NOAA RAISES THE 2005 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON OUTLOOK: BULK OF THIS SEASON’S STORMS STILL TO COME A very active Atlantic hurricane season is underway, and with more storms projected, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration today increased the number of storms in its 2005 hurricane season outlook. NOAA expects an additional 11 to 14 tropical […]
NOAA, U.S. NAVY, U.S. COAST GUARD SIGN NATIONAL ICE CENTER MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING Top officials from NOAA, the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding, reaffirming their support of the National Ice Center, an interagency office that provides strategic ice analyses and other services that aid the navigation of U.S. […]
Inaugural East Coast Waterways & Beaches Symposium Please take a moment to mark your calendars for August 12th as Carteret County welcomes the “Inaugural East Coast Waterways & Beaches Symposiumâ€ÂÂÂÂ, organized by the Bogue Banks Beach Preservation Association. This one day event runs from 8 am – 4 pm and includes a breakfast reception, lunch, […]
HMS Charter/Headboat recreational BFT Retention Limit Changes on Aug. 1, 2005 The coastwide recreational BFT retention limit for HMS Charter/Headboats will change as of August 1, 2005. the daily retention limit will be 1 BFT per vessel measuring 27 to less than 73 inches curved fork length. Subsequent adjustments to the daily retention limits, if […]
Ducks Unlimited Tournament Update July 29, 2005 – UPDATE: 3:20 pm Friday17 Sails, 26 White and 8 Blue Marlin released today. Bill Collector is still hooked up with a BIG Blue Marlin!The 17th Annual Ducks Unlimited Tournament started off with a bang this morning when a thunderstorm rolled through about the time the 74 participating […]
Draft EIS Available for Red Porgy, Black Sea Bass, Vermilion Snapper, Snowy Grouper and Golden Tilefish NOAA Fisheries Service and the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council are evaluating the environmental impacts of a range of management actions for red porgy, black sea bass, vermilion snapper, snowy grouper, and golden tilefish in a Draft Environmental Impact […]
Proposed Changes Would Facilitate Year-End Commercial Quota Transfers in the Bluefish and Summer Flounder Fisheries Under current regulations for the bluefish and summer flounder fisheries, states may request written approval to transfer all or part of their annual commercial quota to other states. The Mid-Atlantic Council has raised a concern regarding the current NOAA policy […]
NOAA SCIENTISTS ISSUE DEAD ZONE FORECAST A team of scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is forecasting that the Dead Zone off the coast of Louisiana and Texas this summer should be significantly smaller than the average size since 1990. This summer’s Dead Zone is predicted to be less than 1,400 square miles, […]
OCEAN EXPEDITION TO ‘LOST CITY’ USES ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS TO LINK LAND, SEA-BASED EXPLORERS A precedent-setting ocean expedition will use “telepresence” to connect Dr. Robert Ballard at sea with Chief Scientist Dr. Debbie Kelley ashore as they explore the unique Lost City hydrothermal vents. The July 23 through August 1 mission is financially supported and coordinated […]
NOAA ACTS TO RESTORE GULF OF MEXICO GROUPERS NOAA Fisheries Service has reduced the recreational red grouper catch limit in the Gulf of Mexico from two fish per person per day to one fish per person per day and closed the recreational grouper fishery in November and December of this year. The federal agency took […]
