Carolina Beach Inlet Survey Released 5-28-04 You Can Download The Corp File HERE View MY Marked up Image HERE Admin Note-I screwed up when I named the file…It says 42804…This was released 5-28-04 Carolina Beach Inlet Survey Released 5-28-04 You Can Download The Corp File HERE View MY Marked up Image HERE Admin Note-I screwed up when […]
SAFETY BOARD TO HOLD FORUM ON PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICESWashington, D. C. -The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public forum to discuss mandatory wear of personal flotation devices (PFD) on recreational boats, NTSB Chairman Ellen Engleman Conners has announced. The one-day forum will begin at 9:00 am on August 25, 2004 at the NTSB […]
UPDATE ON NTSB INVESTIGATION OF BALTIMORE WATER TAXI ACCIDENTWashington, DC – The National Transportation Safety Board today released the following update of its on-going investigation into the March 6, 2004 “Lady D” water taxi accident in Baltimore, Maryland. The initial on-scene phase of the investigation was completed on Sunday, March 14. Accident ReconstructionBefore the on-scene […]
Comment Period Extended for Scoping on Amendment 2 to the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species and Billfish Fishery Management Plans NOAA Fisheries has published an Issues/Options Paper for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) and is seeking public comment on this document. A copy can be obtained at: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms. The comment period has now been extended until […]
Atlantic – Striped Bass in the Exclusive Economic Zone NOAA Fisheries is preparing a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) in response to an Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission recommendation to remove the moratorium on the harvest of Atlantic striped bass in the EEZ. NOAA Fisheries conducted public meetings, in November and December 2003, to determine […]
NOAA SCIENTISTS CONTINUE NATIONWIDE LECTURE SERIES ON HUMAN NOISE IMPACT TO MARINE MAMMALS The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service and scientists from various academic institutions are sponsoring a free national lecture series on marine mammals and human noise. They will hold the third lecture in Santa Cruz, California on June 3rd. […]
Enjoy National Fishing and Boating Week June 5 to 13, 2004 Remember the first time someone showed you how to cast a fishing line or remember all those ‘big fish’ tales you heard? Now you can recreate those memories for yourself or someone else during National Fishing and Boating Week, June 5 to 13, 2004. […]
NOAA, U.S. LIFESAVING ASSOCIATION LAUNCH “BREAK THE GRIP OF THE RIP” NATIONAL PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN ON RIP CURRENTS May 24, 2004  A new public awareness campaign launched today by NOAA and the U.S. Lifesaving Association puts the spotlight on deadly rip currents, helping beachgoers recognize them and offering potentially life-saving tips on how to […]
Scoping Meetings for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species NOAA Fisheries staff is presenting issues and options for amending the current FMPs at a series of public meetings. The scope of issues includes, but is not limited to: HMS tournaments, bycatch reduction (e.g., possible changes to existing time/area closures), changes to the recordkeeping and reporting for HMS […]
NOAA Scientists Hunt for “Lions” in the Atlantic Divers and deep-water fishermen along the Atlantic Coast may encounter lionfish, venomous coral reef fishes that have found their way into east coast waters. Scientists from NOAA will conduct field studies this summer to examine the status of the lionfish population and examine life history characteristics to […]
