BOSTON — Coast Guard emergency crews medically evacuated an injured fisherman near Gloucester Saturday. A Station Gloucester boat crew was nearby on patrol when they received a call from the Sector Boston Command Center stating the operator aboard the fishing vessel Webb II had suffered a severe hand injury and was requesting medical attention. The […]
BOSTON — A Coast Guard rescue crew from Station Point Judith in Narragansett, Rhode Island medically evacuated a man suffering from extreme chest pains Thursday. Watchstanders at the Sector Southeastern New England command center in Woods Hole, Massachusetts received an emergency call at 8:12 a.m. from the 60-foot charter fishing vessel FIN CHASER stating a […]
BOSTON — Coast Guard members from Station Point Allerton and Station Boston participated in firearms training at a range on Joint Base Cape Cod, Tuesday. Members trained with a variety of weapons. Coast Guard law enforcement crews are required to complete these courses every six months to maintain the ability to safely handle the weapons. […]
April 14, 2015 MarineFisheries Advisory Recreational Gulf of Maine Cod Fishery Closed and Commercial Gulf of Maine Cod Trip Limit Reduced to 200 Pounds The Division of Marine Fisheries (MarineFisheries) has taken emergency action to immediately reduce the commercial and recreational harvest of Gulf of Maine (GOM) cod (322 CMR […]
Warming water temperatures due to climate change could expand the range of many native species of tropical fish, including the invasive and poisonous lionfish, according to a study of 40 species along rocky and artificial reefs off North Carolina by researchers from NOAA and the University of North Carolina-Wilmington. The findings, reported for the first […]
NOAA Announces New Regulations for King and Spanish Mackerel in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Region A new rule, effective July 16, 2014, will change the coastal migratory pelagics permit requirements and restrictions, including modification of the sales provisions and income requirements. For the Gulf of Mexico, the rule prohibits the sale of king […]
NOAA, U.S. Coast Guard, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to hold public discussions with nation’s mariners and waterway stakeholders NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey is joining the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as hosts of a series of public discussions on navigational aid technology and information requirements. Coast Survey […]
Funding agreement allows continued recreational water quality monitoring RALEIGH – The state will be able to continue water quality testing at 38 coastal swimming sites that had been on the chopping block due to cuts in federal funding. The Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership, or APNEP, provided a $20,000 grant to the N.C. Division of Marine […]
CAPTAIN’S DECISION TO SAIL INTO THE PATH OF A HURRICANE CAUSED THE TALL SHIP BOUNTY TO SINK OFF ATLANTIC COAST February 10, 2014 WASHINGTON – A captain’s “reckless decision to sail into the well-forecasted path of Hurricane Sandy” was the probable cause of the sinking of a ship off the North Carolina coast in October […]
Commercial Fishermen Needed to Remove Marine Debris MANTEO – The N. C. Coastal Federation is accepting applications for fishermen to help get marine debris out of the water this winter. In January 2014, the federation and the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will begin a pilot project to remove abandoned fishing gear from northeastern North […]
