Reviews of Non-Native Oyster Research Available Online On November 16, the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office held the Fall 2005 Quarterly Review of non-native oyster research. The topic of this review was “Potential for C. ariakensis – C. virginica interactions: Larval substrate selection, post-settlement competition, and fertilization interference”. Important new results from ongoing research suggest that […]
Bluefish Management Measures Set for 2006 Recreational and Commercial Fisheries NOAA Fisheries service has issued 2006 specifications for Atlantic bluefish fisheries, including state-by-state commercial quotas, a recreational harvest limit, and recreational possession limits for Atlantic bluefish off the east coast of the United States. The intent of this final rule is to establish the allowable […]
Public Comment Invited on Bluefin Tuna Management NOAA Fisheries Service has proposed initial 2006 fishing year specifications for the Atlantic bluefin tuna fishery to set bluefin quotas for each of the established domestic fishing categories and to set effort controls for the General category and Angling category. This action is necessary to implement recommendations of […]
NATIONAL MARITIME DAY, NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION WEEK TO BE COMMEMORATED, CELEBRATED Washington – A little known American commemorative date is approaching on May 22. Working behind the scenes, a group of Washington, D.C., maritime industry officials hope to make this an event one the whole nation embraces. In 1933, Congress decreed May 22 as National Maritime […]
INVESTIGATING OFFICER SYNOPSIS OF THE SINKING OF TUG VALOUR On January 17, 2006, the Tug VALOUR was underway towing the barge M-192 loaded with oil. The vessel was located off the Carolina Coast heading south. Some time after 9:15 p.m. the tug had a slight list to port. The tug’s Master ordered corrective action be […]
TUG VALOUR PUBLIC HEARINGS SCHEDULED TAMPA, Fla. – The Coast Guard will begin a formal marine casualty investigation into the circumstances surrounding the leading to the sinking of the tug Valour, which sank 37-miles off the coast of Cape Fear, N.C., January 18, resulting in multiple loss of life. The hearings will begin Wednesday March […]
NOAA EXPANDS COASTAL STORM INLAND FLOODING PREDICTION TOOLEnhancements Bring Valuable Assistance to New England Emergency Managers NOAA’s Coastal Services Center and National Weather Service, working in partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Sea Island Software, Inc., have developed an enhanced inland flooding forecast component to HURREVAC, a […]
Horseshoe Crab Board Approves Draft Addendum for Public Comment Addendum Considers Additional Harvest Reductions The Commission’s Horseshoe Crab Management Board approved releasing Draft Addendum IV to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Horseshoe Crab for public comment. The Draft Addendum proposes a number of options to reduce or eliminate harvest of horseshoe crabs of […]
NAECO U.S. Merchant Vessel Builder: Bethlehem Shipbuilding – Built as the Charles M. Everest Port of Origin: Wilmington, Delaware – Launched 1918 Propulsion: Single screw – Steam driven Type: Fuel/Oil Tanker Tonnage: 5,373 Gross Tons Length: 425′ Width: 52′ Armament: Unarmed Remarks: The unarmed tanker Naeco was torpedoed mid-morning on March 23rd, 1942, while enroute […]
