Category: NH

NOAA SHIP RUDE FINDS WRECK IN NARRAGANSETT BAY April 30, 2004 — While conducting hydrographic surveys to update the area’s nautical charts, the NOAA ship Rude (pronounced Rudy) discovered a sunken vessel in Narragansett Bay that poses a serious danger to navigation. The wreck, found on April 26 on the southeast side of Prudence Island, […]

National – Public Comments Requested on Interagency Wetland Guidance Section 404 of the Clean Water Act regulates the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States, including wetlands. The Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is responsible for processing Section 404 permits and analyzing impacts associated with proposed projects. When an applicant […]

National – Proposed Rule to Implement the Marine Mammal Protection Act’s Zero Rate Mortality Goal Section 118 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) addresses the taking of marine mammals incidental to commercial fishing operations. The MMPA provides for the preparation of stock assessments for all marine mammal stocks in waters under U.S. jurisdiction, development […]

Atlantic – Highly Migratory Species: Comments Requested on Issues & Options Paper, Nine Public Meetings Scheduled NOAA Fisheries announces the availability of an Issues and Options paper for Amendment 2 to the Atlantic Tunas, Swordfish, and Sharks Fishery Management Plan (HMS FMP) and Amendment 2 to the Billfish Fishery Management Plan (Billfish FMP), request public […]

Atlantic – Final Regulations Published for 2004 Spiny Dogfish Fishery NOAA Fisheries announced final specifications for the 2004-2005 spiny dogfish fishery in a rule that published on April 27, 2004. This action specifies a commercial quota for the spiny dogfish fishery to achieve the annual target fishing mortality rate (F) specified in the Spiny Dogfish […]

Mid-Atlantic – Reinstatement of Permit Requirements for the Tilefish Fishery In a final rule that published on April 26, 2004, NOAA Fisheries reinstated the permit requirements for commercial tilefish vessels. This final rule is based on additional information provided by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council that supports and explains the basis for the limited access […]

NOAA FISHERIES INVITES MARINE ANGLERS TO DISCUSS PROPOSED STRATEGIC PLAN The Commerce Department’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will host the first in a series of constituent meetings on the West Coast and Hawaii to receive input for the development of a Recreational Fisheries Strategic Plan for the next five years. The first meeting […]

Resources Cmte Hearing on International Fishery IssuesApril 28, 2004 Thursday, April 29, Dr. William Hogarth, Assistant Administrator for the National Marine Fisheries Service, will testify before the House Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans (Chair, Wayne Gilchrest, R-MD) on International Fishery Conservation and Management Issues. Resources Cmte Hearing on International Fishery IssuesApril […]

Vessel on Fire In Cape Fear River There is a vessel reported to be on Fire in the Cape Fear River near the junction of Snows Cut and The Cape Fear River. The Corp of Engineer Vessel Snell is on scene and assisting the vessel. According to initial reports from the vessel Sundarie the fire […]

Testimony by Admiral James D. Watkins, U.S. Navy (Retired), Chairman, U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy, before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on April 22, 2004 Commission Chairman retired Admiral James D. Watkins, USN, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation and the Senate Appropriations Committee on April […]