BARGE RUNS AGROUND IN UPPER JAMES RIVER PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A barge transporting approximately 1.26 million gallons of liquid asphalt ran aground in the Upper James River about five miles south of Richmond, Va. The Piney Point, a 250-foot barge was being pushed by the tug Barbary Coast, when the vessel ran aground in the […]
Commercial Landings of Bluefin tuna As of 11/23/05 fishing year landings of Atlantic bluefin tuna are as follows: The coast wide General category has landed 163.5 mt out of 908.3 mt to date. The Harpoon category closed at: 23.1 mt out of 90.0 mt. Longline North: 20.6 mt out of 116.3 mt to date. Longline […]
FINAL REPORT ON COSTS, BENEFITS, AND MANAGEMENT ISSUES RELATED TO MAINTAINING NORTH CAROLINAS SHALLOW DRAFT NAVIGATION CHANNELS SUMMARY OF FINDINGS The key findings with regard to the costs, benefits, and management issues related to maintaining North Carolina s shallow draft navigation channels are: Over the last 30 years, over 800 dredging projects and 100 million […]
U.S. FISHERIES CHIEF, WILLIAM HOGARTH, ELECTED TO CHAIR INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSION Seville, Spain – Member nations of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas have elected William T. Hogarth, director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Fisheries Service, to serve as commission chairman. The election took place at the commission’s annual meeting […]
NOAA OFFERS NEW EDUCATIONAL DISCOVERY KIT ON NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION A new online educational product, The Nonpoint Source Pollution Discovery Kit, is now available online. The kit explains the history of pollution, the differences between point and nonpoint source pollution, types of pollutants, and how scientists monitor, assess and control nonpoint source pollution. This online […]
Marine Fisheries Commission Strategic Habitat Advisory Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission Strategic Habitat Advisory Committee will meet on Wednesday, November 30 at 10:00 at the CMAST Building, room #305, located at 303 College Circle in Morehead City, NC.The committee will receive a presentation on DMF anadromous fish sampling to determine nursery and spawning areas. The […]
SAILING VESSEL JOY FOR ALL, HEADING BACK TO BERMUDA PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A sailing vessel that was disabled off the coast of Bermuda Tuesday has recieved a fuel transfer and made effective repairs to return to Bermuda. The Joy for All, a 45-foot sailing vessel, home ported in Glastonbury, Conn., was disabled approximately 180 miles […]
Lower Summer Flounder Quotas to Keep Rebuilding on Track; Public Comments Accepted through Dec 6 NOAA Fisheries Service has proposed new management measures for the 2006 summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass fisheries. In June 2005, an assessment of the summer flounder stock indicated that overfishing is occurring. Although the summer flounder stock continues […]
ESA Petition for the Eastern Oyster Withdrawn On January 11, 2005, NOAA Fisheries Service received a petition to list the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). NOAA has recently received a letter from the petitioner that officially withdraws this petition. The petitioner’s request has been accepted, and […]
New Report Released on Fisheries of the United States NOAA Fisheries Service has just released the annual report on Fisheries of the United States (2004). This publication provides the latest data on the following: U.S. Commercial Fishery Landings U.S. Marine Recreational Fisheries World Fisheries U.S. Production of Processed Fishery Products Foreign Trade U.S. Supply Per […]
