Category: AL

NOAA, NASA ANNOUNCE NEW RELATIONSHIP TO ACQUIRE ADVANCED GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES March 22, 2005 — NOAA announced its acquisition management strategy for the upcoming Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R Program. NOAA will be responsible for the GOES-R mission and will partner with NASA to achieve mission objectives. NASA, at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., will […]

NOAA Fisheries Proposes Initial BFT Quotas and Effort Controls for 2005 Based on the 2002 quota recommended for the United States by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic tunas (ICCAT), 2004 fishing year underharvests/overharvests, and the unused portion of the dead discard allowance, NOAA Fisheries proposes for the 2005 fishing year the quotas […]

UN Task Force Says Oceans Need Better Management The United Nations Task Force on Environmental Sustainability (Task Force 6) says that the world’s oceans need to be better managed and has outlined strategies to ensure their sustainability, according to a report released today in New York City. Oceans cover approximately 70 percent of the earth’s […]

ALERT – Plastic Fuel Fill Grounding Recent events have caused the boating industry to examine the policy regarding the bonding of plastic body fuel fills with metallic caps and retaining chains.  Existing USCG & ABYC policy states that the bonding of these components is voluntary.  A study by IMANNA Laboratories has shown that connecting the […]

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species and Atlantic Billfish Advisory Panels for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species and Atlantic Billfish to Meet; March 21-23 in Silver Spring, MD NOAA Fisheries Service will hold a joint meeting of the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) and Billfish Advisory Panels at: Holiday Inn8777 Georgia AvenueSilver Spring, MD The intent of this […]

Proposed Rule Published for Vermilion Snapper Rebuilding Plan This proposed rule would establish new management measures as part of a rebuilding plan for vermilion snapper. The allowable harvest for the first 4-year interval starting in 2005 is 1.475 million pounds, roughly a 25% reduction. Measures to accomplish this reduction include: 1) An increase in the […]

NOAA Fisheries Service Monitors Injured Right Whale  Mariners are Advised to be Alert NOAA Fisheries Service is monitoring an endangered right whale that was struck by a recreational vessel on March 10 off the coast of Georgia. The 43-foot recreational vessel was traveling from Brunswick, Georgia to Hobe Sound, Florida when it struck the right […]

NOAA ISSUES 2005 SPRING OUTLOOKSouthwestern Drought Eases While Pacific Northwest Snowpack Levels Remain Low Today, NOAA unveiled the 2005 U.S. Spring Outlook for April through June. Of significance, one of the wettest winters on record has resulted in major reductions in the area and severity of drought in the Southwest and the Colorado River Basin […]

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Re-Issues Dredge Schedule FY 2005 The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers issued it’s recently updated dredge schedule for FY2005 on Thursday (3/17/05). The Currituck will be dredging Lockwood Folly from March 9th to the 16th. The Merritt will be dredging New River from April 27th to May 7th; Bogue […]

Offshore, the Tuna Haul is Both Good and Early March 08, 2005 – It might seem a little early, but the offshore fishing season has gotten off to a good start on Hatteras Island. When weather permits, charter boats have been making excellent hauls of yellowfin tuna. There have even been good numbers of wahoo […]