GILL NETS – ALBEMARLE SOUND MANAGEMENT AREAPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 6:00 P.M. Wednesday, February 15, 2006, the following provisions shall apply to the use of gill nets in the ALBEMARLE SOUND MANAGEMENT AREA.I. AREA DESCRIPTION:The Albemarle Sound Management Area as described in Marine Fisheries Rule […]
COAST GUARD RESPONDS TO MARINE INCIDENT;Cruise ship breaks free from moorings NEW ORLEANS- The Coast Guard responded this morning to the report of an 855-foot cruise ship having broken free from its moorings and drifting down the Mississippi River near downtown New Orleans. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans was notified at about 5:50 a.m. that […]
2006 Striped Bass Season for Roanoke River Opens March 1RALEIGH, N.C. (Feb. 13, 2006)  The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will open the lower Roanoke River to striped bass fishing from March 1 through April 15 and the upper Roanoke River from March 15 through April 30. The lower Roanoke River is defined as the […]
NOAA ANNOUNCES CONTRACT AWARD FOR GEOSTATIONARY LIGHTNING MAPPER NOAA and NASA announced today that Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company Advanced Technology Center, of Palo Alto, Calif., Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corporation, of Broomfield, Colo., and ITT Industries Space Systems Division, of Fort Wayne, Ind., were each awarded a $2 million dollar contract for the formulation […]
SEARCH FOR MISSING MARINER ATLANTIC BEACH, N.C. – The Coast Guard and N.C. Wildlife Resources commission are investigating the deaths of two boaters found in South River south east of Oriental, N.C., today. The bodies of Sam Puleo, a Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., resident was found near the mouth of the South River last night while […]
SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, upon the recommendation of Leah Devlin, D.D.S., M.P.H., State Health Director, Department of Health and Human Services, hereby announces that the following shellfish area temporary closure will take effect immediately:No person shall take or attempt to take any oysters, clams or mussels or […]
NOAA REPORTS RECORD WARM JANUARY ACROSS THE U.S.Warmer Temperatures Result in Lower Residential Energy Demand The United States had its warmest January on record, with an average temperature of 39.5 °F, which is 8.5° F (4.7°C) above the 1895-2005 mean of 31.0° F, according to NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. The higher […]
NOAA budget request includes $1 billion for Ecosystems Program President Bush’s proposed 2007 budget, announced today, includes $1,076 million for NOAA’s Ecosystem Program, including a net program increase of $107.6 million. NOAA’s total budget request is $3.68 billion, a net program increase of $345 million. Retired Navy Vice Adm. Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Ph.D., under secretary […]
NOAA budget request includes $170 million for Commerce and Transportation Program President Bush’s proposed 2007 budget, announced today, includes $170 million for NOAA’s Commerce and Transportation Program, including a net program increase of $19.5 million. NOAA’s total budget request is $3.68 billion, including a net program increase of $345 million. Retired Navy Vice Adm. Conrad […]
NOAA budget request includes $904 million for Weather and Water Programs President Bush’s proposed 2007 budget, announced today, includes $904 million for NOAA’s Weather and Water Programs, including a net program increase of $46.1 million. NOAA’s total budget request is $3.68 billion, including a net program increase of $345 million. Retired Navy Vice Adm. Conrad […]
