Council to meet in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina

Council to meet in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina The Council will meet at the Shell Island Oceanfront Suites hotel 2700 N. Lumina Ave. Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480 on March 16-18, 2004 Council to meet in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina The Council will meet at the Shell Island Oceanfront Suites hotel 2700 N. Lumina Ave. Wrightsville […]

Lockwood Folly Inlet Survey

Lockwood Folly Inlet Survey March 02 2004 A new survey was released today by the Corps.  Download your copy here. Download HERELockwood Folly Inlet Survey March 02 2004 A new survey was released today by the Corps.  Download your copy here. Download HERE

OIL RECOVERY EFFORTS CONTINUE OFF VIRGINIA COAST

OIL RECOVERY EFFORTS CONTINUE OFF VIRGINIA COASTREMAINING SLICK DESCRIBED AS SPOTTY, DISSIPATING, DRIFTING AWAY US Coast Guard flights continued today off the coast of Virginia to search for survivors and to survey the state of the fuel oil spilled from the chemical tanker which exploded and sank Saturday evening. The vessel, T/V Bow Mariner, a […]

OWNER AND OPERATOR OF NORTH CAROLINA FISHING VESSEL ISSUED STIFF PENALTYFOR DENY

OWNER AND OPERATOR OF NORTH CAROLINA FISHING VESSEL ISSUED STIFF PENALTYFOR DENYING OBSERVER PERMISSION TO BOARD NOAA’s General Counsel for Enforcement and Litigation issued a $35,000 Notice of Violation and Assessment (NOVA) on Feb. 10, to the owner and operator of the fishing vessel Captain Cecil for refusing to allow an observer onboard the boat. […]

NOAA RELEASES NEW MANUAL ON COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION MONITORING

NOAA RELEASES NEW MANUAL ON COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION MONITORING Feb. 26, 2004 — For the first time, NOAA compiled key restoration monitoring information applicable to coastal habitats nationwide. “Science-Based Restoration Monitoring of Coastal Habitats, Volume One: A Framework for Monitoring Plans Under the Estuaries and Clean Waters Act of 2000 (Public Law 160-457)” offers technical […]

Oregon Inlet Survey Released

Oregon Inlet Survey Released 2-20-04 You can get the new survey HERE Text File…(Read More) BelowName Input Output “WAYPOINT1” 759838.70000 N 35 47.2628876 N 3035447.79000 E 75 30.4777410 W Convergence 02 00 55.80094 Scale Factor 0.999916241  “WAYPOINT2” 758911.07000 N 35 47.1150828 N 3034583.39000 E 75 30.6591023 W Convergence 02 00 49.52036 Scale Factor 0.999915840 “WAYPOINT3” […]

MORE THAN 2,500 MANATEES COUNTED DURING SYNOPTIC SURVEY

MORE THAN 2,500 MANATEES COUNTED DURING SYNOPTIC SURVEY St. Petersburg—Biologists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI) are releasing the preliminary results of a statewide synoptic survey, conducted February 20, 2004, to count manatees by air and by ground. Twenty-three observers (16 in air and 7 on the […]

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Interior Department’s Cooperative Conservation Programs Norton Briefs President Bush on Interior Department’s Cooperative Conservation Programs; Announces $25.8 Million in Grants to Assist Conservation Efforts for Imperiled Species on Private Lands Interior Secretary Gale Norton briefed President Bush about the department’s on-going efforts to empower Americans to conserve wildlife and its habitat, including $25.8 million in […]

CLIMATE, WATER & WEATHER DIVISION CHIEF APPOINTED DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL WE

CLIMATE, WATER & WEATHER DIVISION CHIEF APPOINTED DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOUTHERN REGION Veteran meteorologist Steven Cooper has been appointed deputy director of the National Weather Service (NWS) Southern Region – serving 10 southern states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Prior to his appointment, Cooper served as chief […]

NOAA RELEASES NEW MANUAL ON COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION MONITORING

NOAA RELEASES NEW MANUAL ON COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION MONITORING For the first time, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has compiled key restoration monitoring information applicable to coastal habitats nationwide. Science-Based Restoration Monitoring of Coastal Habitats, Volume One: A Framework for Monitoring Plans Under the Estuaries and Clean Waters Act of 2000 (Public Law […]