Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission to Meet; Aug 14-17 in Arlington, VA The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) will be holding its Summer Meeting on August 14 – 17, at the Doubletree Hotel Crystal City in Arlington, VA. The preliminary agenda for the Summer Meeting has a number of items of interest to the […]
Landings of Large Medium and Giant Bluefin to date As of 06/29/2006 fishing year landings of Atlantic bluefin tuna are as follows: The Coastwide General Category has landed 4.5 mt out of 1163.3 mt to date. The Harpoon category: 1.9 mt out of 124.0 mt to date. Longline North: 4.7 mt out of 150.4 mt […]
LORAN Data Channel (LDC) This is part of the on-going effort between the Federal Aviation Administration and the U.S. Coast Guard to modernize the LORAN-C system. The LORAN Data Channel (LDC) will provide information using pulse position modulation of the broadcast signal. The proposed pulse position modulation would be used to broadcast up to sixteen […]
Boating safety enforcement stepped up over July 4 holiday The S.C. Department of Natural Resources will be out in force patrolling the state’s waterways this July 4 holiday weekend, traditionally the busiest boating time of the year in South Carolina. “Again this weekend, as we have throughout the summer, DNR boating safety officers will be […]
Secretary Kempthorne Announces Funding for Wetlands Projects, Additions to National Wildlife Refuges At its June 14, 2006 meeting, the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission approved important additions to the National Wildlife Refuge System through the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund, as well as 54 conservation projects under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act’s Standard and Small Grants […]
BUSY HOLIDAY WEEKEND FOR COAST GUARD SO FAR COAST GUARD REMINDS BOATERS TO BE SAFE ON THE WATER ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – With only half of this 4th of July weekend over, Coast Guard crews have already spent a busy two days assisting boaters on the water. Saturday at 9:41 p.m., a crew from Coast […]
AFTER FIVE YEARS OF PROTECTION, NOAA MARINE RESERVE SHOWS INCREASING NUMBERS, SIZE OF FISH As its fifth anniversary approaches, researchers find confirmation that the country’s largest marine reserve, part of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, is fulfilling its goal of protecting the region’s marine life. Three studies examining the Tortugas ecological reserve, protected from […]
COAST GUARD CREWS DEPLOY FOR FLOOD RESCUES PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Coast Guard rescue crews, working with FEMA, are rescuing people stranded on their rooftops in northern Pennsylvania. The Coast Guard command center here received a request for asistance from FEMA about 2 a.m. Initial reports indicated that approximately 50 to 70 people were stranded on […]
Florida Transferring Bluefish Quota to North Carolina The State of Florida is transferring 200,000 lb of commercial bluefish quota to the State of North Carolina from its 2006 quota. NOAA Fisheries has adjusted the quotas and announced the revised commercial quota for each state involved. For more information, contact Do***********@**aa.gov. Florida Transferring Bluefish Quota to […]
Mid-Atlantic Council’s Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass, and Bluefish Committees to Meet; Jul 18 in Philadelphia, PA The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Summer Flounder Monitoring Committee, Scup Monitoring Committee, Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committee, and Bluefish Monitoring Committee will meet on July 18, beginning at 10 am at the Philadelphia Airport Renaissance Hotel. The […]
