NOAA ADMINISTRATOR ANNOUNCES 2007 BUDGET REQUEST Retired Navy Vice Adm. Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Ph.D., undersecretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator, outlined highlights of President Bush’s proposed 2007 budget for NOAA. Lautenbacher said NOAA’s request totals $3.68 billion, including program increases of $345 million. “This proposed budget is a clear indication of […]
LOCAL COAST GUARD CUTTER RETURNS HOME *Members of the media wishing to attend the homecoming need to contact PO Krys Hannum, (757) 398-6280, for access to the Coast Guard Base PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard Cutter Northland is scheduled to return home to Portsmouth Thursday at 9:30 a.m., following a 51-day fisheries patrol in […]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Approves Four Nontoxic Shot TypesThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently approved four new nontoxic shot types for waterfowl and coot hunting in the United States. “The Service’s approval of these four shot types demonstrates our determination to make it easier for waterfowl hunters to comply with the restrictions on […]
COAST GUARD TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING FOR DOMINION BRIDGE REGULATIONS PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard will hold a public meeting to provide a forum for citizens to provide comments on operation regulations for the Dominion Boulevard (U.S. 17) Bridge in Chesapeake. The meeting will be open to the public and will be held at […]
COAST GUARD RESCUES NAVY PILOT MIAMI – A crew from Coast Guard Air Station Miami, Fla., rescued a Navy FA-18 pilot at 6:40 p.m. today after he was forced to eject from the aircraft five miles south of Boca Chica, Fla., today. The Navy pilot was hoisted into a Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin Helicopter that […]
COAST GUARD RESCUES INDEPENDENCE, LA.-MAN, TWO CHILDREN NEW ORLEANS- A man and his two sons were lifted to safety Sunday after their boat sank in Lake Pontchartrain, forcing them to swim to shallow water and await rescue. Leon Powell of Independence, La., and his six- and eight-year-old sons left Madisonville, La., Saturday to fish and […]
HEARING THE WHALES: NOAA TRACKS WHALE CALLS OVER LARGE DISTANCES NOAA researchers and their partners have developed passive listening devices designed to record the calls of the Earth’s great whales. These moored autonomous hydrophones record sounds in the water, but do not actively emit sounds themselves. The new technology can be applied world-wide to investigate […]
The Recreational Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fishery Remains Open Persons aboard Angling and Charter/headboat vessels fishing recreationally may retain 1 bluefin tuna per vessel per day/trip, measuring 47 inches to less than 73 inches. All bluefin landed MUST be reported within 24 hours of landing to the www.nmfspermits.com website or by calling 888-872-8862 or, if landed […]
Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Board Approves Draft Addendum XVIII for Public Comment (Revises January 24, 2006 Release with the inclusion of information on the North Carolina public hearing) Washington, DC – The Commission’s Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board has approved Draft Addendum XVIII to the Summer Flounder Fishery […]
NOAA ANNOUNCES EXPANDED CORAL WARNING SYSTEMMeets International Partnership Goal of President’s Ocean Action Plan NOAA today announced that it will expand regional coverage for the NOAA Coral Reef Watch Satellite Bleaching Alert monitoring system from six Caribbean sites to a total of 24 sites throughout the U.S. and international Caribbean. This is one of President […]
