MARINERS CAN CHART COURSES AT NO CHARGENOAA Offers Free Navigational Charts on Web Jan. 6, 2006  Mariners can now get free electronic downloads of NOAA Raster Navigational Charts or RNCs. A raster chart is a digitally scanned image of a paper nautical chart used by mariners for navigation. “The raster navigational charts contribute to […]
Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Northeast Advisory Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Northeast Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday, January 19 at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Old Currituck County Courthouse, Currituck, NC. The committee will receive a presentation from North Carolina State University researchers on a project investigating prey selectivity […]
SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREAPreston 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 changes in shellfish harvesting area will take effect at sunrise, Friday, January 6, 2006.Bear Creek in Onslow County will return to the […]
Senate and House Pass FY ’06 Defense Appropriations Conference Report Which Includes $54.6 Million to Repair Hurricane Damage to NOAA Facilities: On December18th, the House by a vote of 308-106 adopted the Conference Report (109-359) accompanying the FY ’06 Defense Appropriations bill (HR 2863). The bill includes $54.6 million for NOAA to repair hurricane related […]
North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission Nominating Committee The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission Nominating Committee will meet on January 10 at 4 p.m. The meeting will be held at the DENR Regional Office, 943 Washington Square Mall, Washington, NC.The committee will be making nominations for the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council seat held by Dennis Spitsbergen […]
NOAA Opens 2006 Aquaculture Competition; Deadline for Proposals is Feb. 28 NOAA has announced that it will award up to $4 million in competitive grants in 2006 for demonstration projects and research targeted to the development of sustainable marine aquaculture in the United States. Coordinated by the NOAA Aquaculture Program and NOAA Research, the competition […]
NOAA Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Measures for Squid, Mackerel and Butterfish Fisheries NOAA Fisheries Service has published a proposed rule for the 2006 fishing year for Atlantic mackerel, squid, and butterfish. This proposed rule specifies the amounts of the initial optimum yield, allowable biological catch, domestic annual harvest, and domestic annual processing, as well […]
Aw Shucks? State Recycles Oyster Shells to Boost Births Lorne Matalon in Swan Quarter, North Carolinafor National Geographic News North Carolina restaurants can now toss oyster shells into the recycling bin rather than the trash can. Following a three-year pilot project, the state is funding a long-term effort to create new reefs from recycled oyster […]
North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Conservation Fund Committee The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Conservation Fund Committee will meet on Tuesday, January 10 at 5 p.m. The meeting will be held at the DENR Regional Office, 943 Washington Square Mall, Washington, NC.The committee will determine which Conservation/Fish prints it will recommend to the […]
Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Public Information Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Public Information Committee will meet on Tuesday, January 10 at 3 p.m. The meeting will be held at the DENR Regional Office, 943 Washington Square Mall, Washington, NC. The committee will review the status of potential action items suggested at the meetings held […]
