ATLANTIC CITY COAST GUARDSMEN SAVE LIVES IN NEW ORLEANS MORE LEAVE TO JOIN RESPONSE EFFORTS ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The HH-65C helicopter search crew that left Tuesday afternoon rescued 23 people while providing support to New Orleans communities affected by Hurricane Katrina. After arriving late Monday night, the rescue crew climbed into the cockpit the […]
NOAA MOBILIZES RESOURCES TO AID IN RECOVERY FROM HURRICANE KATRINA Aug. 30, 2005  NOAA quickly mobilized a wide-range of its resources immediately following Hurricane Katrina’s landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast. NOAA ships, planes and many experts are helping to assess the damage caused by the powerful storm that is responsible for widespread destruction […]
USS MONITOR RESEARCHERS DEBUNK 142-YEAR-OLD LEGEND OF ‘CAT IN THE CANNON’ Aug. 25, 2005  Conservators from The Mariners’ Museum and NOAA scientists were able to debunk a 142-year-old legend with 90-percent confidence this past week after spending most of August documenting and excavating the bore of both 11-inch Dahlgren cannons from the Civil War […]
Sneads Ferry Fishing Club Tournament September 3, 2005. Labor Day Weekend. $50 Total Entry Fee $25 entry for heaviest King Mackerel $25 entry for heaviest fish overall (No Sharks) Fishing Hours: 7:00 am to 4:00 pm Pay outs and Prizes: 1st place king: 70% cash and 50 gallons of gas/ New River Marina 2nd […]
COAST GUARD SEARCHES FOR MISSING DIVER OFF NORTH CAROLINA COAST PORTSMOUTH, Va.,– A diver from the commercial dive vessel Akyla has been reported missing approximately 20 miles off the North Carolina coast today.Rescue helicopters from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City and Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, NC. and rescue boats from Coast […]
Comment Period Reopened for 2005 MMPA List of Fisheries On December 2, 2004, the proposed List of Fisheries for 2005 under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) was published in the Federal Register. NOAA Fisheries Service must categorize each commercial fishery on the List of Fisheries into one of three categories under the MMPA, based […]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Approves an Additional Nontoxic Shot Type;Considers Four OthersThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today approved a non-toxic shot typecomposed of iron-tungsten-nickel for waterfowl and coot hunting in theUnited States. In addition, the Service will publish tomorrow in theFederal Register proposed approval for four additional nontoxic shot types.The approved shot manufactured […]
COAST GUARD SEARCHES FOR MISSING BOATER UPDATE PORTSMOUTH, VA. – The body of a man whose boat was found drifting three miles north of Little Creek has been recovered. A good samaritan found the body of Benjamin Phillips floating near the eastern side of the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel. The good samaritan radioed the Coast […]
COAST GUARD SEARCHES FOR MISSING BOATER PORTSMOUTH, VA. – Rescues crews from the Coast Guard, Virginia Marine Police,Virginia Marine Resources Commission and the Norfolk Police Department are searching the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay for a man whose boat was found this morning. Benjamin Phillips, 41, a Smithfield, Virginia, resident was last seen at approximately […]
Commercial Landings of Bluefin tuna As of 08/22/05 fishing year landings of Atlantic bluefin tuna are as follows: The Coastwide General Category has landed 50.3 mt out of 908.3 mt to date. The Harpoon category: 19.4 mt out of 90.0 mt to date. Longline North: 9.1 mt out of 116.3 mt to date. Longline South: […]
