NOAA OBTAINS $10,000 SETTLEMENTFOR DEBRIS DUMPED IN FLORIDA KEYS MARINE SANCTUARY TO ATTRACT LOBSTERS The Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has obtained a settlement in the case of two men charged with placing debris into the waters of Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary to attract lobsters for commercial harvest. “With this […]
NOAA RELEASES SONAR IMAGERY OF BOW MARINER WRECK March 5, 2004  Two multi-beam sonar images taken by the NOAA ship RUDE on Thursday, March 4, of the sunken tanker BOW MARINER were authorized for release by the U.S. Coast Guard today. The images are among a suite of side-scan sonar and multi-beam images provided […]
OREGON INLET Survey Released 03-04-2004 Get Your Copy HEREOREGON INLET Survey Released 03-04-2004 Get Your Copy HERE
NOAA SHIP LOCATES WRECK OF BOW MARINER Agency Brings Scientific Assets to Environmental Assessment and Search Missions March 2, 2004  The NOAA ship Rude today found the wreckage of Bow Mariner, a 570-foot tanker that sank 50 nautical miles east of Chincoteague, Va., on Feb. 28, 2004. The ship sank in about 250 feet […]
Lockwood Folly Inlet Survey March 02 2004 A new survey was released today by the Corps. Download your copy here. Download HERELockwood Folly Inlet Survey March 02 2004 A new survey was released today by the Corps. Download your copy here. Download HERE
OIL RECOVERY EFFORTS CONTINUE OFF VIRGINIA COASTREMAINING SLICK DESCRIBED AS SPOTTY, DISSIPATING, DRIFTING AWAY US Coast Guard flights continued today off the coast of Virginia to search for survivors and to survey the state of the fuel oil spilled from the chemical tanker which exploded and sank Saturday evening. The vessel, T/V Bow Mariner, a […]
OWNER AND OPERATOR OF NORTH CAROLINA FISHING VESSEL ISSUED STIFF PENALTYFOR DENYING OBSERVER PERMISSION TO BOARD NOAA’s General Counsel for Enforcement and Litigation issued a $35,000 Notice of Violation and Assessment (NOVA) on Feb. 10, to the owner and operator of the fishing vessel Captain Cecil for refusing to allow an observer onboard the boat. […]
NOAA RELEASES NEW MANUAL ON COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION MONITORING Feb. 26, 2004  For the first time, NOAA compiled key restoration monitoring information applicable to coastal habitats nationwide. “Science-Based Restoration Monitoring of Coastal Habitats, Volume One: A Framework for Monitoring Plans Under the Estuaries and Clean Waters Act of 2000 (Public Law 160-457)” offers technical […]
Oregon Inlet Survey Released 2-20-04 You can get the new survey HERE Text File…(Read More) BelowName Input Output “WAYPOINT1” 759838.70000 N 35 47.2628876 N 3035447.79000 E 75 30.4777410 W Convergence 02 00 55.80094 Scale Factor 0.999916241 “WAYPOINT2” 758911.07000 N 35 47.1150828 N 3034583.39000 E 75 30.6591023 W Convergence 02 00 49.52036 Scale Factor 0.999915840 “WAYPOINT3” […]
MORE THAN 2,500 MANATEES COUNTED DURING SYNOPTIC SURVEY St. Petersburgâ€â€ÂÂÂBiologists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI) are releasing the preliminary results of a statewide synoptic survey, conducted February 20, 2004, to count manatees by air and by ground. Twenty-three observers (16 in air and 7 on the […]
