TANKER EXPLODES WITH 27 PEOPLE ON BOARD PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Coast Guard is searching for survivors after a 570-foot tanker carrying industrial ethanol exploded and sank 50 miles off Chincoteague, Va., today. The Bow Mariner with 27 people on board radioed the Coast Guard shortly after 6 p.m. to report the explosion. Eight crewmembers are […]
OWNER AND OPERATOR OF NORTH CAROLINA FISHING VESSEL ISSUED STIFF PENALTYFOR DENYING OBSERVER PERMISSION TO BOARD NOAA’s General Counsel for Enforcement and Litigation issued a $35,000 Notice of Violation and Assessment (NOVA) on Feb. 10, to the owner and operator of the fishing vessel Captain Cecil for refusing to allow an observer onboard the boat. […]
NOAA RELEASES NEW MANUAL ON COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION MONITORING Feb. 26, 2004  For the first time, NOAA compiled key restoration monitoring information applicable to coastal habitats nationwide. “Science-Based Restoration Monitoring of Coastal Habitats, Volume One: A Framework for Monitoring Plans Under the Estuaries and Clean Waters Act of 2000 (Public Law 160-457)” offers technical […]
Oregon Inlet Survey Released 2-20-04 You can get the new survey HERE Text File…(Read More) BelowName Input Output “WAYPOINT1” 759838.70000 N 35 47.2628876 N 3035447.79000 E 75 30.4777410 W Convergence 02 00 55.80094 Scale Factor 0.999916241 “WAYPOINT2” 758911.07000 N 35 47.1150828 N 3034583.39000 E 75 30.6591023 W Convergence 02 00 49.52036 Scale Factor 0.999915840 “WAYPOINT3” […]
Admin Note: These are the Highlights from…. LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT February 24, 2004 NC – BOGUE SOUND – SHOALING There has been a report of shoaling in the vicinity of Cape Fear River- New River Buoy 154 (LLNR 39725) and Cape Fear River- New River Buoy 155 (LLNR 39730) to an approximate […]
SC-2-2004 PROCLAMATION RE: 2004 BAY SCALLOP SEASON Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 7:30 A.M., Wednesday, March 3, 2004 the bay scallop season will open with the following restrictions: I. AREA DEION All internal waters of the state II. HARVEST METHODS, DAYS AND TIME PERIOD A. Scallops […]
PA-10-2004 PROCLAMATION RE: SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, upon the recommendation of Leah Devlin, D.D.S., M.P.H., State Health Director, Department of Health and Human Services, hereby announces that the following shellfish area temporary closures will take effect immediately: No person shall take or attempt to take any oysters, […]
MORE THAN 2,500 MANATEES COUNTED DURING SYNOPTIC SURVEY St. Petersburgâ€â€ÂÂÂBiologists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI) are releasing the preliminary results of a statewide synoptic survey, conducted February 20, 2004, to count manatees by air and by ground. Twenty-three observers (16 in air and 7 on the […]
Vessel backlog nearly cleared, salvage plan approved NEW ORLEANS – The backlog of vessels waiting to enter or exit the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River has almost cleared today and the Coast Guard is projecting that it should be completely cleared by mid-day Saturday, weather permitting. Since the Southwest Pass was reopened Wednesday afternoon […]
Interior Department’s Cooperative Conservation Programs Norton Briefs President Bush on Interior Department’s Cooperative Conservation Programs; Announces $25.8 Million in Grants to Assist Conservation Efforts for Imperiled Species on Private Lands Interior Secretary Gale Norton briefed President Bush about the department’s on-going efforts to empower Americans to conserve wildlife and its habitat, including $25.8 million in […]
