Public Invited to Comment on List of Commercial Fisheries that Impact Marine Mammals NOAA Fisheries has published its proposed List of Fisheries for 2007, as required by the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). The proposed List of Fisheries for 2007 reflects new information on interactions between commercial fisheries and marine mammals. NOAA classifies each commercial […]
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act Passes Congress On December 8, 2006, in the final hours of the 109th Congress passed the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act. President Bush, through his Ocean Action Plan, made reauthorizing the Magnuson-Stevens Act a top priority. The President called for an end to overfishing, increased use […]
Council Weighs Input from Scientific Committee and AdvisorsMembers of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council utilized input from its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) and advisory panels during its meeting in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina last week regarding a broad range of fisheries issues in the South Atlantic. Agenda items for review included marine protected […]
COAST GUARD SUSPENDS ACTIVE SEARCH FOR LAURA GAINEY PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The U.S. Coast Guard suspended the search for Laura Gainey today at 7:20 p.m. The U.S. Coast Guard C-130 airplane that searched through the afternoon was released from the search at about 5:30 p.m. The motor vessel Strong Patriot was also released from the […]
SEARCH CONTINUES FOR GAINEY TODAY, MEDIA AVAILABILITY SCHEDULED PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The search continues today for Laura Gainey, who went overboard from the sailing vessel Picton Castle about 470 miles southeast of Cape Cod. The U.S. Coast Guard plans to hold a media availability at 3 p.m. at the Atlantic Area command center in Portsmouth, […]
SEARCH FOR GAINEY TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Plans are being made to continue the search tonight for Laura Gainey, who went overboard from the sailing vessel Picton Castle about 470 miles southeast of Cape Cod. Canadian and U.S. Coast Guard C-130 airplanes searched for her throughout the day, aided by the […]
SEARCH CONTINUES FOR MISSING CANADIAN WOMAN PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The search continues today for a Canadian woman who went overboard from the sailing vessel Picton Castle about 470 miles southeast of Cape Cod. A Canadian Coast Guard C-130 airplane searched through the night, aided by the motor tanker Mindanao and the woman’s shipmates aboard the […]
U.S.and Canadian Coast Guard Search for Missing Woman PORTSMOUTH, Va. – U.S. and Canadian Coast Guard C-130 aircraft are searching an area 470 miles southeast of Cape Cod for a woman reported missing from the 189-foot Canadian sail training vessel Picton Castle last night. At approximately 9 p.m. Friday, personnel at the Rescue Coordination Center […]
COAST GUARD RESCUES THREE IN ELIZABETH RIVER PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A Coast Guard crew rescued three men Thursday night after the work boat they were on began sinking in the Elizabeth River. Coast Guard search and rescue coordinators received the report that the 20-foot push boat was sinking at about 10:20 p.m. A rescue crew […]
COAST GUARD RESCUES 5 AFTER BOAT BECOMES DISABLED ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.– The Coast Guard rescued five hunters this morning after they spent the night aboard their disabled vessel in a New Jersey creek. Last night a family member of William Cloer, 61, reported to Coast Guard Station Cape May, N.J., that Cloer and four other […]
