ATLANTIC HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES Table of Contents 50 CFRSubpart D Restrictions on Imports Sec. 635.46 Import requirements for swordfish. (a) General. To facilitate enforcement of domestic regulations, a swordfish, or part thereof, less than the minimum size specified at Sec. 635.20(e) may not be imported, or attempted to be imported, into the United States unless […]
Letters to Members of the North Carolina Delegation Rep. John J Duncan Jr., Chairman of the Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure-Water Resources & Environment Subcommittee; and Rep. David L. Hobson, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations-Energy & Water Development Subcommittee:As state senators representing North Carolina’s coastal communities, we appreciate this opportunity to share our strong […]
Letter from New Hanover County Commissioners February 7, 2005 The Honorable Richard Burr United States Senate 120 Russell SOB Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator Burr, We strongly urge Congress, as specified in the attached February 7, 2005 County Resolution, to include full funding for shallow inlet maintenance in the U. S. Corps of Engineers budget […]
RESOLUTION OF THE NEW HANVOER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WHEREAS, the United States Coast Guard plans to remove entire buoy systems from four dangerously shoaled inlets along the North Carolina Coast including Carolina Beach Inlet; and WHEREAS, there is no dredging of the Carolina Beach Inlet scheduled this fiscal year and the proposed budget of […]
$500 REWARD OFFERED FOR POP-UP TAGS FROM ATLANTIC BLUEFIN TUNA Pop-Up Satellite Tags are being put on bluefin by several marine scientists to learn more about the migratory movements of bluefin tuna. Currently tags are being deployed by scientists from the US, Canada and Europe. If you find a fish with a Pop-Up Satellite Tag please […]
NEW ICEBERG BREAKS OFF OF LARSEN ICE SHELF Feb. 4, 2005  A new iceberg, about twice the size of Dallas, Texas, has formed in the frigid waters around Antarctica, according to the National Ice Center in Suitland, Md. This latest development comes just three weeks after the world’s largest iceberg, which measured the size […]
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) to Meet in Alexandria, VA; February 7-10 Topics on the agenda for this meeting include the management of Atlantic herring, summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, red drum, striped bass, eel, lobster and Atlantic menhaden, weakfish, and horseshoe crab. There will be opportunities for public comment. Select “Read More” […]
Request for Proposals, Large Whale Gear Competition; Due February 15 The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), in cooperation with NOAA Fisheries Service, the Northeast Consortium, and the Gulf of Maine Lobster Foundation, recently announced a Request for Proposals for the Large Whale Gear Competition. This project supports the development of innovative fishing gear and/or […]
Deputy Undersecretary to Testify before Senate Commerce Committee on the Status of the U.S. Tsunami Warning System The Deputy Undersecretary for Oceans and Atmosphere BG John (Jack) J. Kelly, Jr., USAF (Ret.), will testify on the status of the U.S. tsunami warning system before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee (Chair Ted Stevens, R-AK) […]
NOAA SATELLITES PLAY KEY ROLE IN 260 RESCUES IN 2004More People Purchasing Emergency Beacons NOAA satellites played a key role in rescuing 260 people throughout the United States and its surrounding waters from potentially life-threatening emergencies in 2004. This number of rescues is an increase from the 224 lives saved in 2003. NOAA’s polar-orbiting and […]
