Final Bluefin Tuna Quotas; New Catch-and-Release Provisions Established NOAA Fisheries Service has announced Atlantic bluefin tuna quotas for each of the domestic fishing categories, and general category effort controls that will be effective through May 31, 2005. This final rule also establishes a catch-and-release provision, in addition to the existing tag-and-release program. Effective April 4, […]
NOAA Releases Coastal Population Trend Report Population Trends Along the Coastal United States: 1980-2008, (PDF) a report that presents an overview of coastal population trends from 1980 to 2003 and the projected change in coastal population by 2008. This report details the ever-increasing movement of the U.S. population to coastal counties. Fifty-three percent of the […]
Crowd focuses on risk to inlets Shoaling deemed threat to economyBy JERRY ALLEGOOD, Staff WriterSWANSBORO — Shallow inlets that divide the coastal barrier islands brought together hundreds of people Thursday who are worried that losing the inlets to sandbars will threaten the entire coast.About 600 people packed the Rotary Civic Center in Swansboro for a […]
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOUSE RESOLUTION URGING CONGRESS TO APPROPRIATE ADEQUATE FUNDS SESSION 2005 H D HOUSE RESOLUTION DRHR80102-LG-41 (02/01) Sponsors: Representatives Justice, McComas, Stiller, and Wright (Primary Sponsors). Referred to: A HOUSE RESOLUTION URGING CONGRESS TO APPROPRIATE ADEQUATE FUNDS TO THE United states ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF NORTH […]
NOAA FISHERIES PROPOSES FIRST LISTING OF CORALS UNDER THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT March 3, 2005  NOAA Fisheries announced today that it will propose listing staghorn (Acropora cervicornis) and elkhorn (Acropora palmata) corals as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. This would be the first listing of any coral species as threatened or endangered under […]
SHIPWRECK IN NOAA’s STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY ADDED TO NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES March 2, 2005  NOAA announced that the wreck of the Steamship Portland has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Registry is the nation’s official list of cultural resources worthy of preservation. The Portland rests on […]
“Save The Inlets” Regional Meeting March 3, 2005 7:00pm Swansboro Rotary Civic Center NC Rte 24 Swansboro, North Carolina Panel Members U.S. Congress Mike McIntyre (Staff Mary Simpson) Walter Jones (Staffer Josh Bowlen) U. S. Senators Richard Burr (Staff Ryan Rankin) Elizabeth Dole (Staff Janet Bradbury) Lieutenant Governor Beverly Perdue (Policy Director Tamara Jones) […]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Proposals From States for 2005 Endangered Species Grants The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is now seeking proposals from states and U.S. territories interested in acquiring land or conducting conservation planning for endangered species. Through the fiscal year 2005 appropriation from Congress, more than $70.5 million is available to […]
USA WINTERâ€â€ÂÂÂIT’S NOT OVER UNTIL IT’S OVER March 1, 2005  Just as February storms out and March comes blowing in, the U.S. was hit with another dose of winter reality. Meteorologists at the NOAA National Weather Service see the national picture as a tale of two coasts. This week the parched Pacific Northwest and […]
NOAA 2005 NATIONAL STAKEHOLDER FORUM NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, will host a national stakeholder forum on March 2nd in Washington, D.C. Issues identified and discussed at this year’s forum will be used to set near-term priorities, as well as to guide development of long-term goals for the agency. NOAA is an agency […]
