces that the following shellfish area temporary closures will take effect immediately: No person shall take or attempt to take any oysters, […]

MORE THAN 2,500 MANATEES COUNTED DURING SYNOPTIC SURVEY

MORE THAN 2,500 MANATEES COUNTED DURING SYNOPTIC SURVEY St. Petersburg—Biologists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI) are releasing the preliminary results of a statewide synoptic survey, conducted February 20, 2004, to count manatees by air and by ground. Twenty-three observers (16 in air and 7 on the […]

Vessel backlog nearly cleared, salvage plan approved

Vessel backlog nearly cleared, salvage plan approved NEW ORLEANS – The backlog of vessels waiting to enter or exit the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River has almost cleared today and the Coast Guard is projecting that it should be completely cleared by mid-day Saturday, weather permitting. Since the Southwest Pass was reopened Wednesday afternoon […]

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Interior Department’s Cooperative Conservation Programs Norton Briefs President Bush on Interior Department’s Cooperative Conservation Programs; Announces $25.8 Million in Grants to Assist Conservation Efforts for Imperiled Species on Private Lands Interior Secretary Gale Norton briefed President Bush about the department’s on-going efforts to empower Americans to conserve wildlife and its habitat, including $25.8 million in […]

CLIMATE, WATER & WEATHER DIVISION CHIEF APPOINTED DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL WE

CLIMATE, WATER & WEATHER DIVISION CHIEF APPOINTED DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOUTHERN REGION Veteran meteorologist Steven Cooper has been appointed deputy director of the National Weather Service (NWS) Southern Region – serving 10 southern states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Prior to his appointment, Cooper served as chief […]

NOAA RELEASES NEW MANUAL ON COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION MONITORING

NOAA RELEASES NEW MANUAL ON COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION MONITORING For the first time, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has compiled key restoration monitoring information applicable to coastal habitats nationwide. Science-Based Restoration Monitoring of Coastal Habitats, Volume One: A Framework for Monitoring Plans Under the Estuaries and Clean Waters Act of 2000 (Public Law […]

NEW RESEARCH OF NOAA DATA

NEW RESEARCH OF NOAA DATAUSES METABOLIC RATES TO HELP DETERMINE THE HEALTH OF ESTUARIES New research using monitoring data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Estuarine Research Reserves examines metabolic rates as indicators of the health of estuaries. This is the largest and most geographically diverse study of its kind and is […]

LEE III VICTIMS RECOVERED; SALVAGE OPERATIONS CONTINUE

LEE III VICTIMS RECOVERED; SALVAGE OPERATIONS CONTINUE NEW ORLEANS – Two victims from the capsized Lee III have been recovered from the vessel position on the east bank of the Mississippi River’s Southwest Pass and positively identified today. Recovered are: Baldemar Villarreal, Jr., 54, of Lake Jackson, Texas, and Joseph Harl Brown, 44, of Mobile, […]