Category: SC

DESIGN A BETTER LIFE JACKET, WIN $5,000

DESIGN A BETTER LIFE JACKET, WIN $5,000 PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Current models of life jackets save lives everyday. Yet, a 2004 BoatU.S Foundation study found that many boaters often don’t wear them because they’re considered “uncomfortable.” So what would a life jacket look and feel like if there were no government guidelines? To encourage innovative […]

Coast Guard To Hold Area Oil Spill Committee Open Public Meeting

Coast Guard To Hold Area Oil Spill Committee Open Public Meeting PORTSMOUTH, Va. – U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office Hampton Roads will be holding an open public meeting to address issues relating to environmental safety and oil spill response in Virginia and on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. This meeting will focus on the recent work […]

NTSB SENDS INVESTIGATOR TO JOIN BAHAMIAN GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATION OF CRUISE SHIP

NTSB SENDS INVESTIGATOR TO JOIN BAHAMIAN GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATION OF CRUISE SHIP ACCIDENTThe National Transportation Safety Board has sent marine investigator Captain Morgan Turrell to join the investigation by the Bahamas Maritime Authority into the accident on April 16, 2005 involving the passenger vessel Norwegian Dawn.The Bahamian-flagged vessel, operated by NCL, was damaged after encountering a […]

Coast Guard To Hold Area Oil Spill Committee Open Public Meeting

Coast Guard To Hold Area Oil Spill Committee Open Public Meeting PORTSMOUTH, Va. – U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office Hampton Roads will be holding an open public meeting to address issues relating to environmental safety and oil spill response in Virginia and on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. This meeting will focus on the recent work […]

NOAA AWARDS $275,000 TO TROUT UNLIMITED

NOAA AWARDS $275,000 TO TROUT UNLIMITED The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced a $275,000 grant to Trout Unlimited as part of a multi-project cooperative partnership to restore coastal and river fisheries habitat throughout the coastal United States. NOAA is an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The grant supports a three-year partnership between […]

NOAA CHIEF LEADS 100 VOLUNTEERS IN RESTORING TIDAL WETLANDS OF FORT MCHENRY ON S

NOAA CHIEF LEADS 100 VOLUNTEERS IN RESTORING TIDAL WETLANDS OF FORT MCHENRY ON SATURDAY The director of the nation’s top science agency for oceans and the atmosphere, Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., will lead 100 volunteers from the Commerce Department’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the annual tidal wetland restoration at historic Fort McHenry in […]

NOAA Scientists and Partners Assessing the Health of Dolphins in St. Joseph’s Ba

NOAA Scientists and Partners Assessing the Health of Dolphins in St. Joseph’s Bay, FL Researchers from NOAA Fisheries Service and their partners have plans to conduct research on bottlenose dolphins in the St. Joseph’s Bay area. This area is of particular interest due to an Unusual Mortality Event of approximately 107 dolphins, which occurred along […]

Mandatory Labeling of Fish and Shellfish in Retail Food Stores Takes Effect

Mandatory Labeling of Fish and Shellfish in Retail Food Stores Takes Effect The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced mandatory labeling of fish and shellfish in retail food stores to indicate country of origin and method of production (i.e., wild or farm-raised). USDA is responsible for implementing the country of origin labeling (COOL) program, […]

Fisheries Management Conference Findings Now Posted Online

Fisheries Management Conference Findings Now Posted Online On March 24-26, more than 600 people attended the Managing our Nation’s Fisheries Conference in Washington DC, sponsored by the eight Regional Fishery Management Councils, the three interstate Marine Fishery Commissions, and NOAA Fisheries Service. Participants and attendees included members of the commercial and recreational fishing industries, managers, […]

Service Seeks Public Input for Manatee Five-Year Review

Service Seeks Public Input for Manatee Five-Year Review The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that it is conducting a five-year review of the Florida manatee, which is federally-protected as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The five-year review will assess the best available scientific and commercial information to determine how the manatee […]