RISK TO BOATERS HIGHEST IN WINTER WASHINGTON – Recreational boaters face the highest risk of dying in boating accidents during the winter months according to the most recent U.S. Coast Guard statistics, though fewer accidents occur during those months. Nearly 25 percent of all boating accidents reported in November and December 2003 resulted in a […]
ASMFC Atlantic Menhaden Board Initiates Development of Addendum II Addendum to Address Management Options and Research Needs for the Chesapeake Bay Alexandria, VA – The Commission’s Atlantic Menhaden Management Board approved development of Addendum II to Amendment 1 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Menhaden. The Draft Addendum will present options to limit […]
FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PART 635 ATLANTIC HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES50 CFRSubpart D Restrictions on Imports Sec. 635.46 Import requirements for swordfish. (a) General. To facilitate enforcement of domestic regulations, a swordfish, or part thereof, less than the minimum size specified at Sec. 635.20(e) may not be imported, […]
COAST GUARD OFFERS THANKS FOR GOOD SAMARITAN SUPPORT ATLANTIC CITY – Coast Guard Group Atlantic City will present a letter of appreciation to the crew of the F/V Captain Collet tomorrow at 9 a.m. for their support during a rescue that left two men stranded in their life raft. Cdr. Ted Harrop will arrive at […]
GOOD SAMARITAN RESCUES TWO PEOPLE IN WATER HOUSTON – A good Samaritan rescued two men from the waters west of the Pelican Island Bridge near Galveston, Texas, and transferred them to Coast Guard personnel today at 2 p.m. Osvaldo Garcia was nearby when the transom and motor fell off the two mens’ red and white […]
NOAA WEB SITE PROVIDES HUGE INVENTORY OF EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEMS Obtaining information on each of NOAA’s observing systems just became easier with the NOAA Observing System Architecture, or NOSA, Web site. NOAA has been monitoring the Earth’s environment for more than 30 years with tens of thousands of sensors in more than 100 observing systemsâ€â€ÂÂÂranging […]
Study on Gag Grouper Seeks Help from Commercial Fishermen During March and April The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) and NOAA Fisheries Service are conducting a life history study on gag grouper (Mycteroperca microlepis). Biological samples are needed during the spawning season closure in March and April. Eight fishermen will be selected to […]
Proposed 2005 Management Measures for Bluefish A new proposed rule would establish 2005 management measures for the Atlantic bluefish fishery, including state-by-state commercial quotas, a recreational harvest limit, and recreational possession limits for bluefish. The level of Total Allowable Landings proposed for 2005 is slightly lower than that of 2004. Consistent with the Mid-Atlantic Council’s […]
Save The Inlets Update LIST OF THE PANELISTS THAT ACCEPTED TO ATTEND THE 3/3/05 MEETING TO “SAVE OUR INLETS”.U. S. SENATOR-ELIZABETH DOLE (STAFFER-JANET BRADBURY)U. S. CONGRESSMAN-WALTER JONES (STAFFER)STATE SENATOR-HARRY BROWNSTATE REPRESENTATIVES-GEORGE CLEVELAND, ROBERT GRADY, RUSSELL TUCKER, JEAN PRESTON.ONLSOW COUNTY COMMISSIONERS-MARTIN ARAGONA, PAUL BUCHANAN, CHAIRMAN-LIONEL MIDGETT.CARTERET CO. COMMISSONER-PAT MC ELRAFTGREG RUDOLPH-CARTERET CO. DIRECTOR OF BEACH PRESERVATIONSCOTT […]
Air Station Savannah rescues downed pilot SAVANNAH, Ga. — A Coast Guard helicopter crew from Air Station Savannah rescued a pilot this afternoon who crashed into the marsh 20 miles south of Savannah. David Johnson, 46, of Raleigh, N.C. was enroute to Hilton Head Airport for fuel when the engine on his Piper Cub quit. […]
