Category: MS

Shakespeare® Fishing Tackle Acquires XTOOLS® Fishing Accessory Business Shakespeare to gain foothold in fishing tackle accessory market with the acquisition of XTOOLS Columbia, SC – April 4, 2006 Shakespeare Fishing Tackle, a leading manufacturer of fishing rods, reels, kits and monofilament today announced that it has acquired substantially all of the assets of XTOOLS, LLC. […]

Oceans Resource Work Plan Now Available Online The Subcommittee on Integrated Management of Ocean Resources (SIMOR) was formed in March 2005 as part of the ocean governance structure described in the President’s Ocean Action Plan (www.oceans.ceq.gov). SIMOR focuses on implementing ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes management actions that will benefit from interagency coordination. SIMOR’s work […]

NOAA Announces Winners of the 2006 Marine Stewardship Awards Today NOAA announced the recipients of the first-annual marine Stewardship and Sustainability Awards. This national award program was developed by NOAA Fisheries Service to honor innovation and excellence in marine stewardship by recognizing organizations and individuals who have advanced conservation and sustainable use of U.S. marine […]

NTSB ACTING CHAIRMAN ROSENKER ADDRESSES MARINE CONFERENCE, HIGHLIGHTS PARTNERSHIPSWashington, DC — National Transportation Safety Board’s Acting Chairman, Mark V. Rosenker today, during a speech at the 44th Annual National Marine Conference, discussed the Board’s investigation of marine accidents and the cooperation required from all involved in promoting and ensuring marine safety.“Safeguarding our nation’s transportation systems […]

NTSB DETERMINES IMPROPERLY INSTALLED FUEL-INJECTION LINE CAUSED FIRE ON A SMALL PASSENGER VESSEL IN FLORIDA IN 2004 Washington, DC — The National Transportation Safety Board determined today that the probable cause of the fire on board the Shuttle Express II was a fractured, improperly installed fuel-injection line on the inboard side of the starboard engine […]

Anticipated 48th Annual T-Shirt On Sale Now! The much-anticipated 48th Annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament T-shirts have been released and are on sale now in various retail outlets in Carteret County. Twenty-five area retailers have the shirts in stock now including Major Sponsor, Outer Banks Outfitters/Boater’s World in Atlantic Beach. “They are really selling […]

Senate Appropriations Committee Provides NOAA $1.16 Billion: On April 4th, the Senate Appropriations Committee (Chairman Thad Cochran, R-MS) provided $1.16 billion to NOAA as part of the FY ’06 Emergency Supplemental (HR 4939). According to a Committee press release, the NOAA funds are to be used for “mapping and debris removal in the Gulf of […]

DENNIS, KATRINA, RITA, STAN AND WILMA “RETIRED” FROM LIST OF STORM NAMESInternational Committee Selects Replacement Names for 2011 List April 6, 2006 — Hurricanes Dennis, Katrina, Rita, Stan and Wilma, all from the historic 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, were “retired” by an international hurricane committee of the World Meteorological Organization, which includes the NOAA National […]

NOAA / NSF CRUISE REVEALS IMPACTS OF OCEAN ACIDIFICATION ON CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY OF NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN Data collected from ocean sampling in the Pacific Ocean from the southern to northern hemispheres confirms that the oceans are becoming more acidic. A recently completed field study from Tahiti to Alaska collecting data about the effects of ocean […]

NTSB DETERMINES IMPROPERLY INSTALLED FUEL-INJECTION LINE CAUSED FIRE ON A SMALL PASSENGER VESSEL IN FLORIDA IN 2004 Washington, DC — The National Transportation Safety Board determined today that the probable cause of the fire on board the Shuttle Express II was a fractured, improperly installed fuel-injection line on the inboard side of the starboard engine […]