Nontraditional Stakeholders Sought for Participation in ASMFC Shad & River Herring Advisory Panel Washington, DC – The Commission’s Shad and River Herring Management Board is in process of re-configuring its Shad & River Herring Advisory Panel. As part of that process, the Board is seeking nominations from nontraditional stakeholders to fill two seats on […]
Navy Sonar Testing Application Comments Sought NOAA Fisheries has received a request from the U.S. Navy for authorization for the take of marine mammals incidental to Atlantic Fleet Active Sonar Training (AFAST) activities conducted off the Atlantic coast and in the Gulf of Mexico for the period beginning January 2009 and ending January 2014. Pursuant […]
Coast Guard Cautions Against Illegal Charter Boats BALTIMORE – The Coast Guard cautions passengers, who pay to go fishing on the Chesapeake Bay, to avoid boats that do not have licensed captains or has not been inspected by the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard advises passengers to ask boat captains to show their original Coast […]
COAST GUARD RESCUES BOATER IN NORTH CAROLINA PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A Coast Guard HH-60 Jayhawk Rescue Helicopter from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., rescued a stranded boater today in Neuse Creek in the vicinity of Cherry Point, N.C., after he was reported overdue. Rescued was Greg Williams. Williams was reported overdue initially by his wife when he did not return […]
2008 Bluefish Specifications Announced NOAA Fisheries has announced final specifications for the 2008 Atlantic bluefish fishery, including state-by-state commercial quotas, a recreational harvest limit, and recreational possession limits for Atlantic bluefish off the east coast of the United States. These specifications are established to maintain sustainable harvests of Atlantic Bluefish and ensure adequate conservation and […]
NMFS announces Atlantic Shark Identification Workshops NMFS announces Atlantic Shark Identification Workshops and Protected Species Safe Handling, Release, and Identification Workshops to be held in April, May, and June of 2008. Please see the attached announcements for additional details. For further information regarding workshop requirements, please visit the following webpage: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/workshops or contact Greg Fairclough, […]
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Advisory Panel The National Marine Fisheries Service will hold a meeting of the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Advisory Panel on April 15-17, 2008, in Silver Spring, MD. Please see the attached notices for further details or visit the HMS Advisory Panel webpage at http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/Advisory%20Panels/Advisory_Panel.htm Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) […]
MONTROSE INVESTIGATION REPORT AVAILABLE BALTIMORE- The U. S. Coast Guard issued the report of its investigation into the Feb. 28, 2007 grounding of the cargo vessel M/V Montrose on the Chesapeake Bay. Bridge resource management and pilot fatigue were cited as contributing causes in the grounding. To download a copy of the report, click here. MONTROSE INVESTIGATION […]
COAST GUARD RESPONDS TO CARGO SHIP AGROUND Update BALTIMORE – The Mediterranean Shipping Company vessel Japan has re-floated after five hours of being aground in the Chesapeake Bay today. The vessel re-floated under its own power and was assisted by two tugs and the incoming tide. The vessel Japan, a 796-foot Panamanian flagged cargo ship, ran aground near Sandy Point […]
COAST GUARD RESPONDS TO CARGO SHIP AGROUND Corrected Copy BALTIMORE – The Coast Guard is responding to a cargo ship that ran aground in the Chesapeake Bay this afternoon. The Mediterranean Shipping Company vessel Japan, a 796-foot Panamanian flagged cargo ship, ran aground near Sandy Point Light approximately one mile north of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. The initial notification to […]
