BREAKING GROUND TO EXPAND COMMUNICATION CAPABILITIES PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A ground breaking ceremony to commemorate the facility expansion project at Coast Guard Communications Area Master Station Atlantic (CAMSLANT) in Chesapeake, Va., is scheduled for Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. Vice Admiral Vivien S. Crea, commander of the Coast Guard Atlantic Area, will preside over the ceremony. […]
New York Resident Fined $2500 for Selling Tuna On the Internet NOAA has charged a resident of Forrest Hills, NY, with one count of selling an Atlantic tuna without a permit in violation of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. The tuna was caught during a chartered fishing trip aboard a fishing vessel based in Brielle, NJ, but […]
President Appoints Three Individuals to Tuna Commissions President George W. Bush has appointed Rodney R. McInnis, of California, to be the Federal U.S. Commissioner to the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC). Mr. McInnis, NOAA Fisheries’ Regional Administrator in the Southwest Region, will continue to lead the U.S. delegation at official meetings of the IATTC. He […]
Note from NOAA’s Assistant Administrator for Fisheries: Last year, NOAA Fisheries Service proposed some changes to the guidelines for implementing National Standard 1 of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, which requires us to develop plans to end overfishing and rebuild overfished stocks. In response, we received more than 250,000 comments from the public. It’s clear that many […]
IRISHMEN RESCUED FROM LIFERAFT AFTER ROWBOAT CAPSIZESLocal Portsmouth Coast Guard personnel coordinate ocean rescue. PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Two Irishmen were rescued this evening from a life raft after their 23-foot rowboat capsized about 1400 miles southeast of Bermuda. Coast Guard Rescue Coordination Center (RCC) Norfolk, located in Portsmouth, coordinated the rescue of two men, Gearoid […]
NMFS ADJUSTS GENERAL CATEGORY ATLANTIC BLUEFIN TUNA DAILY RETENTION LIMITS The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) waives the previously designated General category restricted fishing days (RFDs) for January 7, 8, 13, 14, and 15, 2006. The daily retention limit on these days is increased from zero to two large medium or giant Atlantic bluefin tuna […]
COSPAS-SARSAT Rescues as of: December 23, 2005 Number of Persons Rescued (To Date) in the United States: 200 – Rescues at sea: 128 lives saved in 50 incidents – Aviation rescues: 38 lives saved in 19 incidents – PLB rescues: 34 lives saved in 20 incidents · Worldwide – Over 18,500 Persons Rescued (since 1982) […]
MARINERS CAN CHART COURSES AT NO CHARGENOAA Offers Free Navigational Charts on Web Jan. 6, 2006  Mariners can now get free electronic downloads of NOAA Raster Navigational Charts or RNCs. A raster chart is a digitally scanned image of a paper nautical chart used by mariners for navigation. “The raster navigational charts contribute to […]
Senate and House Pass FY ’06 Defense Appropriations Conference Report Which Includes $54.6 Million to Repair Hurricane Damage to NOAA Facilities: On December18th, the House by a vote of 308-106 adopted the Conference Report (109-359) accompanying the FY ’06 Defense Appropriations bill (HR 2863). The bill includes $54.6 million for NOAA to repair hurricane related […]
NOAA Opens 2006 Aquaculture Competition; Deadline for Proposals is Feb. 28 NOAA has announced that it will award up to $4 million in competitive grants in 2006 for demonstration projects and research targeted to the development of sustainable marine aquaculture in the United States. Coordinated by the NOAA Aquaculture Program and NOAA Research, the competition […]
