Category: NC

State Officials Sign Historic Habitat Protection Document

State Officials Sign Historic Habitat Protection DocumentMOREHEAD CITY – N. C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Bill Ross, joined representatives from three environmental commissions in a signing ceremony celebrating the completion of the Coastal Habitat Protection Plan. In the 1997 Fisheries Reform Act, the N.C. General Assembly directed the department to prepare a […]

MFC Sea Turtle Bycatch Advisory Committee

MFC Sea Turtle Bycatch Advisory Committee The MFC Sea Turtle Bycatch Advisory Committee (AC) will meet on Thursday, March 10, 2005 at 10:30 a.m. The meeting will be held at Duke University Marine Laboratory Auditorium, 135 Duke Marine Lab Road, Beaufort, NC.The Committee will review the draft NCDMF Section 10 permit application that will be […]

“Save The Inlets”

“Save The Inlets” Regional Meeting March 3, 2005 7:00pm Swansboro Rotary Civic Center NC Rte 24 Swansboro, North Carolina   Panel Members U.S. Congress Mike McIntyre (Staff Mary Simpson) Walter Jones (Staffer Josh Bowlen) U. S. Senators Richard Burr (Staff Ryan Rankin) Elizabeth Dole (Staff Janet Bradbury) Lieutenant Governor Beverly Perdue (Policy Director Tamara Jones) […]

COAST GUARD SEARCHING FOR SURVIVOR FROM WRECKED FISHING VESSEL, ONE CREWMAN BELI

COAST GUARD SEARCHING FOR SURVIVOR FROM WRECKED FISHING VESSEL, ONE CREWMAN BELIEVED DEAD CLEARWATER, Fla. – The Coast Guard’s search for an overdue 32-foot fishing vessel resulted in the discovery of debris from the vessel and what is believed to be the deceased body of one of the two missing crewmen this morning. The body […]

Coast Guard conducts safety tests

Coast Guard conducts safety tests PENSACOLA, Fla. (Mar. 1) – A Coast Guard 25-foot response boat is intentionally capsized today at Naval Air Station Pensacola in order to test the boat’s stability and water-tight integrity when inverted. The results of the tests will be used to develop Coast Guard policy associated with emergency procedures as […]

COAST GUARD RESCUES MAN AFTER CAPSIZING IN BELLINGHAM, WASH.

COAST GUARD RESCUES MAN AFTER CAPSIZING IN BELLINGHAM, WASH. SEATTLE – The Coast Guard rescued a man after his boat capsized near Squalicum Creek near Bellingham, Wash., Monday. Coast Guard Station Bellingham launched a 27-foot response boat at 4:12 p.m., two minutes after a man called the station from his shore side home near the […]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Proposals From States for 2005 Endangered S

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Proposals From States for 2005 Endangered Species Grants The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is now seeking proposals from states and U.S. territories interested in acquiring land or conducting conservation planning for endangered species. Through the fiscal year 2005 appropriation from Congress, more than $70.5 million is available to […]

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USA WINTER—IT’S NOT OVER UNTIL IT’S OVER March 1, 2005 — Just as February storms out and March comes blowing in, the U.S. was hit with another dose of winter reality. Meteorologists at the NOAA National Weather Service see the national picture as a tale of two coasts. This week the parched Pacific Northwest and […]

NOAA 2005 NATIONAL STAKEHOLDER FORUM

NOAA 2005 NATIONAL STAKEHOLDER FORUM NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, will host a national stakeholder forum on March 2nd in Washington, D.C. Issues identified and discussed at this year’s forum will be used to set near-term priorities, as well as to guide development of long-term goals for the agency. NOAA is an agency […]

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GRAY’S REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY SPONSORS ‘FANTASTIC FISHES’ AWARD IN POPULAR SIDEWALK ARTS FESTIVAL Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary will offer three special awards for the best underwater marine environment scene drawn for Savannah, Georgia’s popular Sidewalk Arts Festival April 30. Gray’s Reef is one of 13 NOAA national marine sanctuaries that protect some 18,000 […]