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Secretary Norton Praises President’s Intention to Nominate H. Dale Hall as Director of the Fish and Wildlife ServiceWASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of the Interior Gale A. Norton today praisedPresident Bush’s intention to nominate H. Dale Hall to serve as Director ofthe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The announcement is subject toconfirmation by the U.S. Senate, […]

JUNE TEMPERATURES HIGHER, PRECIPITATION NEAR AVERAGE For June 2005, temperatures throughout the contiguous United States were higher than average, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists at NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. Drier-than-average conditions prevailed from Texas to the Midwest and Northeast, while areas of the Southeast, northern Plains and West […]

SOLVE THE OCEAN CHALLENGE PUZZLE ON NOAA’S REDESIGNED OCEAN EXPLORER WEB SITE What’s the average salinity of the ocean? Is Earth’s highest mountain above or below the sea? What are rusticles? How far is “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea?” Visitors to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s redesigned Ocean Explorer Web site can team up […]

NOAA TO DEVELOP NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR STUDYING, PROTECTING DEEP-SEA CORALS AND SPONGES NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, announced plans to develop a comprehensive, national strategy for long-term research and conservation of deep-ocean coral and sponge habitat. This plan will be complimented by the continued cooperative efforts of NOAA Fisheries Service and the nation’s […]

Commercial Landings of Bluefin tuna As of 07/13/05 fishing year landings of Atlantic bluefin tuna are as follows: The Coastwide General Category has landed 11.1 mt out of 908.3 mt to date. The Harpoon category: 13.2 mt out of 90.0 mt to date. Longline North: 8.4 mt out of 116.3 mt to date. Longline South: […]

NOAA CAPTURES AERIAL IMAGES OF DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY HURRICANE DENNIS July 12, 2005 — NOAA today posted online more than 200 aerial images of the USA Gulf Coast regions struck by Hurricane Dennis last Sunday. The Florida Panhandle regions photographed range from Pensacola to Panama City. The aerial photograph missions were conducted by the NOAA […]

NOAA AND VT HALTER MARINE LAUNCH SECOND FISHERIES SURVEY VESSELWork Also Starts on Third Research Ship in Series VT Halter Marine, Inc. and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration today launched the second of four planned NOAA fisheries survey vessels. The ship was christened Henry B. Bigelow by Catherine Silver of Winnacunnet High School in […]

Cape Fear Blue Marlin Tournament This past weekend the Cape Fear Blue Marlin Tournament was held.  This is part of the Governor’s Cup.  The locals dominated, in the standings: 1st. Place “Bluewater” 2nd  ÃƒÆ’ƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…“Tuna Trappe” 3rd. Place  club member Ken Coffer on “Desparado”   congratulations Ken Desperado also took 1st. Place Dolphin, weighing in a nice […]

  2005 Got-Em-On Results   Prize $ Placed Wt Boat Name Angler City/State 22,500 1 37.9 Capt’n Hook               David Hooks, Jr         Ocean Isle Beach, NC          9,000 2 33.8 Much 2 Reel               Brian Cheshire         Wrightsville Beach, NC          4,500 3 33.6 Hot Rod                   Brett A Barnes         Wilmington, NC                1,800 4 32.6 Brief Relief              Gardner Lee Welty      Wilmington, NC                […]

NOAA Fisheries Proposes Improved Guidelines for Fishery Management Decisions – Public Comment Period OpenNew Guidelines Address National Standard One of Magnuson-Stevens ActNOAA Fisheries Service today proposed improved guidelines to help fishery managers implement National Standard One of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. National Standard One requires fishery managers to prevent overfishing and rebuild […]