Category: AL

NOAA TRACKS GULF OF MEXICO RAIN-MAKING SYSTEM June 14, 2004 — A broad low pressure area over the central Gulf of Mexico remains poorly organized Monday morning with a weak trough of low pressure extending northeastward across extreme southeastern Louisiana and Mississippi. Thunderstorm activity is disorganized, and the reconnaissance aircraft flight scheduled for Monday morning […]

NOAA SCIENTISTS CONTINUE NATIONWIDE LECTURE SERIES ON HUMAN NOISE IMPACT TO MARINE MAMMALS The Commerce Department’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service and scientists from various academic institutions are sponsoring a free national lecture series on marine mammals and human noise. The sixth lecture will be in Laurel, Md., June 16. NOAA […]

The North End Ad-Hoc Committee Phase 1 Management Plan Hours – open 24 hours a day – 7 days a week Enforcement – the Carolina Beach Dept will patrol the north end of the beach for compliance of the existing rules enacted by the New Hanover County Commissioners and rules listed on application for vehicle permit […]

NOAA Fisheries Imposes Emergency Rule to Protect Sea Turtles from Shrimp TrawlsEmergency Rule Set to Expire after 11:59 p.m. on July 7, 2004 The National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) has imposed emergency restrictions that affect shrimpers operating in south Atlantic offshore waters (seaward of the COLREGs demarcation line) west of 77°57.5′ W. longitude (approximately […]

$2,000 PENALTY ASSESSED FOR ILLEGAL ATTEMPTED SALE OF SPERM WHALE OIL OVER INTERNET The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration charged a resident of Lincroft, N.J., with four counts of selling or attempting to sell sperm whale oil over eBay’s online auction site, in violation of the Endangered Species Act. NOAA is an agency of the […]

NOAA SATELLITE OBSERVES VENUS TRANSIT June 8, 2004 — The NOAA Space Environment Center in Boulder, Colo., used the NOAA GOES-12 satellite space weather instrumentation today to observe the passage of Venus in front of the sun. This transit of Venus is the first in 122 years. The GOES observation, using its Solar X-ray Imager, […]

Enjoy National Fishing and Boating Week – June 5 to 13, 2004 Remember the first time someone showed you how to cast a fishing line or remember all those ‘big fish’ tales you heard? Now you can recreate those memories for yourself or someone else during National Fishing and Boating Week, June 5 to 13, […]

NORTH CAROLINA REIMBURSED FOR HURRICANE ISABEL PREPARATIONS WASHINGTON – North Carolina will receive $1.8 million to help cover costs of emergency preparations for Hurricane Isabel, Senator John Edwards announced Wednesday. “The preparations made by our state ensured that a bad situation didn’t become worse,” Senator Edwards said. “Governor Easley and state emergency workers did a […]

NOAA RELEASES NATIONAL ESTUARIES RESTORATION INVENTORY June 7, 2004 — NOAA announced today the initiation of the National Estuaries Restoration Inventory that will track the progress made toward the goals of the Estuary Restoration Act of 2000. The inventory is an online tool to monitor restoration projects implemented around the country and will serve as […]

NEW STRATEGY PROPOSED TO REDUCE SHIP COLLISIONS WITH ENDANGERED NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALES June 2, 2004 — NOAA Fisheries today proposed a comprehensive strategy for reducing collisions between ocean-going vessels and highly endangered North Atlantic right whales along the East Coast. The strategy includes measures tailored to vessel traffic patterns, ocean conditions, and right whale […]