NOAA INTRODUCES NEW VERSION OF NOWCOASTWEB MAPPING PORTAL DISPLAYING REAL-TIME COASTAL INFORMATION In a continuing effort to improve maritime safety and commerce through the monitoring of physical changes in weather, oceanographic and river conditions, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has launched an updated version of the popular nowCOAST Web portal. NowCOAST is a Web […]
2006 MERCURY TOURNAMENT TRAIL SCHEDULE May 26 – 28, 200624th ANNUAL SWANSBORO ROTARY MEMORIAL DAY KING MAKERAL TOURNAMENTSwansboro, NCOne Day Tournament – $25,000.00 First Place Guaranteed! Pay’s through 15th PlaceSenior, Lady & Junior Angler PrizesTournament Headquarters: Swansboro Rotary Civic CenterCaptain’s Meeting & BBQ Dinner Friday, 26thFish Day: Saturday, 27th – NO CHECKOUT!Awards & Fish Fry: […]
2006 SHRIMPING AND CRAB TRAWLING Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that the following area WILL OPEN to shrimping and crab trawling, effective at 8:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 15, 2006: BRUNSWICK COUNTY Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) – Main channel only, from Marker #16 at Beaverdam Creek to the Holden Beach Bridge […]
2006 OYSTER SEASON Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that the oyster harvest season WILL CLOSE as follows: I. BRUNSWICK COUNTY Effective sunset Wednesday, March 15, 2006. ALL COASTAL FISHING WATERS Effective sunset Friday, March 31, 2006. III. GENERAL INFORMATION: A. This proclamation is issued under the authority of N.C.G.S. […]
U.S. WINTER MUCH WARMER THAN AVERAGEDrought Worsened in Southwest, Southern Plains; Northwest Had Heavy Rains The 2005-2006 Winter season was the fifth warmest December-February period on record for the contiguous United States, according to scientists at NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. During the same time, drought conditions worsened in the Southwest and […]
KESHENA U.S. TUG BOAT Propulsion: Fuel/Oil – Electric Motor Type: Tug – Tender & Recovery Tonnage: 427 Gross Tons Length: 147 Feet Width: 27 Feet Armament: Unarmed Remarks: On wednesday July 15th, 1942 convoy KS 520 is attacked by the U-576, the U-boat drives the convoy into a nearby allied minefield after firing and […]
NORMANNIA DANISH MERCHANT VESSEL Propulsion: Single screw – Steam driven Type: General Cargo Tonnage: 2,650 Gross Tons Length: 312 feet Width: 50 feet Remarks: The Normannia sank during a winter storm on January 17, 1924, the ships bilge pumps were unable to keep up with water streaming in from leaks that developed in […]
THREE FISHERMEN RESCUED BY COAST GUARD PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Three fishermen were rescued by the Coast Guard after their fishing boat and a freighter collided 55 miles east of Cape Fear, N.C., today. Larry Potter, Tom Smith and one unidentified crewmember were aboard the fishing vessel Lady Ann when the accident occurred. Coast Guard search […]
Final 2006 Measures Set for Mackerel, Squid and Butterfish Fisheries NOAA Fisheries Service has announced final specifications for the 2006 Atlantic mackerel, squid, and butterfish fisheries. Regulations implementing the Fishery Management Plan for the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries (FMP) require NOAA Fisheries Service to annually publish a rule specifying the amounts of the […]
Federal Permits Required in the Shrimp Fishery as of April 11 Amendment 6 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (FMP) was approved and implemented in 2005. This amendment established a requirement for an owner or operator of a trawler that harvests or possesses brown, pink, or white […]
