NEW COOPERATIVE STUDY TO EXPLORE EFFORT IN THE GULF OF MEXICO SHRIMP FISHERY The National Marine Fisheries Service is pleased to announce that a new cooperative study will be conducted with the shrimping industry to better understand and measure shrimp fishing effort. Effort is a term that describes the number of hours or days fishers […]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Withdraws Federal Designation of Two Manatee RefugesThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced its decision to withdrawits Federal designation at two manatee refuges in Florida: the Pansy BayouManatee Refuge in Sarasota County and the Cocoa Beach Manatee Refuge inBrevard County.Service officials pointed out that withdrawing the Federal designationswould not […]
MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION TO MEET JULY 19-21 MOREHEAD CITY — The Marine Fisheries Commission will meet July 19-21 at the Quality Inn, 701 North Marine Blvd., in Jacksonville. The meeting is open to the public.On July 19, a public meeting will be held at beginning at 7 p.m. to review draft recommendations for the Coastal […]
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICENotice is hereby given that the NC Marine Fisheries Commission Shrimp FMP Advisory Committee will meet on July 12, 2004 @ 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Oriental First Baptist Church, located at 605 Broad Street, Oriental, NC. PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN LOCATIONFor further information, please contact Rich Carpenter, […]
USCG SUSPENDS SEARCH FOR PORTSMOUTH MAN PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Coast Guard officials have made the decision to suspend the search for a Portsmouth man after a 12-hour search that began today shortly after 9 a.m. Rescue crews and good Samaritans began searching for Brad Coles, 26, after he apparently became sea sick, leaned over the […]
USCG SEARCHING FOR MAN OFF CAROLINA COAST CAPE HATTERAS, N.C. – The Coast Guard, along with many good Samaritans, is searching for a man who fell off his chartered fishing vessel during a fishing trip approximately 37 miles off of Oregon Inlet, N.C., today at about 9 a.m. The man fell over board after he […]
COAST GUARD SAFELY RESCUES TRIO OF MARINERS MARCO ISLAND, Fla. – Following a day of exhaustive searching, an HH-60 Jayhawk crew from Air Station Clearwater spotted the trio of overdue mariners 20 miles west of Marco Island, Fla.at about 7:30 p.m. Sunday. The 18-and-a half-foot Sea Swirl had experienced engine problems, according to intial reports […]
COAST GUARD RESPONDS TO VARIETY OF CALLS OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.– The Coast Guard responded to a variety of maritime emergencies over the fourth of July weekend, traditionally one of the busiest periods on the Jersey shore. Over the course of the weekend the Coast Guard assisted with one medevac, three boats […]
NOAA SATELLITES PLAY KEY ROLE IN 60 RESCUES, SO FAR IN `04 Within the first three months of 2004, the Commerce Department’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellites were pivotal in rescuing 60 people from life-threatening situations. During the same time period last year, only 27 rescues were made. NOAA officials linked the increase […]
NOAA WEB SITE MAPS MORE THAN 150 YEARS OF HURRICANES Meteorologists, emergency planners and people living and working near the coast can now find out how tropical storms could affect their area, using a recently updated NOAA Web database of tropical cyclones. NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, is an agency of the U.S. […]
