Boaters Asked to Stay a Safe Distance from Wild Dolphins NOAA Fisheries Service and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission are urging all boaters to keep their distance from wild dolphins. NOAA recommends that people remain at least 50 yards from dolphins and use binoculars if they want a better look. (Learn more about […]
NOAA Fisheries to Hold Public Meetings on Swordfish Management NOAA Fisheries has scheduled a series of public meetings regarding potential management measures for the U.S. Atlantic swordfish fishery. The North Atlantic stock of swordfish is no longer overfished, and NOAA anticipates that a new assessment in September 2006 may identify the stock as fully rebuilt. […]
COAST GUARD SUSPENDS SEARCH FOR MISSING SWIMMER PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard suspended the search this morning for a swimmer caught in a rip tide Tuesday night off Kill Devil Hills, N.C. Dare County 911 notified the Coast Guard at about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday that three swimmers were in distress. Two of the swimmers […]
COAST GUARD RESPONDS TO GROUNDED VESSEL ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Coast Guard crews are responding today to the scene of a 56-foot commercial fishing vessel that grounded at Island Beach State Park about two miles north of Barnegat Inlet, N.J., in the Atlantic Ocean. The Coast Guard was notified at about 5:10 a.m. by the […]
North East Cape Fear River and Holly Shelter Creek Closed WILMINGTON, N.C.- Due to flooding caused by Tropical Storm Ernesto, Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Wilmington has closed the North East Cape Fear River and Holly Shelter Creek upstream from the Castle Hayne Highway Route 117 Bridge within New Hanover and Pender Counties. A safety […]
Ocean Exploration Research Underway A two-year federally funded study to assess reef fish habitats as important spawning areas is underway off the coast of South Carolina. Biologists and geologists with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Coastal Carolina University and Scripps Institute of Oceanography will use high resolution multi-beam and side scan sonar to […]
NOAA FISHERIES SERVICE PUBLISHES FINAL 2006 LIST OF FISHERIES NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service published its annual list of commercial fisheries that interact with marine mammals today. The List of Fisheries categorizes each U.S. commercial fishery based on the level of interaction each fishery has with marine mammals. The annual list is required by the […]
General Category 3 Fish Bag Limit Extended Through September 30 The daily Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) retention limit for vessels fishing under the General category quota has been raised to 3 fish per vessel per day/trip for the month of September. This action is being taken to enhance commercial General category BFT fishing opportunities for […]
NOAA Publishes Annual “List of Fisheries” Classified According to Rates of Marine Mammal Bycatch NOAA Fisheries has published its final List of Fisheries for 2006, as required by the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). NOAA Fisheries classifies each commercial fishery on the list into one of three categories, based upon the level of serious injury […]
CALL FOR ENTRIES: BOATING SAFETY YOUTH PROGRAM AWARD The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary is pleased to share in announcing an initiative from the National Safe Boating Council that will bring increased safe boating awareness to America’s boating youth. Do you know of an individual or group who is helping kids learn how to stay […]
