BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard suspended their search Tuesday for two missing boaters on the Severn River near Annapolis. Coast Guard Sector Baltimore watchstanders received a report Tuesday at approximately 11 a.m. from Anne Arundel 911 dispatch personnel of a person in the water. Anne Arundel 911 received the report from two bystanders on shore, […]
BOSTON — Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod is scheduled to host an award ceremony Friday at 10 a.m. where two crewmembers will be recognized with two of military aviation’s most prestigious awards for their heroic actions during a lifesaving rescue mission south of Nantucket in February 2015. Who: Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod […]
BOSTON —With local temperatures edging toward single digits, and reports of initial ice forming throughout New England the Coast Guard’s winter icebreaking season has kicked off in the Northeast. The season officially started Dec. 15 and runs through March. During the Coast Guard’s 2015-2016 winter ice breaking season, known as Operation Reliable Energy for Northeast […]
Several species of grouper will close to recreational and commercial harvest starting Jan. 1 in Florida state waters of the Atlantic, including Monroe County. This seasonal closure includes gag, black, red, yellowmouth, yellowfin and tiger grouper; scamp; red hind; rock hind; coney; and graysby. State waters in the Atlantic are from shore out to 3 […]
MOREHEAD CITY — Waters in the Pamlico Sound and the northern portion of Core Sound will close to anchored, large-mesh gill nets starting one hour after sunrise on Thursday morning due to interactions with sea turtles. The closure impacts Management Unit B under the state’s Sea Turtle Incidental Take Permit, which includes all of […]
BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard suspended its search Friday for a man believed to have entered the water Thursday near Sandy Point State Park off Annapolis. Coast Guard Sector Baltimore watchstanders received a report Thursday at approximately 9 p.m. from Anne Arundel Fire Rescue stating a man not wearing a life jacket fell overboard […]
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) reminds anglers that there is a closed season for the recreational harvest of gag grouper from January 1st through June 30th of each year. Additionally, the recreational harvest of black, red, yellowfin and yellowmouth groupers closes from February 1st to March 31st of each year seaward […]
The final rule implementing Amendment 7 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Dolphin Wahoo Fishery of the Atlantic and Amendment 33 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (Dolphin Wahoo Amendment 7 and Snapper-Grouper Amendment 33) published on December 28, 2015 (80 FR 80686). Regulations will be […]
MIAMI — The Coast Guard is reminding boaters to practice safe boating and exercise caution during New Year’s Eve celebrations, and throughout the upcoming weekend. Coast Guard crews throughout the Seventh Coast Guard District will be on duty New Year’s Eve to ensure everyone venturing out on the water has a safe holiday. Anyone planning […]
BOSTON — The Coast Guard is reminding boaters and paddlers heading out on the water this holiday season to keep safety in mind. Weather forecasts are slated to bring unseasonably warm air, but the water can be dangerously cold. The current water temperature in Boston Harbor is 46 degrees Fahrenheit, but last winter during the […]
