NOAA SCIENTISTS BATTLE OCEAN GHOSTNETS April 29, 2005  Thousands of miles from any human habitation, fishing nets hundreds of
NOAA READJUSTS THE NATIONAL SPATIAL REFERENCE SYSTEM USING HIGH ACCURACY GPS DATA Beginning in June 2005, the National Oceanic and
House Transportation Committee Reports Delaware River Bill Incorporating Changes Requested by NOAA: On April 27th, the House Transportation and Infrastructure
Public Meetings to Evaluate Atlantic For-Hire Survey; May 17-25 As part of continued efforts to improve the accuracy and availability
Atlantic Shark Quotas, Dates Set for Commercial Fishery NOAA Fisheries Service has set seasonal commercial quotas for large coastal sharks;
Tour Boat Fined for Harassment of Endangered Humpback Whales NOAA has charged the captain of a tour vessel, the vessel’s
Purse Seine Fleet Capacity; Tuna Tracking Program Updated NOAA Fisheries Service has published a final rule to implement resolutions adopted
Ecosystem Approach Is Focus of International Aquaculture Workshop More than 65 experts from around the world recently participated in the
ASMFC Spring 2005 Meeting Commission’s 2005 Spring Meeting in Alexandria, Virginia. All of the business meetings scheduled during this week
Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Safe Harbor that beganin North Carolina SandhillsOn May 5 and 6 at Pinehurst Resort, Village