NMFS ADJUSTS ATLANTIC BLUEFIN TUNA DAILY RETENTION LIMITS NMFS adjusts the daily retention limit for the commercial General category and the recreational Charter/Headboat fishery for Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) for the 2005 fishing year. See the library for a table listing retention limits and their duration. Persons aboard a vessel issued an HMS Charter/Headboat permit […]
Leading Scientists Rank Endangered Dolphins, Porpoises Most In Need of Immediate Action Washington – Leading marine scientists for the first time have assessed dolphin and porpoise populations around the world which are severely threatened by entanglement in fishing gear and recommended nine urgent priorities for action in a report commissioned by the World Wildlife Fund. […]
Big Rock lady anglers sets many recordsBruce Paul June 10, 2005 – The 8th annual Big Rock Lady Angler tournament began Saturday morning with two records in place and others set to follow. “This is fantastic,” said Big Rock tournament director Crystal Watters. “We topped our previous high (34) in terms of boats and have […]
BUSH ADMINISTRATION RELEASES NATIONAL OFFSHORE AQUACULTURE BILLLegislation Grants NOAA Authority to Permit Marine Aquaculture Facilities in Open Ocean Today, the Bush Administration sent its national offshore aquaculture legislation to Capitol Hill for Congressional action. The President pledged to propose this bill in the 109th Congress as part of his U.S. Ocean Action Plan, which outlines […]
RED TIDE TOXINS POSE LINGERING THREAT TO MARINE MAMMALS WILMINGTON, N.C.â€â€ÂÂÂNew research findings have revealed that the toxins produced during Florida red tides do pose a threat to marine mammals, even after the blooms have disappeared. As reported in the June 9 issue of Nature, scientists from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Fish […]
Pew Marine Conservation Fellows Call for International Action on Marine Protected AreasNew York, New York – Thirty-eight of the world’s foremost ocean experts issued a joint statement today urging “the nations of the world to fulfill their commitment to the future of the oceans” through active support of Marine Protected Areas. Dr. Ellen Pikitch, Executive […]
NOAA READJUSTS THE NATIONAL SPATIAL REFERENCE SYSTEM USING HIGH ACCURACY GPS DATA Beginning in June 2005, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will perform a general readjustment of the horizontal position and ellipsoidal heights in the National Spatial Reference System using high accuracy global positioning system data. The NSRS is a consistent national coordinate system […]
NOAA HIGHLIGHTS THE DANGERS OF DEADLY RIP CURRENTSOlympic Swimmer Joins National Effort to Educate Public June 6, 2005  With millions of people converging on beaches this time of year, the NOAA National Weather Service is educating the public on a deadly water hazard during its inaugural Rip Current Awareness Week, June 5-11, 2005. Rip […]
NOAA AND NAUTICUS UNVEIL NEW 3-D MULTI-MEDIA EXHIBIT AT THE NATIONAL MARITIME CENTERScience On a Sphereâ„¢ is latest result of NOAA@Nauticus PartnershipNorfolk Mayor and NOAA Official Give Remarks Norfolk, Va.â€â€ÂÂÂNOAA and Nauticus, The National Maritime Center today unveiled an imaginative and dynamic 6-foot globe that shows 3-D animated images of how the oceans and atmosphere […]
LIKE A FISH – REVOLUTIONARY UNDERWATER BREATHING SYSTEM – Iddo Genuth for IsraCast – An Israeli Inventor has developed a breathing apparatus that will allow breathing underwater without the assistance of oxygen tanks. This new invention will use the relatively small amounts of air that already exist in water to supply oxygen to both scuba […]
