NOAA ISSUES 2004 U.S. SPRING OUTLOOK; DROUGHT CONCERNS CONTINUE IN PARTS OF THE WEST, LOWERED RISK OF FLOODING ACROSS COUNTRY March 19, 2004  Following a highly variable winter, scientists from the NOAA National Weather Service expect drought concerns to continue in parts of the West, while less snow and warmer conditions in the upper […]
U.S. COAST GUARD RESPONDS TO SHIP COLLISION IN HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Coast Guard is responding to a collision that occurred today when a tanker and a tug pushing two barges collided in the Houston Ship Channel. U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office Houston was notified at about 2:15 p.m. that […]
WANTED CRIME BOSS NABBED ON HIGH SEAS MIAMI – The Coast Guard apprehened Jose Miguel Battle, Jr., also known as “El Padrino,” and suspected leader of the organized crime outfit, “The Corporation,” while he was on board the cruise ship Celebrity Summit in the central Carribbean at approximately 4:30 this morning. The U.S. Department of […]
Endangered Northern Right Whale Entangled in Net JACKSONVILLE, Fla.- Coast Guard, NOAA Fisheries and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission members combined forces and resources in an attempt to disentangle a juvenile Northern Right Whale caught in a fishing net 60 miles east of Mayport, Friday. NOAA Fisheries notified the Coast Guard late Thursday that […]
FISHERMAN PENALIZED FOR MULTIPLE FISHING VIOLATIONS NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) announced today that Ronald Ringen, the owner and operator of the FV Survivor, has been issued a $96,750 Notice of Violation and Assessment (NOVA) for multiple violations of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management […]
FDA’s Revised Mercury Fish Advisory Not Protective Enough A revised “dietary advisory” for mercury in fish, expected to be released shortly by FDA, is neither science-based nor protective enough for women and children, stated some of the nation’s leading health, consumer and environmental groups in a letter recently sent to FDA Commissioner Mark McClellan. “While […]
Crew of fishing vessel receives Coast Guard’s highest public service award SEATTLE – The captain and the crew of the fishing vessel Stormy Sea were awarded the Coast Guard Distinguished Public Service Award today for their heroic rescue of three people from the Bering Sea in 2002. Timothy M. Vincent, master of the fishing vessel […]
National Transportation Safety Board The National Transportation Safety Board (Safety Board) is an independent Federal agency charged by Congress with investigating transportation accidents, determining their probable cause, and making recommendations to prevent similar accidents from occurring. We are providing the following information to urge you to take action on the safety recommendations in this letter. […]
NOAA REPORTS COLDER-THAN-AVERAGE WINTER IN EASTERN U.S.;ABOVE AVERAGE PRECIPITATION IMPROVES DROUGHT CONDITIONS IN PARTS OF WEST March 18, 2004  The 2003-2004 winter season produced bouts of extreme winter weather, but overall, the December-February season will go down in the record books as near average for the nation, according to scientists at the NOAA Climatic […]
NOAA Fisheries Updates Fisheries Research Plan As required by the Magnuson-Stevens Act, NOAA Fisheries has released its updated Strategic Plan for Fisheries Research, which outlines the agency’s research direction and priorities every three years. ” From enhancing our scientific capabilities to improving the effectiveness of research partnerships, this plan represents the roadmap of the agency’s […]
