Category: NC

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JOHN ‘JACK’ HAYES NAMED DEPUTY ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR OF NOAA’S OCEAN SERVICE Richard W. Spinrad, assistant administrator of NOAA’s Ocean Service has named John ‘Jack’ Hayes, director of NOAA’s National Weather Service’s Office of Science and Technology, as the new deputy assistant administrator for NOS. Hayes officially joins the ocean service on December 12, succeeding Jamie […]

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION APPROVES COASTAL HABITAT PLAN

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION APPROVES COASTAL HABITAT PLANRALEIGH – A state plan to protect critical fish habitat has received final approval and can now get a jumpstart from steps the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources is prepared to take to meet some of the plan’s goals.The state’s Marine Fisheries Commission and Coastal Resources Commission […]

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species and Billfish Advisory Panel Meeting

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species and Billfish Advisory Panel Meeting NOAA Fisheries will hold a joint meeting of the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) and Billfish Advisory Panels (AP) on March 21-23, 2005 in Silver Spring, MD. The intent of this meeting is to consider alternatives for the conservation and management of HMS.The joint AP meeting […]

Decision Postponed on Striped Bass Fishing in Federal Waters

Decision Postponed on Striped Bass Fishing in Federal Waters NOAA Fisheries will wait for the results of a new striped bass stock assessment in 2005 before deciding whether to re-open federal waters to striped bass fishing. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has recommended that NOAA Fisheries remove the current moratorium on the harvest of […]

ATLANTIC BLUEFIN TUNA LANDINGS

ATLANTIC BLUEFIN TUNA LANDINGS As of December 09, 2004 fishing year landings of Atlantic bluefin tuna are as follows: The coastwide General category has landed 16.0 mt of the remaining 107 mt. Harpoon category closed at 29.9 mt. Longline North: 28.9 mt. Longline South: 9.5 mt. Purse seine category 31.3 mt. The Angling category is […]

FISHING VESSEL MISS DOTTIE ON FIRE

FISHING VESSEL MISS DOTTIE ON FIRE KEY WEST, Fla. – Coast Guard rescue units responded to a boat fire aboard the Miss Dottie, a 72-foot fishing vessel, at 4:15 this morning about 22 miles east south east of Marathon, Fla. Coast Guard Sector Key West, Fla., received a 406 EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon) […]

COAST GUARD RESCUES, MEDIVACS CHINCOTEAGUE MAN

COAST GUARD RESCUES, MEDIVACS CHINCOTEAGUE MAN CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. – A Coast Guard station responded to a mayday call yesterday afternoon after a man was swept from his vessel by a series of waves. At 2:44 p.m., a boater transmitted a mayday call stating that he was taking on water and his friend was in the […]

JUGGLING MULTIPLE ROLES, NOAA RESPONDS TO THE M/V ATHOS I OIL SPILL IN DELAWARE

JUGGLING MULTIPLE ROLES, NOAA RESPONDS TO THE M/V ATHOS I OIL SPILL IN DELAWARE Dec. 8, 2004 — NOAA employees work around the clock protecting and conserving the nation’s precious natural resources. From creating and updating navigational charts to rescuing stranded animals, NOAA frequently wears several hats in order to fulfill its mission. A good example […]

NOAA, INTERIOR DEPARTMENT AND WHITE HOUSE COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ANNOU

NOAA, INTERIOR DEPARTMENT AND WHITE HOUSE COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ANNOUNCE ACTIONS TO CONSERVE CORAL REEFS Dec. 8, 2004 — A request will be made by the Bush administration for $2.7 million to support state and local coral conservation efforts to implement local action strategies developed by the states, territories and commonwealths that make up […]

MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION ADOPTS COASTAL HABITAT PROTECTION PLAN

MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION ADOPTS COASTAL HABITAT PROTECTION PLAN The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission unanimously adopted the Coastal Habitat Protection Plan at its meeting in Atlantic Beach Thursday. “This commission has worked with the Coastal Resources and Environmental Management commissions since 1998, when the three commissions met together, to get this plan completed,” Jimmy Johnson, […]