Wings Over Water- November 2-7, 2004 — A joyful celebration of wildlife and wildlands in eastern North Carolina… Come and join us and take home memories of an unforgettable experience. Here you’ll enjoy miles of unspoiled landscapes, sandy beaches, rolling dunes, scrub thickets, broad marshes, pocosins, blackwater swamps, and maritime and inland forests. These varied […]
MARINE FISHERIES COMMISISON TO MEET NOVEMBER 15, 2004 Morehead City- The Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) will meet November 15, 2004 at the Crystal Coast Civic Center, Morehead City, NC. The meeting will be held in Rooms 1, 2 and 3 upstairs and will begin at 1:00 p.m. The meeting is open to the public. MFC […]
Partnerships in Georgia and North Carolina Will Receive Coastal Wetland Grants to Protect Wildlife and HabitatWASHINGTON, DC ? Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton announced today thatthe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will award more than $13 million ingrants to 10 states to conserve, restore and protect coastal wetlands.Partners in this year’s projects include state […]
MARINE FISHERIES COMMISISON TO MEET NOVEMBER 15, 2004 Morehead City- The Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) will meet November 15, 2004 at the Crystal Coast Civic Center, Morehead City, NC. The meeting will be held in Rooms 1, 2 and 3 upstairs and will begin at 1:00 p.m. The meeting is open to the public.MFC Chairman Jimmy […]
Fisheries Administrator Meets with Key Representatives of the Marine Recreational Fisheries Community On Thursday, October 28, Dr. Bill Hogarth, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, briefed key representatives and organizations of the saltwater sportfishing community to discuss important saltwater recreational issues including the striped bass draft environmental impact statement, northwest salmon, recreational data and statistics, marine protected […]
An anchor in American history to be raised JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Maria Bray will attempt to retrieve the original anchor of the Coast Guard Cutter Barque Eagle from the St. Johns River tomorrow morning. The 3,800 pound anchor broke free from its chain during a routine maneuver when […]
USCG AUXILIARY CREW SAVES YOUNG MAN’S LIFE PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A Coast Guard Auxiliary crew saved the life an 18-year-old man after he was ejected from his jet ski at the mouth of the Perrin River, Va., today at about 3:30 p.m. Steve Hogge was found exhausted and without a lifejacket in the 59-degree water […]
FISHING VESSEL SUNK NEAR MOUTH OF BARNEGAT INLET ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The Coast Guard Marine Safety Office (MSO) in Philadelphia, Pa., is overseeing cleanup and salvage operations for a fishing vessel that sunk a mile and a half south of Barnegat Inlet. Coast Guard Group Atlantic City received a report from the fishing vessel […]
COAST GUARD OVERSEEING CLEANUP AND SALVAGE ON SUNKEN TUG IN CHRISTINA RIVER ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The Coast Guard Marine Safety Office (MSO) in Philadelphia, Pa., is overseeing cleanup and salvage operations for a tug that sunk at the mouth of the Christina River in Wilmington, Del. MSO Philadelphia received a report at 3:57 p.m. […]
NC Marine Fisheries Commission Central Regional Advisory Committee Notice is hereby given that the NC Marine Fisheries Commission Central Regional Advisory Committee will meet on Wednesday, November 3, 2004 at 6:00 p.m. at the Craven County Cooperative Extension Service Office, located at 300 Industrial Drive, New Bern, NC.The Committee will receive an update on the […]
