Public Comments Requested on a Proposal to Alter Time/Area Closure for Atlantic Sharks NOAA Fisheries Service has received a petition from the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Marine Fisheries seeking to reduce the extent of the time/area closure for Atlantic sharks off the Mid-Atlantic region. This proposal requests a change […]
State and Federal Law Enforcement Team Up to Protect Endangered Sea Turtles The NOAA Fisheries Service Office for Law Enforcement, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Coast Guard are teaming up again this year with commercial fishermen to protect threatened and endangered sea turtles. The […]
Comments Invited on Proposed Rule to Designate Staghorn and Elkhorn Corals as Threatened This proposed action would place elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) and staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) on the list of threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). While elkhorn and staghorn corals are not currently in danger of extinction throughout all or a […]
Reminder to Keep Appropriate Distance from Marine Mammals A juvenile bottlenose dolphin recently spotted off of St. Helena Islands in South Carolina received the attention of people throughout the Low Country. This dolphin resembles “Carolina Snowball,” a famous albino dolphin that was well known around South Carolina and Georgia in the 1950s and early 1960s. […]
The 15th Annual Cape Fear Blue Water Fishing Tournament Wow, it’s here. The 15th Annual Cape Fear Blue Water Fishing Tournament. The weather is co-operating & all things point to a great tournament. Schedule of Events…… Captains Party 7:00 PM Thursday May 12th @ Bradley Creek Fishing Days Friday & Saturday Bragging & Awards celebration […]
ASMFC Weakfish Board Initiates Development of Addendum to Address Stock DeclinesAlexandria, VA – The Commission’s Weakfish Management Board authorized development of an addendum to Amendment 4 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Weakfish to address stock declines. The action is taken in response to the latest stock assessment, which indicates that total mortality has […]
NOAA Hosts Chesapeake Bay Integrated Research Symposium On April 27-28, the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office (NCBO) hosted the 7th annual Chesapeake Bay Integrated Research Symposium in Laurel, MD. Topics included: Status of Bay stocks and fisheries, including oyster, striped bass and softshell clam Monitoring and modeling of multiple species in the Bay Research studies on […]
Results of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Tagging Study Published A team of researchers led by Dr. Barbara Block has reported on the results of extensive electronic tagging studies of Atlantic bluefin tuna. The exciting findings were published in last week’s issue of Nature; NOAA has provided funding to support the research of Dr. Block and colleagues […]
NOAA TRANSFERS MAPPING SHIP TO MEXICAN NAVY May 3, 2005  NOAA <http://www.noaa.gov> transferred ownership of Whiting, a decommissioned hydrographic survey ship, to the Mexican Navy upon authority of Congress and by order of the Secretary of Commerce. The transfer took place during a special ceremony at Town Point Park, Otter Berth, in Norfolk, […]
NOAA SCIENTISTS BATTLE OCEAN GHOSTNETS April 29, 2005  Thousands of miles from any human habitation, fishing nets hundreds of meters long and balls of net tens of meters across, lost or abandoned by their former owners but still an environmental hazard, foul huge swaths of the Pacific Ocean. However, the sheer mass of those […]
