Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) to Meet in Alexandria, VA; February 7-10 Topics on the agenda for this meeting include the management of Atlantic herring, summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, red drum, striped bass, eel, lobster and Atlantic menhaden, weakfish, and horseshoe crab. There will be opportunities for public comment. Select “Read More” […]
Request for Proposals, Large Whale Gear Competition; Due February 15 The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), in cooperation with NOAA Fisheries Service, the Northeast Consortium, and the Gulf of Maine Lobster Foundation, recently announced a Request for Proposals for the Large Whale Gear Competition. This project supports the development of innovative fishing gear and/or […]
USCG Removes Buoys in Heavily Shoaled N.C. Inlets ATLANTIC BEACH, N.C. – The Coast Guard removed the navigational buoys from Lockwood’s Folly Inlet Thursday and plans to remove the navigational buoys from New River Inlet Tuesday because these North Carolina inlets have become too shallow for buoy tenders to safely operate.The movement of sand and […]
Deputy Undersecretary to Testify before Senate Commerce Committee on the Status of the U.S. Tsunami Warning System The Deputy Undersecretary for Oceans and Atmosphere BG John (Jack) J. Kelly, Jr., USAF (Ret.), will testify on the status of the U.S. tsunami warning system before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee (Chair Ted Stevens, R-AK) […]
COAST GUARD RESCUES 4 AFTER CAPE MAY BOAT ABLAZE BOSTON – A helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod rescued four fisherman from the Cape May based fishing boat, Enterprise, two miles east of Nantucket at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday night. Crew members from the Enterprise, a 72-foot fishing vessel, contacted the Coast Guard […]
USCG Finds Distressed Mariners PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard found four people in a life raft approximately 60 miles southeast of Bermuda today at approximately 6:15 p.m. The Coast Guard Rescue Coordination Center in Portsmouth received a signal from an emergency position indicating radio beacon at about 10 a.m. from the pleasure craft Emilen […]
COAST GUARD RESPONDS TO COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSEL TAKING ON WATER OFF CHARLOTTE HARBOR ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Crews from Coast Guard Station Fort Myers Beach, Fla., Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla., and the Coast Guard Cutter Marlin responded this afternoon as the Placida Queen, a 68-foot fishing vessel with 24 people on board began […]
NOAA SATELLITES PLAY KEY ROLE IN 260 RESCUES IN 2004More People Purchasing Emergency Beacons NOAA satellites played a key role in rescuing 260 people throughout the United States and its surrounding waters from potentially life-threatening emergencies in 2004. This number of rescues is an increase from the 224 lives saved in 2003. NOAA’s polar-orbiting and […]
NOAA POSTS NEW UPDATES TO JACKSONVILLE NAUTICAL CHARTSafe Navigation Important to Super Bowl XXXIX Visitors In preparation for the 2005 Super Bowl, NOAA has released a newly updated chart of the Jacksonville, Fla. port area. NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, made the updates to the Jacksonville nautical chart a high priority in order […]
N.C. DENR Protects North Carolina’s Valuable Coastal ResourcesThe North Carolina coast is home to a variety of fish and shellfish, largely because the state has such a great diversity of natural habitats where those animals feed, spawn and grow. Whether it is a freshwater swamp, a salt marsh or a mud flat, these habitats all […]
