NOAA Web Page Explains Authorizations and Permits for Protected Species NOAA Fisheries Service has launched a new Web page to help prospective applicants determine what authorizations they may need under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). After users answer several yes/no questions, the Web site lists required permits/authorizations and provides […]
Habitat and Water Quality Committee The Habitat and Water Quality Committee will meet on Monday, April 4, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. at the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Washington Regional Office, 943 Washington Square Mall, Washington, NC. The Committee will discuss the Krimmel, Pasquotank County permit elevation, and will also receive updates […]
Marine Fisheries Commission Finfish Advisory Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission Finfish Advisory Committee will meet on Wednesday, April 6, 2005 at 10:30 a.m. The meeting will be at the Washington Civic Center, located at 110 N Gladden Street, Washington, NC.The Committee will review proposed rules by the federal government concerning interaction of fisheries and whales. […]
MAN AIRLIFTED FROM FISHING VESSEL WITH CHEST PAINS ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – A man was medevaced early this morning 30-miles off the coast of Manasquan, N.J., after suffering from chest pains and trouble breathing. Fred Dagistino, 50, was hoisted off of the KAREN NICOLE, a 71-foot fishing vessel homeported in Cape May, N.J., by a […]
COAST GUARD CREATES NEW REEF OCEAN CITY, Md. – The U.S. Coast Guard and the Ocean City Reef Foundation, www.ocreeffoundation.com <http://www.ocreeffoundation.com>, will be creating a new reef about ten miles off the coast of Ocean City Friday at about 9:30 a.m. Towboat U.S. is towing a 40-foot steel-hulled fishing boat out to the site, where […]
State Cracks Down on Illegal Fish Products; Undercover Agents Checking SeafoodSource: Florida Keys Keynoter, Marathon, Fla. Mar. 28–The state Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says it’s stepping up efforts to keep the Sunshine State’s seafood markets safe and fair. As part of Operation No More Back Door, the agency has partnered with the state Department […]
FREIGHT SHIP SEA CLOUD RUNS HARD AGROUND SOUTH OF ST CROIX, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands – Less than a half-mile west of the channel entrance to Krause Lagoon, the freighter Sea Cloud remains hard aground in the amidships area after a failed attempt to enter the channel yesterday morning. A […]
FF-24-2005PROCLAMATIONRE: STRIPED BASS RECREATIONAL SEASON – ALBEMARLE SOUND MANAGEMENT AREAPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Monday, April 4, 2005 the following restrictions will apply to the season for Striped Bass taken for recreational purposes in the Albemarle Sound Management Area:I. AREA DESCRIPTION: The Albemarle Sound […]
NOAA HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY PRIORITIES FOR 2004 NOW AVAILABLEUpdated Charting Data Promotes Safe Navigation NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration today announced the release of the NOAA Hydrographic Survey Priorities (NHSP) for 2004. The NHSP identifies and prioritizes navigationally significant areas within the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and U.S. territorial waters. Created by NOAA’s […]
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY Wilmington District, Corps of Engineers NOTICE This notice from the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, Operations Division, serves as notification to all interested parties of proposed upcoming maintenance dredging, subject to the availability of funds, within the Federally maintained waterways of North Carolina. Additional details of and specific […]
