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 […]

Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee to Meet in Arlington, Virginia

Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee to Meet in Arlington, Virginia-Chairman of President’s Council on Environmental Quality to AddressCommittee-The Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee, managed jointlyby the U.S. Department of Commerce in cooperation with the U.S.Department of the Interior, will hold its next meeting from February15-17, 2005, in Arlington, Virginia. The three-day meeting will […]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Now Accepting Grant Proposals for Conservation Pr

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Now Accepting Grant Proposals for Conservation Program RALEIGH, N.C. (Feb. 10, 2005) — Request a grant. Conserve wildlife. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants to provide grants to private landowners and conservation partners who are interested in conserving North Carolina’s rare fish and wildlife species, as well as their […]

FISHERIES PANEL ADOPTS SOUTHERN FLOUNDER FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN

FISHERIES PANEL ADOPTS SOUTHERN FLOUNDER FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLANMOREHEAD CITY – The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) has approved a fishery management plan for southern flounder at a recent business meeting, charting a recovery course for one of our state’s most valuable fisheries.MFC Chairman Jimmy Johnson was pleased with the final product. “The commission, along […]

MAN, DOG RESCUED AFTER LEAP FROM SAILBOAT

MAN, DOG RESCUED AFTER LEAP FROM SAILBOAT PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A Coast Guard rescue helicopter plucked a man and his dog from the icy Atlantic Ocean about 75 miles off Cape Fear, N.C., today. Coast Guard search and rescue controllers received an automated distress signal at about 9 a.m. from the 50-foot sailing vessel Anabel. […]

Committee and Advisors to Meet on Controlled Access System for Mackerel

Committee and Advisors to Meet on Controlled Access System for Mackerel The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish Committee, together with its advisors, will meet at the Grand Hotel of Victorian Cape May (1045 Beach Drive, Cape May, NJ 08204) on February 18, 2005. The meeting is open to the public and will […]

Group Ends Rule Keeping Fishermen at Sea

Group Ends Rule Keeping Fishermen at SeaPORTSMOUTH, N.H. – More than a month after five Massachusetts fishermen were lost at sea, fisheries regulators voted Tuesday to end a rule that critics said pressured boat crews to stay out in bad weather. The New England Fishery Management Council decided to scuttle a rule that penalized scallopers […]

GAG STUDY SEEKS COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN MARCH and APRIL 2005

GAG STUDY SEEKS COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN MARCH and APRIL 2005The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) and National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries Service) are conducting a life history study on gag (“gray”) grouper (Mycteroperca microlepis). Samples are needed for March and April (the spawning season closure). We are seeking eight fishermen to help provide […]

U.S. COAST GUARD SEIZES 950K OF COCAINE IN MULTI-AGENCY OPERATION

U.S. COAST GUARD SEIZES 950K OF COCAINE IN MULTI-AGENCY OPERATION  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico— H.S. Garcia, U.S., Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico; Capt. Douglas Rudolph, Commander, Sector San Juan, United States Coast Guard (USCG); Roberto G. Medina, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); Jerome Harris, Special Agent in Charge, […]

NOAA ADMINISTRATOR ANNOUNCES FISCAL YEAR 2006 BUDGET REQUEST

NOAA ADMINISTRATOR ANNOUNCES FISCAL YEAR 2006 BUDGET REQUEST Retired Navy Vice Adm. Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Ph.D., under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator, unveiled President Bush’s proposed FY 2006 budget for the Commerce Department’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NOAA’s request totals $3.6 billion, an increase of six percent or $205 […]