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South Atlantic – Public Scoping Meetings Scheduled for Mackerel Fishery The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a series of scoping meetings from April 20-29 throughout the Atlantic to solicit public input on options regarding the current moratorium on the issuance of commercial king mackerel permits. The moratorium is scheduled to expire on October […]

Kingfisher is 35 miles offshore 4/2/04: This morning, Kingfisher is 35 miles offshore and is passing outside the entrance to Delaware Bay. See plot. His velocity continued to average just over 2 knots overnight. There is a slight lull in the otherwise very poor weather forecast today – however, conditions are far from favorable for […]

NOAA Fisheries Seeks Public Comment on a Proposed International Trade Permit for Tuna and Swordfish NOAA Fisheries has proposed modifications to its international trade tracking programs. These changes are necessary to implement conservation and management recommendations from the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas and the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission. The proposed rule […]

TESTIMONY OF REBECCA LENT, Ph.D. DEPUTY ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON FISHERIES CONSERVATION, WILDLIFE AND OCEANS COMMITTEE ON RESOURCES U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HEARING ON H.R. 3378, the MARINE TURTLE CONSERVATION ACT OF 2003 MARCH 25, 2004 Mr. Chairman and Members […]

Sea Turtle Protection and Conservation Sea turtles are graceful saltwater reptiles, well adapted to life in their marine world. With streamlined bodies and flipper-like limbs, they are graceful swimmers able to navigate across the oceans. When they are active, sea turtles must swim to the ocean surface to breathe every few minutes. When they are […]

NOAA TALKS WITH STAKEHOLDERS: TELL US WHERE AND HOW TO IMPROVENational Forum in Washington, DC on April 16 The Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will host a national stakeholder forum on April 16 in Washington, D.C., to identify ways to improve agency programs and make them more effective and responsive. Forum […]

Lockwood Folly Inlet Survey 3/24/04 Get Yours HERELockwood Folly Inlet Survey 3/24/04 Get Yours HERE

NOAA TEAM POSTPONES ATTEMPT TO REMOVE ROPES FROM ENDANGERED RIGHT WHALE Young Right Whale Moves Further North March 26, 2004 — NOAA Fisheries and its rescue team partners postponed disentanglement operations Friday morning. During the night, the entangled right whale traveled further than expected and moved out of range of the team and into bad […]

Topsail Inlet Survey 3-27-04NO WAYPOINTS DUE TO LACK OF DEEP WATER Click To Download HERE Topsail Inlet Survey 3-27-04NO WAYPOINTS DUE TO LACK OF DEEP WATER Click To Download HERE