COAST GUARD TRANSPORTS INJURED DIVER PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard transported a diver today, approximately 20 miles off the coast of Beaufort Inlet, N.C. Robert Cox, 57, a native of Morehead City, N.C., was transported by a Coast Guard HH-60 rescue helicopter based out of Air Station Elizabeth City. Upon returning to the surface […]
MARFIN Funding Available NOAA Fisheries is inviting the public to submit research and development projects that will optimize the use of fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico and off the South Atlantic states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. Proposals should involve the U.S. fishing industry (recreational and commercial) and address issues including […]
Annual Report on Status of Stocks Released NOAA has released its annual report on the status of U.S. marine fisheries. In 2005, NOAA scientists determined population levels for 206 fish stocks and multi-species groupings known as complexes. Of these, 152 (74 percent) were not overfished. NOAA scientists also determined the harvest rates for 237 stocks […]
Coast Guard and Hampton Fire Department Respond to Boat Fire PORTSMOUTH, VA. – Six people were pulled from a burning boat by Good Samaritans in the vicinty of the mouth of the York River earlier today when the 52-foot Hatteras they were on caught fire. Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads received a MAYDAY call from […]
COAST GUARD TO RELOCATE BUOYS IN BOGUE INLET NORTH CAROLINA Portsmouth, Va. – Due to heavy shoaling, the Coast Guard is temporarily relocating the navigational buoys in Bogue Inlet to mark best water for boaters to safely transit through this area. The Coast Guard Cutter Blackberry is scheduled to work June 19 and 20, weather […]
Coast Guard Continues to Search for Missing Crewman PORTSMOUTH, VA – The Coast Guard continues to search for a 34-year-old crewman reported missing Thursday from the 450-foot Panamanian-flagged Motor Tanker Golden Elizabeth somewhere between the entrance to Delaware Bay and the entrance to Chesapeake Bay. The search began after the Golden Elizabeth crew reported that […]
Proposed Rule Would End Overfishing on Several Species NOAA Fisheries has published a proposed rule to implement Amendment 13C to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region. Amendment 13C proposes management measures to end overfishing of snowy grouper, golden tilefish, vermilion snapper, and black sea bass and measures to […]
NOAA Developing Strategies to Improve Data Collection in Recreational Fisheries In response to the National Research Council (NRC) Review of Recreational Survey Methods, NOAA Fisheries is developing strategies to improve recreational fishing data collection that addresses issues and recommendations contained in the report. The NRC identified over 200 findings and recommendations associated with the Marine […]
COAST GUARD SUSPENDS SEARCH FOR MERRILL Portsmouth, Va. — The Coast Guard has suspended the search for Mr. Phillip Merrill, missing since last Saturday after he was reported overdue from a day trip on Chesapeake Bay. The search began for Merrill on Saturday evening after he was reported overdue. Searchers located his boat near Breezy […]
COAST GUARD ATLANTIC AREA, NAVY SECOND FLEET, FBI PARTICIPATE IN MARITIME HOMELAND SECURITY EXERCISE PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard Atlantic Area (the lead federal agency), Navy Second Fleet and the FBI are participating in Exercise Frontier Sentinel June 12-14 approximately 90 nautical miles east of Oregon Inlet, N.C. In particular, the exercise will gauge […]
