Category: SCA

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 […]

NOAA Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Measures for Squid, Mackerel and Butterfish Fisheries NOAA Fisheries Service has published a proposed rule for the 2006 fishing year for Atlantic mackerel, squid, and butterfish. This proposed rule specifies the amounts of the initial optimum yield, allowable biological catch, domestic annual harvest, and domestic annual processing, as well […]

SECOND UPDATE ON THE INVESTIGATION OF THE CAPSIZING OF THE ETHAN ALLEN IN LAKE GEORGE, NEW YORK Washington, DC –The National Transportation Safety Board today released the following update on its investigation into the October 2, 2005 capsizing of the Ethan Allen at Lake George, New York, which claimed the lives of 20 passengers.In early […]

BOW MARINER INVESTIGATION COMPLETED, PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULED PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The investigation of the Feb. 28, 2004 sinking of a chemical tank ship off the coast of Virginia has been completed. A press conference is scheduled for Tuesday January 3, 2006, at 10 a.m. to be held at Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads at 200 […]

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 December 31, 2005, and January 1, 2006. The daily retention limit on these days is increased from zero to two large medium or giant Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT), […]

North Carolina’s Carteret Community College takes a chance on bait-shrimp aquaculture MOREHEAD CITY – In a tank inside the aquaculture facility at Carteret Community College swim shrimp caught by students in a cast net earlier this year. They are keeping the shrimp under the scenario that they will be able to sell the live bait […]

SERVICE SEEKS PROPOSALS FROM STATES FOR 2006 ENDANGERED SPECIES GRANTS The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is now seeking proposals from states and U.S. territories interested in acquiring land or planning for endangered species conservation. Through the fiscal year 2006 appropriation from Congress, more than $70 million is available in the Cooperative Endangered Species […]

NOAA TEACHER AT SEA PROGRAM LAUNCHES NEW WEB SITE NOAA’s Teacher at Sea program launched a new Web site, better enabling teachers from kindergarten through college to find and apply for opportunities to get first-hand research experience aboard NOAA hydrographic, oceanographic and fisheries research vessels. Teachers who sail aboard NOAA ships write daily logs of […]

NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UNVEILS NEW PRECIPITATION WEB PAGE High-quality precipitation analyses used for flood forecasts, drought monitoring and climate trends are being made available on the NOAA National Weather Service Web site on a trial basis through June 2006. During this time, comments regarding the service will be collected to determine whether it effectively […]