States Approve Addendum XV and XVI for Public Comment Addenda Propose Changes to the Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass FMPThe Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has approved Draft Addenda XV and XVI to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Plan for public review and comment. Atlantic coastal states from Massachusettsthrough […]
GOOD SAMARITIANS HELP COAST GUARD AGAIN ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.– A fishing vessel that was thought to have been lost at sea was located last night with the help of good samaritan boats and the Coast Guard. The Tuna Fizz, a 38-foot sport fishing vessel that left out of Bergan Point, NY, was thought to be […]
COAST GUARD HELICOPTER EVACUATES INJURED MAN FROM SHIP OFF OF NORFOLK PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A Coast Guard rescue helicopter evacuated a Chinese national with a broken knee from a ship 370 nautical miles southeast of Norfolk, Va., this morning. Qing Jie Chu, 47, received the injury yesterday when the motor vessel Shan-Hai hit a large […]
PET, WATER GARDEN INDUSTRIES, RESOURCE AGENCIES UNITE TO CREATE A NEW ‘HABITATTITUDE™’ ON AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES Federal agencies and the pet industry are teaming to helping consumers prevent the release and escape of non-native plants and animals through Habitattitudeâ„¢, a new public education and outreach effort launched today the Super Zoo trade show in Las […]
NOAA REPORTS HURRICANES CAUSED RECORD WETNESS IN EAST Oct. 14, 2004  Hurricanes Frances, Ivan and Jeanne, which battered the United States last month, were enough to break rainfall records for September in states throughout the Southeast and along the East Coast. Overall, temperature and precipitation were above average across the contiguous United States in […]
Bathometric Chart of the Carolina Coast This is a LARGE scale Bathy Map that I pieced together in .tiff format. You can download HERE. This chart is for use with GPSU or Maps Unique’s Eletronic edition. There is a JPEG version of it in the Photo Gallery HERE. I included calabration points on the chart. […]
MISSING MAN FOUND OFF HILLSBOROUGH MIAMI – An Indian national missing since 10 p.m. yesterday has been found by a Good Samaritan six miles off Hillsborough Inlet. The Good Samaritan vessel, Big Red, found the man, floating in the water, but still wearing a life jacket. The man, 28-year-old Gurjit Singh, was reported to be […]
COAST GUARD CREW HAS SMUGGLERS IN THEIR SIGHTS MIAMI – The Coast Guard offloaded nearly 8,000 pounds of cocaine in Key West, Fla., and delivered eight suspected smugglers to St. Petersburg, Fla., yesterday. The drugs and smugglers were taken into custody by the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin and its embarked MH-68 Sting […]
FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 2003 This publication is a preliminary report for 2003 on commercial and recreational fisheries of the United States with landings from the U.S. territorial seas, the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), and on the high seas. This annual report provides timely answers to frequently asked questions. HOT OFF THE PRESS! […]
UNC-W to study 4WD vehicle use and its effects on rare species at Fort Fisher State Recreation Area WILMINGTON – Researchers at the University of North Carolina Wilmington have begun work on a comprehensive study of four-wheel-drive vehicle use and its effects on rare species at Fort Fisher State Recreation Area. The current study began […]
