Category: NH

NORTH CAROLINA REIMBURSED FOR HURRICANE ISABEL PREPARATIONS WASHINGTON – North Carolina will receive $1.8 million to help cover costs of emergency preparations for Hurricane Isabel, Senator John Edwards announced Wednesday. “The preparations made by our state ensured that a bad situation didn’t become worse,” Senator Edwards said. “Governor Easley and state emergency workers did a […]

NOAA RELEASES NATIONAL ESTUARIES RESTORATION INVENTORY June 7, 2004 — NOAA announced today the initiation of the National Estuaries Restoration Inventory that will track the progress made toward the goals of the Estuary Restoration Act of 2000. The inventory is an online tool to monitor restoration projects implemented around the country and will serve as […]

NEW STRATEGY PROPOSED TO REDUCE SHIP COLLISIONS WITH ENDANGERED NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALES June 2, 2004 — NOAA Fisheries today proposed a comprehensive strategy for reducing collisions between ocean-going vessels and highly endangered North Atlantic right whales along the East Coast. The strategy includes measures tailored to vessel traffic patterns, ocean conditions, and right whale […]

NOAA SERVES THE NATION BY IMPROVING THE UNDERSTANDING OF CLIMATE CHANGE May 28, 2004 — There has been a great deal of attention given to the important topic of global climate change recently. This, however, is not a new topic for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NOAA is leading the path in gaining a […]

Carolina Beach Inlet Survey Released 5-28-04 You Can Download The Corp File HERE View MY Marked up Image HERE Admin Note-I screwed up when I named the file…It says 42804…This was released 5-28-04  Carolina Beach Inlet Survey Released 5-28-04 You Can Download The Corp File HERE View MY Marked up Image HERE Admin Note-I screwed up when […]

SAFETY BOARD TO HOLD FORUM ON PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICESWashington, D. C. -The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public forum to discuss mandatory wear of personal flotation devices (PFD) on recreational boats, NTSB Chairman Ellen Engleman Conners has announced. The one-day forum will begin at 9:00 am on August 25, 2004 at the NTSB […]

UPDATE ON NTSB INVESTIGATION OF BALTIMORE WATER TAXI ACCIDENTWashington, DC – The National Transportation Safety Board today released the following update of its on-going investigation into the March 6, 2004 “Lady D” water taxi accident in Baltimore, Maryland. The initial on-scene phase of the investigation was completed on Sunday, March 14. Accident ReconstructionBefore the on-scene […]

Comment Period Extended for Scoping on Amendment 2 to the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species and Billfish Fishery Management Plans NOAA Fisheries has published an Issues/Options Paper for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) and is seeking public comment on this document. A copy can be obtained at: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms. The comment period has now been extended until […]

Atlantic – Striped Bass in the Exclusive Economic Zone NOAA Fisheries is preparing a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) in response to an Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission recommendation to remove the moratorium on the harvest of Atlantic striped bass in the EEZ. NOAA Fisheries conducted public meetings, in November and December 2003, to determine […]

NOAA SCIENTISTS CONTINUE NATIONWIDE LECTURE SERIES ON HUMAN NOISE IMPACT TO MARINE MAMMALS The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service and scientists from various academic institutions are sponsoring a free national lecture series on marine mammals and human noise. They will hold the third lecture in Santa Cruz, California on June 3rd. […]