Category: NC

SCIENTISTS DOUBLE TALLY OF KNOWN RIGHT WHALES

SCIENTISTS DOUBLE TALLY OF KNOWN RIGHT WHALESScientists Optimistic After Sightings of Critically Endangered Whale The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service announced today in Kodiak, Alaska, that they have located more endangered right whales. Scientists on the NOAA Research Vessel McArthur II nearly doubled the tally of known right whales in the […]

NOAA Announces Top U.S. Fishing Ports for 2003

NOAA Announces Top U.S. Fishing Ports for 2003 Commercial fishermen unloaded 900.7 million pounds of fish and shellfish at the port of Dutch Harbor-Unalaska, AK, making it the top port in the United States for landings in 2003. Dutch Harbor-Unalaska netted the top landings slot for the15th consecutive year, although the total fish and shellfish […]

COAST GUARD ASSISTS SINKING VESSEL

COAST GUARD ASSISTS SINKING VESSEL PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Six people were assisted by the Coast Guard early today after their 23-foot Bayliner started taking on water about 20 miles off Virginia Beach, Va. After Coast Guard search and rescue coordinators requested assistance from any vessels near the distressed boaters, a foreign-flagged, 300-meter bulk carrier dispatched […]

MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION TO MEET

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICEMARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION TO MEET OCTOBER 11-13, 2004 KILL DEVIL HILLS — The Marine Fisheries Commission will meet October 11-13 at the Clarion Hotel.The meeting is open to the public.On October 11, a public meeting will be held at beginning at 7 p.m. to receive public comments on topics of interest.On October 12-13, […]

Feds Begin Arrests for Shark Finning

Feds Begin Arrests for Shark Finning On September 7, Cresento Bacaling and Conchito Cagas, Jr., plead guilty to federal violations of the federal natural resource anti-trafficking law, the Lacey Act and the Shark Finning Prohibition Act. This is the first United States arrest, charge and conviction for federal criminal violations of the Lacey Act with […]

RIGHT WHALE SHIP STRIKE STRATEGY MEETING:

RIGHT WHALE SHIP STRIKE STRATEGY MEETING:There will be a Stakeholder meeting on Right Whale Ship Strike Strategy; Advance Notice of Proposed ruelmaking:Morehead City, NCOctober 6, 2004 (Thursday); 1:00 – 3:30pmMorehead City Maritime Bldg;113 Arendell StreetThis meeting between senior agency staff of NMFS and stakeholders will describe a right whale ship strike reduction strategy that considers […]

NC Marine Fisheries Commission Shrimp FMP Advisory Committee

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE NC Marine Fisheries Commission Shrimp FMP Advisory CommitteeNotice is hereby given that the NC Marine Fisheries Commission Shrimp FMP Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday October 7, 2004 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the C-Mast Building, Room #306 located at Carteret Community College, 303 College Circle, Morehead City, […]

COAST GUARD MONITORS SALVAGE OF GROUNDED FISHING VESSEL IN MANASQUAN

COAST GUARD MONITORS SALVAGE OF GROUNDED FISHING VESSEL IN MANASQUAN ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.– The salvage of a fishing vessel that allided with the north jetty in the Manasquan Inlet Saturday evening is being monitored by the Coast Guard Marine Safety Office in Philadelphia and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. The Michelle K, a […]

NOAA AND NASA ANNOUNCE CONTRACT AWARD FOR IMAGING SUITE ABOARD NEXT GENERATION G

NOAA AND NASA ANNOUNCE CONTRACT AWARD FOR IMAGING SUITE ABOARD NEXT GENERATION GOES SPACECRAFT SERIES The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA announced that Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company of Palo Alto, Calif., was awarded a $6 million contract to work on the Solar Imaging Suite for the next generation of Geostationary Operational Environmental […]

SEAFOOD CONSUMPTION ROSE AGAIN IN 2003

SEAFOOD CONSUMPTION ROSE AGAIN IN 2003 Sept. 27, 2004 — NOAA announced today that Americans ate a record 16.3 pounds of fish and shellfish per person in 2003, up from 15.6 pounds in 2002. Published in its annual report, “Fisheries of the United States,” NOAA has been calculating the nation’s seafood consumption to keep the […]