Category: MS

NOAA SCIENTISTS TO KICK OFF NATIONWIDE LECTURE SERIES ON HUMAN NOISE IMPACT TO MARINE MAMMALS The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) and scientists from various academic institutions are sponsoring a free national lecture series on marine mammals and human noise. NOAA is an agency of the U.S. Department […]

NOAA FISHERIES UPDATES FISHERIES RESEARCH PLAN The National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) has released the 2004 update of the Strategic Plan for Fisheries Research, which outlines the agency’s research direction and priorities for the coming years, announced the Commerce Department’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). “From enhancing our scientific capabilities to improving the […]

NOAA OBTAINS $10,000 SETTLEMENTFOR DEBRIS DUMPED IN FLORIDA KEYS MARINE SANCTUARY TO ATTRACT LOBSTERS The Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has obtained a settlement in the case of two men charged with placing debris into the waters of Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary to attract lobsters for commercial harvest. “With this […]

NOAA RELEASES SONAR IMAGERY OF BOW MARINER WRECK March 5, 2004 — Two multi-beam sonar images taken by the NOAA ship RUDE on Thursday, March 4, of the sunken tanker BOW MARINER were authorized for release by the U.S. Coast Guard today. The images are among a suite of side-scan sonar and multi-beam images provided […]

OREGON INLET Survey Released 03-04-2004 Get Your Copy HEREOREGON INLET Survey Released 03-04-2004 Get Your Copy HERE

NOAA SHIP LOCATES WRECK OF BOW MARINER Agency Brings Scientific Assets to Environmental Assessment and Search Missions  March 2, 2004 — The NOAA ship Rude today found the wreckage of Bow Mariner, a 570-foot tanker that sank 50 nautical miles east of Chincoteague, Va., on Feb. 28, 2004. The ship sank in about 250 feet […]

Lockwood Folly Inlet Survey March 02 2004 A new survey was released today by the Corps.  Download your copy here. Download HERELockwood Folly Inlet Survey March 02 2004 A new survey was released today by the Corps.  Download your copy here. Download HERE

OIL RECOVERY EFFORTS CONTINUE OFF VIRGINIA COASTREMAINING SLICK DESCRIBED AS SPOTTY, DISSIPATING, DRIFTING AWAY US Coast Guard flights continued today off the coast of Virginia to search for survivors and to survey the state of the fuel oil spilled from the chemical tanker which exploded and sank Saturday evening. The vessel, T/V Bow Mariner, a […]

OWNER AND OPERATOR OF NORTH CAROLINA FISHING VESSEL ISSUED STIFF PENALTYFOR DENYING OBSERVER PERMISSION TO BOARD NOAA’s General Counsel for Enforcement and Litigation issued a $35,000 Notice of Violation and Assessment (NOVA) on Feb. 10, to the owner and operator of the fishing vessel Captain Cecil for refusing to allow an observer onboard the boat. […]

NOAA RELEASES NEW MANUAL ON COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION MONITORING Feb. 26, 2004 — For the first time, NOAA compiled key restoration monitoring information applicable to coastal habitats nationwide. “Science-Based Restoration Monitoring of Coastal Habitats, Volume One: A Framework for Monitoring Plans Under the Estuaries and Clean Waters Act of 2000 (Public Law 160-457)” offers technical […]