Category: SC

Press Conference Call for the National Fish Habitat Action Plan

Press Conference Call for the National Fish Habitat Action PlanIt’s not every day you have an opportunity to talk fish, fishing andaquatic habitat with H. Dale Hall, Director of the U.S. Fish and WildlifeService; Bill Hogarth, NOAA Fisheries Service Assistant Administrator; JohnCooper, Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies President and othernational conservation leaders. But on […]

U.S. COAST GUARD URGES BOATING SAFETY

U.S. COAST GUARD URGES BOATING SAFETY PORTSMOUTH, Va., — With the summer upon us, and warm days ahead, the Coast Guard can not emphasize enough the importance of boating safety. This year the Coast Guard anticipates a record number of boaters on our many waterways that make up Hampton Roads than ever before. However, many […]

COAST GUARD SEARCHING FOR 8 POSSIBLE PEOPLE IN THE WATER

COAST GUARD SEARCHING FOR 8 POSSIBLE PEOPLE IN THE WATER HERNANDO BEACH, Fla. – Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg watch standers received a call at 7 p.m. today on channel 16 from a boater stating that his vessel, the Rum Runner III, was taking on water 50-nautical miles northwest of Hernando Beach, Fla., with eight […]

NOAA RESEARCH VESSEL RECEIVES AWARD FOR VEGETARIAN DIET

NOAA RESEARCH VESSEL RECEIVES AWARD FOR VEGETARIAN DIET A NOAA research vessel powered by soybeans, the first modern U.S. research vessel to operate free of petroleum products, was given an award by the Department of Energy’s Federal Energy Management Program during an Earth Day Week event on the shores of Lake Michigan. “NOAA has a […]

NOAA HELPS OCEAN RACERS AVOID RIGHT WHALES

NOAA HELPS OCEAN RACERS AVOID RIGHT WHALES Every four years the world’s oceans, including the Atlantic, play host to the round-the-world Volvo Ocean Race. Introduced more than 32 years ago by England’s Whitbread Company and the British Royal Naval Sailing Association, the race tests seamanship, craftsmanship, and raw-knuckle busting-hard work and endurance. This year’s competition […]

New conservation effort at upcoming Governor’s Cup Billfishing Series

New conservation effort at upcoming Governor’s Cup Billfishing Series The South Carolina Governor’s Cup Billfishing Series, entering its 18th season, will feature 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. This year, the Governor’s Cup Advisory Board, in an […]

New regulations for seabird nesting islands

New regulations for seabird nesting islands The South Carolina Budget & Control Board recently entered into agreements with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR), enabling the DNR to designate and establish three barrier island bird sanctuaries. The new status for Bird Key Stono, Crab Bank, and Deveaux Bank Islands will help protect nesting seabirds, […]

Renewed Affirmative Finding Will Allow Yellowfin Tuna Imports from Ecuador

Renewed Affirmative Finding Will Allow Yellowfin Tuna Imports from Ecuador NOAA Fisheries Service has renewed the affirmative finding for the Government of Ecuador under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). This affirmative finding will allow yellowfin tuna harvested in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean in compliance with the International Dolphin Conservation Program (IDCP) by Ecuadorian-flag […]

NC COUPLE RESCUED FROM DISABLED SAILING VESSEL

NC COUPLE RESCUED FROM DISABLED SAILING VESSEL JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Coast Guard is towing an North Carolinian couple to safety after their vessel became disabled 66-miles east of Jacksonville Sunday. James Q. Brown and Nancy Willis May of New Bern, N.C., were sailing their 34-foot sailing vessel, the Chapulin, Marsh Harbor, Bahamas to Fernandina […]

RESCUE CREWS SEARCHING FOR MISSING BOATER NEAR BUTLER ISLAND, S.C.

RESCUE CREWS SEARCHING FOR MISSING BOATER NEAR BUTLER ISLAND, S.C. CHARLESTON, S.C. – A man is missing after he jumped off his vessel with a friend and his dog to go for a swim in the Intra-Coastal Waterway in the vicinity of Butler Island, S.C. at about 7:40 p.m. The man, whose name is being […]