Successful Management of U.S. Marine Fisheries Documented The proceedings of a November 2003 national fisheries conference, sponsored by the eight Regional Fishery Management Councils and NOAA Fisheries, were published and released on May 3, 2004. The 254 page document entitled “Managing our Nation’s Fisheries: Past, Present and Future” outlines substantial progress toward improving the health […]
Bottom Trawling Wrecks Habitat & Food For Big Fish Conservationist/Fisherman Tom Raftican writes for the “Tuna Times” In his latest editorial he talks about the destructive commercial fishing method which damages spawning habits the size of the US every year.SB 1459 Passes Senate Natural Resources CommitteeI’m excited to report an important first hurdle in the […]
International Migratory Bird Day While some of us might not know the difference between a great blue heron and a snowy egret, or a wood stork from a gull-billed tern, we love to see these graceful and beautiful creatures in flight along wind-capped waves, or silently hunting their prey, statue-like, mirrored on the glassy surface […]
RESEARCHERS TO USE INFRARED LASER-SCAN TO CREATE 3-D MODEL OF THE USS MONITOR’S TURRET AND STEAM ENGINE May 12, 2004  This week in Newport News, Va., The Mariners’ Museum and the NOAA Monitor National Marine Sanctuary are working with the National Park Service’s Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record (HABS/HAER) to map the […]
RESEARCHERS TO USE INFRARED LASER-SCAN TO CREATE 3-D MODEL OF THE USS MONITOR’S TURRET AND STEAM ENGINETechnicians from National Park Service’s HABS/HAER offices to map artifacts beginning May 10th Beginning the week of May 10 in Newport News, Va., The Mariners’ Museum and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Monitor National Marine Sanctuary will […]
Lockwood Folly Inlet Survey Released 5-10-04 Download Your Copy HERE Lockwood Folly Inlet Survey Released 5-10-04 Download Your Copy HERE
NOAA COMMISSIONS COASTAL RESEARCH SHIP NANCY FOSTER May 10, 2004  NOAA welcomed its new vessel, the NOAA ship Nancy Foster, into its fleet ofresearch and survey ships Monday during a traditional maritime ceremony in Charleston, S.C. “Over the past two years, NOAA has made it a priority to modernize its fleet of ships, and […]
NOAA STRENGTHENS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTFOR METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE STUDIES INSTITUTE AT UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that an additional $2.5 million will be included in the multi-year cooperative agreement it signed with the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) at the University of Wisconsin (UW) in Madison. The agreement, initially […]
NOAA OUTLINES MANAGEMENT ISSUESFOR BILLFISH, SWORDFISH, TUNA AND SHARK FISHERIESSEEKS COMMENT ON OPTIONS IDENTIFIED BY CONSTITUENTS The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has released an issues and options paper for fisheries management of highly migratory species in the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean. The paper identifies potential management measures for billfish, swordfish, tunas […]
Carolina Beach Inlet There have been SEVERAL boats grounded in Carolina Beach Inlet as of late. I guess they did not check out the PDF files availible here from the Corps. WELL…just to make sure that you folks are not one of the ones grounded…I painted up this survey from the Corps. View FULL SIZE image […]
