COAST GUARD CUTTER JAMES RANKIN MARKS HISTORICAL SITE BALTIMORE, Md. – The Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin is scheduled to set the historic “Francis Scott Key” buoy off of Fort McHenry, Md., near the Key Bridge Friday. The buoy marks the spot where the ship carrying Francis Scott Key, the author of the Star Spangled […]
UPDATE: COAST GUARD ASSISTS TUG **CORRECTION: The Coast Guard responded to the Tug Osceola not the Tug Chesapeake Bay as reported in the original release. PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard provided assistance to a tugboat taking on water in Chesapeake Bay, Va. Monday evening. Tug Osceola began taking on water at about 9 p.m. […]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Publishes Updated List of Candidates for Endangered Species Act Listing The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today published a revised list of species of plants and animals that may warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act, including 24 new candidate species added since the Candidate Notice of Review was last […]
NOAA REACHES $100,000 SETTLEMENT WITH NEW JERSEY FISHERMANOwner/Operator Falsified Trip Reports and Filed False Documents The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) General Counsel for Enforcement and Litigation (GCEL) announced a settlement agreement with Edward R. Ahearn III, owner and operator of the fishing vessel Lady Caroline II, for violations of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation […]
COAST GUARD ASSISTS TUG PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard provided assistance to a tugboat taking on water in Chesapeake Bay, Va. this evening. Tug Chesapeake Bay began taking on water at about 9 p.m. near Rappahannock Shoal Channel in the Chesapeake Bay and called the Coast Guard for assistance. A Coast Guard HH-60 rescue […]
Coast Guard, Glynn County Sheriff’s Office respond to save woman JACKSONVILLE, Fla.- Coast Guard rescue crews from Air Station Savannah, Ga., and Station Brunswick, Ga., along with Glynn County Sheriff’s Office and Good Samaritans have responded to a sunken shrimping vessel north of Brunswick along the Front River in Sapelo Sound, Ga. this evening to […]
Coast Guard law enforcement action leads to POTENTIALLY LARGE NOAA penalty for fishing vessel CAPTAIN and owner BOSTON – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association has issued a Notice of Violation and Assessment of Civil Penalty carrying a $663,000 fine and a four-year permit sanction to the Aveiro Corporation, owner of the New Bedford fishing […]
NOAA DEACTIVATES GOES-8 AFTER 10 YEARS OF SERVICESatellite Tracked Memorable Storms, Aided Forecasters May 3, 2004  It tracked some of the most memorable tropical cyclones on recordâ€â€ÂÂÂfrom the famous parade of storms in 1995, when five tropical cyclones were active in the Atlantic at the same timeâ€â€ÂÂÂincluding the deadly Hurricane Mitch, which devastated parts […]
Reinstatement of Permit Requirements for the Tilefish Fishery In a final rule that published on April 26, 2004, NOAA Fisheries reinstated the permit requirements for commercial tilefish vessels. This final rule is based on additional information provided by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council that supports and explains the basis for the limited access permit criteria […]
Final Regulations Published for 2004 Spiny Dogfish Fishery NOAA Fisheries announced final specifications for the 2004-2005 spiny dogfish fishery in a rule that published on April 27, 2004. This action specifies a commercial quota for the spiny dogfish fishery to achieve the annual target fishing mortality rate (F) specified in the Spiny Dogfish Fishery Management […]
