Category: SC

NOAA Researchers Propose to Tag Sharks and Other Species in Closed Area

NOAA Researchers Propose to Tag Sharks and Other Species in Closed Area NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center has requested a scientific research permit for the collection, tagging, and release of highly migratory species (HMS), including collection efforts in the Northeastern U.S. closed area. Research would be conducted aboard the NOAA vessel Delaware II. Through this […]

Report manatee sightings to South Carolina DNR

Report manatee sightings to South Carolina DNR Did you know that manatees have been observed in South Carolina as early as 1850? The public can learn such facts about manatees, and can also report sightings of manatees in South Carolina, at the S.C. Department of Natural Resources Web site http://www.dnr.sc.gov/manatee/. To report an injured manatee […]

First round results of Governor’s Cup Billfishing Series

First round results of Governor’s Cup Billfishing Series The South Carolina Governor’s Cup Billfishing Series opened its 18th season with the Edisto Marina Billfish Tournament over the weekend. The Series features five tournaments along the coast beginning May 3rd at Edisto Island and ending July 1 at the Charleston City Marina’s HMY/Viking MegaDock Billfishing Tournament. […]

SEARCH SUSPENDED FOR MAN MISSING ON WINYAH BAY, S.C.

SEARCH SUSPENDED FOR MAN MISSING ON WINYAH BAY, S.C. CHARLESTON, S.C. – Rescue crews have suspended the search for a man who was reported missing after being thrown from his boat in Winyah Bay, S.C., yesterday at approximately 7:30 p.m. Billy Richardson, 42, of Greenville, S.C., was boating with a friend when they apparently hit […]

U.S. CORAL REEF TASK FORCE ANNOUNCES NEW CONSERVATION INITIATIVES AIMED AT REDUC

U.S. CORAL REEF TASK FORCE ANNOUNCES NEW CONSERVATION INITIATIVES AIMED AT REDUCING ILLEGAL AQUARIUM TRADE IN REEF FISH;NOAA RULES ON NEW PROTECTIONS FOR THREATENED CORAL SPECIES The U.S. Coral Reef Task Force announced a new coral reef conservation initiative aiming for stronger enforcement of aquarium reef fish trade harvesting regulations, and endorsed designating 2008 as […]

SAFE BOATING PRACTICES SAVE LIVES

SAFE BOATING PRACTICES SAVE LIVES ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.- The Coast Guard urges boaters to practice safe boating to ensure that everyone has a safe and pleasant summer on the water. According to Coast Guard statistics, eighty-five percent of boaters who drown were not wearing their life jackets. In an emergency, there is no time to […]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awards Southeast conservation partners for contri

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awards Southeast conservation partners for contributions during FY 2005Jack Elrod, author/illustrator of the conservation-minded Mark Trail comic strip, was among 17 partners that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service honored today in Atlanta. They were awarded for their outstanding contributions to wildlife and natural resource conservation.“The people, businesses, government agencies, […]

COAST GUARD RESCUES TWO AFTER BOAT FIRE

COAST GUARD RESCUES TWO AFTER BOAT FIRE ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The Coast Guard rescued two men one-and-a-half miles off of the coast of Long Beach Island, N.J. today after their vessel caught fire. At 9:37 a.m. the Coast Guard received a distress call from two men onboard the Malory J, a 38-foot powerboat, that […]

The Carousel Center Fishing Tournament

The Carousel Center Fishing Tournament Saturday, June 3rd, 2006 Prizes awarded for Heaviest Flounder 1st Place $1000.00 cash 2nd Place $500.00 cash Raffles, Door Prizes Weigh-in Station and Registration Inlet Watch Yacht Club Carolina Beach, NC Registration up until 7 PM on June 2nd, 2006 $30.00 per angler All proceeds to benefit The Carousel Center […]

INTERNATIONAL TREATY DESIGNED TO RESTORE/PROTECT OZONE LAYER WORKING, SAY SCIENT

INTERNATIONAL TREATY DESIGNED TO RESTORE/PROTECT OZONE LAYER WORKING, SAY SCIENTISTS Countries world wide have controlled the production and use of ozone-eating chlorine compounds, and the Earth’s atmosphere appears to be recovering from losses of “good” ozone in the upper reaches of the atmosphere. These findings were published in the journal Nature. A paper by Betsy […]