SEAFOOD CONSUMPTION REACHES RECORD LEVELS IN 2004Americans Eating More Shrimp, Fresh and Frozen Seafood Nov. 9, 2005  Seafood consumption rose for the third straight year in 2004, as Americans ate a record 16.6 pounds of fish and shellfish per person, the NOAA Fisheries Service announced today. This and more agency data will be officially […]
COAST GUARD RESCUES BOAT SINKING OFF CAPE MAY ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The Coast Guard rescued five people when their 74-foot fishing vessel began taking on water 11 miles east of Cape May, N.J., late last night. Sector Field Office Atlantic City received the call for help at 11:28 p.m. last night from the Lady […]
COAST GUARD SAVES MAN FROM WETSPOT PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A man sailing alone from Rhode Island to Bermuda was rescued after his 34-foot sailing vessel was disabled in gale force winds approximately 260 miles northwest of Bermuda. Micheal Smith, 48, a Rhode Island resident and captain of the sailing vessel Wetspot was safetly brought aboard […]
2005 EAST COAST MILITARY SURFING CHAMPIONSHIPS PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Nearly one-hundred military personnel from around the country, Guam and Puerto Rico will compete in the seventh annual East Coast Military Surfing Championships being held on Sat. Nov. 12, at Jeanettes Pier in Nags Head, NC., beginning at 8 a.m. The event is open to all […]
NTSB ACTING CHAIRMAN SAYS PASSENGER FERRIES NEED AN AGGRESSIVE SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Washington DC – National Transportation Safety Board Acting Chairman Mark V. Rosenker today said the nation’s passenger ferries need aggressive safety management systems. He encouraged ship owners and operators to use a safety management system to resolve safety problems before casualties or incidents […]
Updated Blue Crab Assessment Available The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office, working with the Chesapeake Bay Fisheries Steering Committee, has released the 2005 Stock Assessment of the Blue Crab in the Chesapeake Bay. The assessment concludes that the Chesapeake Bay blue crab, although at a low level of abundance, is neither overfished nor currently experiencing overfishing. […]
SI Ferry Captain Speaks 11/4/2005 According to reports, the captain of the Staten Island ferry that slammed into a pier and killed 11 people when its assistant pilot fell asleep says he initially lied about where he was during the crash because he wanted to share the blame. “I felt I had a responsibility as […]
UPDATE ON THE INVESTIGATION OF THE CAPSIZING OF THE ETHAN ALLEN IN LAKE GEORGE, NEW YORK Washington, DC — On October 2, the National Transportation Safety Board dispatched a team of investigators to the scene of the capsizing of the vessel Ethan Allen at Lake George, New York. Twenty passengers died in the accident. The […]
NOAA RESEARCHERS STUDY RIVERS OF THE SKY Although it probably never occurs to the average person gazing up into a clear blue sky on a tranquil day, the atmosphere can be riven by enormous channels, hundreds of miles wide that are very similar to the rivers that course through the landscape. Even less likely are […]
MAJOR CORAL BLEACHING EVENT EXPANDS ACROSS CARIBBEAN, SEVERE IN PUERTO RICO AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDSNOAA’s New Coral Reef Watch Satellite Bleaching Alerts Aiding Managers Oct. 25, 2005  NOAA reports that a major coral bleaching event is underway in the Caribbean and may result in significant coral death in much of the region. Currently, the […]
