NOAA Fisheries Names Top Research Priorities NOAA Fisheries has published the top science and research priorities its scientists will follow for the next three years. Documented in the latest Strategic Plan for Fisheries Research, the agency places an increased emphasis on managing fish stocks not as isolated populations, but rather linked together and influenced by […]
CRUISE SHIP SPIRIT OF NANTUCKET INVESTIGATION CONTINUES PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Coast Guard investigators are on scene where the cruise ship Spirit of Nantucket went aground in the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) in Virginia Beach, Va. The vessel is in stable condition and is no longer taking on water. Temporary repairs were made and a salvage plan is […]
2007 SHRIMPING AND CRAB TRAWLINGDr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that the following areas WILL OPEN to shrimping and crab trawling effective at 8:00 A.M., Thursday, November 8, 2007.I. AREA DESCRIPTIONA. ONSLOW COUNTYIntracoastal Waterway (ICW) – main ICW channel only from the N.C. Highway 210 high rise bridge to […]
SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREADr. Louis B. Daniel III, 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 change in shellfish harvesting areas will take effect at sunrise, Saturday, November 3, 2007.All those waters in Carteret County will return […]
SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREADr. Louis B. Daniel III, 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 changes in shellfish harvesting areas will take effect at sunrise, Friday, November 2, 2007.All those waters in Carteret, Onslow and Pender […]
NOAA, USGS, NPS Scientists Document Deep-water Coral Mortality Event October 16, 2007 Scientists from NOAA, in cooperation with researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey and National Park Service, are reporting the first description of coral loss on a deep U.S. Caribbean reef. Their findings are reported in this month’s issue of the journal Continental Shelf […]
SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREADr. Louis B. Daniel III, 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 changes in shellfish harvesting areas will take effect at sunrise, Wednesday, October 31, 2007.All those waters in Carteret and Onslow Counties […]
Public Hearings Scheduled for Snapper Grouper Management Amendments address rebuilding for three snapper grouper species, recreational sale, allocations, bycatch, and other issues The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a series of public hearings beginning in November to solicit public comment on two amendments to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan for the […]
COAST GUARD RESCUES TWO BOATERS IN PAMLICO SOUND PORTSMOUTH, Va. – An HH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter crew based in Elizabeth City, N.C., rescued two boaters in the Pamlico Sound off the coast of North Carolina tonight. Two men were hoisted at 9:08 p.m. from a 27-foot sail vessel that was taking on water and ran […]
SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, 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 changes in shellfish harvesting areas will take effect at sunrise, Friday, October 19, 2007.The following area in Carteret County will […]
