56 States and Territories Have Submitted Wildlife Action Plans The N.C. Wildlife Action Plan includes a Statewide Survey of Frog Calls in 2006 WASHINGTON, D.C.  Interior Secretary Gale Norton announced yesterday that wildlife agencies from all 50 states and six U.S. territories have submitted Wildlife Action Plans for approval by the U.S. Fish and […]
The following public law provisions were enacted in 2005 with an effective date of November 1, 2005. GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2005 SESSION LAW 2005-161 HOUSE BILL 702 AN ACT to INCREASE the MINIMUM age for persons who may OPERATE PERSONAL watercraft in the state. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION […]
DUTCH HARBOR-UNALASKA, ALASKA, AND NEW BEDFORD, MASS., LAND TOP U.S. FISHING PORTS RANKINGS FOR 2004 Nov. 14, 2005  Commercial fishermen unloaded 886.4 million pounds of fish and shellfish at the port of Dutch Harbor-Unalaska, Alaska, last year, making it the country’s top port for landings in 2004, the NOAA Fisheries Service announced today. The […]
House Passes NOAA Conference Report Providing $3.9 Billion in FY ’06 On November 7th the House by a vote of 397-19 adopted the Conference Report to HR 2862(HRpt 109-272), the FY 2006 Science, State, Justice and Commerce Appropriations bill, which contains NOAA funding. The Senate is expected to adopt the report during the week of […]
BIZARRE FOSSIL SEA MONSTER EMERGES FROM ARGENTINE DESERT Top Predator Feasted on Marine Reptiles and Other Sea CreaturesWASHINGTON–A large fossil sea monster with a head like a carnivorous dinosaur and a tail like a fish’s has been discovered in Argentina’s Neuquén Basin at the foot of the Andes. The scientist who found the specimen is […]
Fifth Group of Endangered Whooping Cranes Departs on Ultralight-guided Flight to Florida Twenty whooping cranes began their ultralight-led flight from the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge in Wisconsin today – the fifth generation of birds taking part in a landmark reintroduction effort sponsored by the Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership. The Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership (WCEP), an […]
SEAFOOD CONSUMPTION REACHES RECORD LEVELS IN 2004Americans Eating More Shrimp, Fresh and Frozen Seafood Nov. 9, 2005  Seafood consumption rose for the third straight year in 2004, as Americans ate a record 16.6 pounds of fish and shellfish per person, the NOAA Fisheries Service announced today. This and more agency data will be officially […]
COAST GUARD RESCUES BOAT SINKING OFF CAPE MAY ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The Coast Guard rescued five people when their 74-foot fishing vessel began taking on water 11 miles east of Cape May, N.J., late last night. Sector Field Office Atlantic City received the call for help at 11:28 p.m. last night from the Lady […]
COMMERCIAL FLOUNDER SEASON CLOSES IN DECEMBER FOR INTERNAL WATERSMOREHEAD CITY – The commercial season for flounder harvested from North Carolina’s internal coastal waters will close for the entire month of December.This commercial closure is part of a suite of measures enacted by the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission as part of the Southern Flounder Fishery Management […]
COAST GUARD SAVES MAN FROM WETSPOT PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A man sailing alone from Rhode Island to Bermuda was rescued after his 34-foot sailing vessel was disabled in gale force winds approximately 260 miles northwest of Bermuda. Micheal Smith, 48, a Rhode Island resident and captain of the sailing vessel Wetspot was safetly brought aboard […]
