ASMFC Spiny Dogfish Board Approves 4 Million Pound Quota for the 2006/2007 Fishing YearThe Commission’s Spiny Dogfish and Coastal Shark Management Board approved specifications for the 2006/2007 fishing year, setting a four million pound annual quota with trip limits of 600 pounds in quota periods one (May 1 to October 31) and two (November 1 […]
Navy’s Sonar Project Draws Opposition The Navy is moving ahead with plans to build a 500-square-mile sonar training range off the coast of North Carolina, officials said, a project that has sparked fierce opposition from environmentalists who say some of the world’s most endangered whales and sea turtles pass through the area, according to a […]
Coast Guard Saves Six Off Carolina Coast CHARLESTON, S.C. – Coast Guard personnel rescued six people after their 110-foot commercial yacht began taking on water approximately 47-miles east off Winyah Bay, S.C., today at about 3:15 p.m. The Cedar Island, a commercial yacht from Clinton, Ct., was headed to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., when the ship’s […]
Want to catch more fish in 2006? Fisherman’s Post Newspaper, the publication that covers all the saltwater fishing action along the Carolina coast, is hosting its first annual full-day Fishing School in 2006. The Fishing School is staffed by 10 local captains who will share their experience and insights on techniques, equipment, strategy, […]
Commercial Landings of Bluefin tuna As of 10/24/05 fishing year landings of Atlantic bluefin tuna are as follows: The coast wide General category has landed 122.6 mt out of 908.3 mt to date. The Harpoon category: 23.1 mt out of 90.0 mt to date. Longline North: 14.5 mt out of 116.3 mt to date. Longline […]
INITIAL WHITE SHRIMP SAMPLES FROM MISSISSIPPI SOUND SHOW NO ELEVATED CONTAMINANTS Oct. 26, 2005  NOAA announced today that tests of white shrimp samples collected the week of September 12 from Mississippi Sound found no elevated contaminants. The agency collected 23 samples of white shrimp from Mobile Bay to Lake Borgne two weeks after Hurricane […]
Southeast Bycatch Workshop The Southeast Bycatch Workshop, originally scheduled for November 8-10, 2005, has been rescheduled to May 16-18, 2006. The Steering Committee decided to postpone the Workshop because many of the key participants in the Gulf of Mexico have been impacted by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita. A schedule for the workshop will be […]
NOAA ISSUES U.S. WINTER OUTLOOK UPDATEForecast for December, January and February Oct. 20, 2005  In the first of a two-part update to the U.S. Winter Outlook, NOAA meteorologists predict this winter to be warmer than the 30 year norm, yet cooler than last year. NOAA’s heating degree day forecast for December, January and February […]
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 A major coral bleaching event is underway in the Caribbean, and may result in significant coral death in much of the region, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists confirmed today. Currently, […]
NOAA’S SATELLITE AND INFORMATION SERVICE WELCOMES NEW DEPUTY ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR Mary Ellen Kicza, an award-winning aerospace engineer and federal satellite program manager, this week became the new deputy assistant administrator of NOAA’s Satellite and Information Service, the agency announced. Kicza will help manage a wide range of operations, including oversight of NOAA’s current satellites, climate, […]
