MARS IS FOUND IN SEAFLOOR SURVEY AROUND JAPANESE MINI-SUBMARINENOAA and Partners Survey “Flying Boat” Crash Sites Dec. 14, 2004  A watery grave off the Hawaiian coast is yielding answers about World War II-era aircraft and ships. Explorer-researchers from NOAA and the University of Hawaii joined with colleagues from the National Park Service on an […]
ATLANTIC BLUEFIN TUNA LANDINGS As of December 13, 2004, fishing year landings of Atlantic bluefin tuna are as follows: The coastwide General category has landed 281.5 mt of a possible 359.0 mt. Harpoon category closed at 29.9 mt. Longline North: 29.9 mt. Longline South: 9.8 mt. Purse seine category 31.3 mt. The Angling category is […]
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JOHN ‘JACK’ HAYES NAMED DEPUTY ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR OF NOAA’S OCEAN SERVICE Richard W. Spinrad, assistant administrator of NOAA’s Ocean Service has named John ‘Jack’ Hayes, director of NOAA’s National Weather Service’s Office of Science and Technology, as the new deputy assistant administrator for NOS. Hayes officially joins the ocean service on December 12, succeeding Jamie […]
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species and Billfish Advisory Panel Meeting NOAA Fisheries will hold a joint meeting of the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) and Billfish Advisory Panels (AP) on March 21-23, 2005 in Silver Spring, MD. The intent of this meeting is to consider alternatives for the conservation and management of HMS.The joint AP meeting […]
Decision Postponed on Striped Bass Fishing in Federal Waters NOAA Fisheries will wait for the results of a new striped bass stock assessment in 2005 before deciding whether to re-open federal waters to striped bass fishing. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has recommended that NOAA Fisheries remove the current moratorium on the harvest of […]
ATLANTIC BLUEFIN TUNA LANDINGS As of December 09, 2004 fishing year landings of Atlantic bluefin tuna are as follows: The coastwide General category has landed 16.0 mt of the remaining 107 mt. Harpoon category closed at 29.9 mt. Longline North: 28.9 mt. Longline South: 9.5 mt. Purse seine category 31.3 mt. The Angling category is […]
JUGGLING MULTIPLE ROLES, NOAA RESPONDS TO THE M/V ATHOS I OIL SPILL IN DELAWARE Dec. 8, 2004  NOAA employees work around the clock protecting and conserving the nation’s precious natural resources. From creating and updating navigational charts to rescuing stranded animals, NOAA frequently wears several hats in order to fulfill its mission. A good example […]
NOAA, INTERIOR DEPARTMENT AND WHITE HOUSE COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ANNOUNCE ACTIONS TO CONSERVE CORAL REEFS Dec. 8, 2004  A request will be made by the Bush administration for $2.7 million to support state and local coral conservation efforts to implement local action strategies developed by the states, territories and commonwealths that make up […]
Current Daily Recreational Atlantic Tunas Retention Limits Effective December 8,2004 through May 31, 2005 inclusive, the daily recreational retention limit for BLUEFIN TUNA is one large school, or small medium BFT, measuring 47 to less than 73 inches curved fork length (CFL), per vessel per day/trip, plus one large medium or giant BLUEFIN TUNA, measuring […]
