Wrightsville Beach Luncheon to Thank Congressman McIntyre for Dredging Support The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association (AIWA) is holding a half-day annual meeting in Wrightsville Beach, NC on October 26, 2004. It will take place at the Blue Water Grill, 4 Marina St. next to the Wrightsville Beach Marina and Yacht Club. The meeting will begin […]
Boating Plays Significant Role in Coastal Waterways Tourism The ECU tourism conference held last week provided good reason for optimism for coastal waterways tourism and its increasing economic impact in eastern North Carolina. More than 49 million tourists leave over $12.6 billion behind in North Carolina annually, with the coastal region credited with just under […]
Additions to the MPA LibraryIn September, the MPA library added 33 items to its collections,including 25 books/reports/conference proceedings; five journalarticles; one institution/organization; and two websites. Eighteen ofthe publication entries (i.e. books, reports, conference proceedings, orjournal articles) are online in full-text. There are now 1,177 items inthe MPA library.Some recent additions to the library include:–Proceedings of […]
NTSB TO RELEASE FACTUAL REPORTS ON NEW YORK FERRY ACCIDENT As part of its continuing investigation into an accident involving a Staten Island ferry in New York City last year, the National Transportation Safety Board will open a public docket and release a series of factual reports on Monday, October 18, 2004, at 11:00 am.The […]
States Approve Addendum XV and XVI for Public Comment Addenda Propose Changes to the Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass FMPThe Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has approved Draft Addenda XV and XVI to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Plan for public review and comment. Atlantic coastal states from Massachusettsthrough […]
PET, WATER GARDEN INDUSTRIES, RESOURCE AGENCIES UNITE TO CREATE A NEW ‘HABITATTITUDE™’ ON AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES Federal agencies and the pet industry are teaming to helping consumers prevent the release and escape of non-native plants and animals through Habitattitudeâ„¢, a new public education and outreach effort launched today the Super Zoo trade show in Las […]
NOAA REPORTS HURRICANES CAUSED RECORD WETNESS IN EAST Oct. 14, 2004  Hurricanes Frances, Ivan and Jeanne, which battered the United States last month, were enough to break rainfall records for September in states throughout the Southeast and along the East Coast. Overall, temperature and precipitation were above average across the contiguous United States in […]
Bathometric Chart of the Carolina Coast This is a LARGE scale Bathy Map that I pieced together in .tiff format. You can download HERE. This chart is for use with GPSU or Maps Unique’s Eletronic edition. There is a JPEG version of it in the Photo Gallery HERE. I included calabration points on the chart. […]
Summary of 4-7 October Council Meeting in Ronkonkoma, NY The public The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council met in Ronkonkoma, NY from October 4 through October 7. During its meeting, it convened six of its committees, recommended dogfish management measures for the 2005/2006 fishing year, approved Amendment 2 of the Joint Monkfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP) […]
Council Member Highliner Award Recipient The public Captain Jimmy Ruhle, owner/operator of the F/V Darana R and five year member of the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, was awarded the 2004 National Fisherman’s Highliner of the Year Award.The Highliner Award was established by National Fisherman in 1975 to “Recognize fishermen for overarching contributions to their industry […]
