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Federal Advisory Committee Delivers Marine Protected Area Recommendations to Commerce and Interior DepartmentsThe Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee delivered itsfirst set of recommendations for the creation of a national system ofmarine protected areas to the Department of Commerce and the Departmentof the Interior today.The report, which is consistent with the Administration’s U.S. OceanAction Plan, […]

NTSB ISSUES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SMALL PASSENGER VESSEL SAFETY FOLLOWING CAPSIZING OF FISHING VESSEL IN OREGONWASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Transportation Safety Board today recommended that small passenger vessel owners develop and implement go/no go policies, based on risk-management principles, regarding transiting bars and inlets, and that the Coast Guard require passengers of such vessels on […]

LATEST RESCUES PUSH TOTAL U.S. SARSAT SAVES PAST 5,000 MARK  U.S. Coast Guard crews—in two incidents—rescued five people from choppy waters off the Florida coast on June 10, and pushed the total lives saved in the United States, from the international Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking System (COSPAS-SARSAT) beyond the 5,000 mark. Since SARSAT was […]

NOAA RESEARCH YIELDS NEW TOOLS FOR LIGHTNING PREDICTION June 23, 2005 — Forecasters at the NOAA Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., now have additional tools to more accurately predict the occurrence of cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning flashes within thunderstorms. The lightning climatology and lightning prediction system helps meteorologists determine areas where these lightning flashes could […]

Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Increased NOAA Funding: On June 23, the Senate Appropriations Committee (Chair Thad Cochran, R-MS) approved the FY ‘06 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations (CJS) bill. Approved by the Committee was $4.5 billion for NOAA: $550.8 million above the FY ‘05 level and $894.8 million above the Administration request, according […]

NOAA Fisheries Service Proposes Improved Guidelines to Implement National Standard 1 of the Magnuson-Stevens Act NOAA Fisheries Service is proposing to modify the guidelines that help fishery managers implement National Standard 1 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. National Standard 1 requires fishery managers to prevent overfishing and rebuild stocks in federal waters […]

The search for Greg Mickey continues The search for Greg Mickey continues.  There were planes in the air yesterday and dogs on the ground last night….as far as know…nothing was found but “The search for Greg Mickey continues” There will be a Prayer Service at 5:00pm at Kure Memerial Lurthen Chuch (Behind Big Daddies) in […]

The search for Greg Mickey continues The search for Greg Mickey continues.  The reports I have been given include….Divers visiting the Dive Site off of Frying Pan Tower Yesterday found a dive belt and BCD.  Yesterday a plane off the North End of Oak Island spotted a diving mask in the water about 100 yds […]

NOAA PUBLISHES ATLANTIC LARGE WHALE TAKE REDUCTION PLANProposed Rule Opens for Public Comment The NOAA Fisheries Service today announced publication of a proposed rule to further reduce entanglements of large whales in commercial fishing gear along the U.S. East Coast. The proposed rule would revise the agency’s current regulations under the Atlantic Large Whale Take […]

NOAA TAKES STEPS TO REDUCE SHIP COLLISIONS WITH ENDANGERED NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALESFewer Than 300 Critically Endangered Right Whales Exist June 22, 2005 — The NOAA Fisheries Service published a notice today as part of the ongoing strategy to reduce ship collisions with endangered North Atlantic right whales. The agency published a Notice of Intent to […]