MANASQUAN, N.J. – The Coast Guard medevaced a boater who was reportedly injured when a recreational vessel carrying two people ran aground near the Brielle railroad bridge Sunday afternoon. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay dispatched a 29-foot response boat-small crew from Coast Guard Station Manasquan Inlet after receiving a distress call from a […]
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The Coast Guard medevaced three people after their jet ski reportedly struck an aid to navigation in the Back Bay area near Atlantic City on Sunday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay were notified by a good Samaritan and dispatched a 29-foot response boat-small crew from Coast Guard Station Atlantic […]
BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard and two good Samaritan boaters recovered three people from the water after their boat capsized near Indian River Inlet Wednesday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay received a distress call via VHF-FM radio channel 16 from boaters aboard a 23-foot boat. Sector Delaware Bay issued an urgent marine information […]
BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard is scheduled to establish a temporary regulated area Thursday through Sunday off Ocean City for an annual air show. The regulated area will be in effect from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. The regulated area will be from Talbot Street to 33rd Street, extending out approximately 500 yards […]
WASHINGTON — The National Transportation Safety Board will launch a mission to recover a voyage data recorder located April 26 in about 15,000 feet of water near the Bahamas. The voyage data recorder is from the cargo ship El Faro, a U.S. flagged cargo ship that sank during Hurricane Joaquin Oct. 1, 2015. The El […]
Fishing and seafood industries a strong part of U.S. coastal economy Commercial and recreational saltwater fishing in the United States generated more than $214 billion in sales and supported 1.83 million jobs in 2014, according to a new economic report released by NOAA Fisheries today. The report, Fisheries Economics of the United States 2014, provides […]
New Gretna, NJ – The Recreational Fishing Alliance (RFA) is encouraging all anglers to attend the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) meeting scheduled for 9:30am on Tuesday, May 24th, 2016. The meeting will be held in the Marine Square Building, 2600 Washington Avenue, 4th Floor, Newport News, VA 23607. Of greatest interest to recreational fishermen […]
Coast Guard, local agencies search for man near Trenton boat ramp PHILADELPHIA — The Coast Guard, Trenton Fire Dept. and New Jersey State Police Dept. are searching Saturday for a missing jet skier near the Trenton boat ramp. Missing is Jesus Diaz Melendez, 26, of Trenton, New Jersey. The crew of the vessel A.J. Meerwald […]
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The Coast Guard medevaced a fisherman Sunday off South Jersey. The 63-year-old man fell ill and was in need of medical attention while aboard a scallop boat 60 miles southeast of Atlantic City. A crewmember from the 90-foot fishing vessel Linda, homeported in New Bedford, Mass., called watchstanders at Coast Guard […]
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council is soliciting public input on a draft amendment to address management and conservation of blueline tilefish in the Mid-Atlantic. Four public hearings will be held between March 21 and March 29, 2016. Written comments will be accepted until Wednesday, March 30, 2016. The draft amendment considers adding blueline tilefish (Caulolatilus […]
