Category: SFL

Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee to Meet in Arlington, Virginia

Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee to Meet in Arlington, Virginia-Chairman of President’s Council on Environmental Quality to AddressCommittee-The Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee, managed jointlyby the U.S. Department of Commerce in cooperation with the U.S.Department of the Interior, will hold its next meeting from February15-17, 2005, in Arlington, Virginia. The three-day meeting will […]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Now Accepting Grant Proposals for Conservation Pr

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Now Accepting Grant Proposals for Conservation Program RALEIGH, N.C. (Feb. 10, 2005) — Request a grant. Conserve wildlife. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants to provide grants to private landowners and conservation partners who are interested in conserving North Carolina’s rare fish and wildlife species, as well as their […]

MAN, DOG RESCUED AFTER LEAP FROM SAILBOAT

MAN, DOG RESCUED AFTER LEAP FROM SAILBOAT PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A Coast Guard rescue helicopter plucked a man and his dog from the icy Atlantic Ocean about 75 miles off Cape Fear, N.C., today. Coast Guard search and rescue controllers received an automated distress signal at about 9 a.m. from the 50-foot sailing vessel Anabel. […]

Group Ends Rule Keeping Fishermen at Sea

Group Ends Rule Keeping Fishermen at SeaPORTSMOUTH, N.H. – More than a month after five Massachusetts fishermen were lost at sea, fisheries regulators voted Tuesday to end a rule that critics said pressured boat crews to stay out in bad weather. The New England Fishery Management Council decided to scuttle a rule that penalized scallopers […]

GAG STUDY SEEKS COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN MARCH and APRIL 2005

GAG STUDY SEEKS COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN MARCH and APRIL 2005The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) and National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries Service) are conducting a life history study on gag (“gray”) grouper (Mycteroperca microlepis). Samples are needed for March and April (the spawning season closure). We are seeking eight fishermen to help provide […]

U.S. COAST GUARD SEIZES 950K OF COCAINE IN MULTI-AGENCY OPERATION

U.S. COAST GUARD SEIZES 950K OF COCAINE IN MULTI-AGENCY OPERATION  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico— H.S. Garcia, U.S., Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico; Capt. Douglas Rudolph, Commander, Sector San Juan, United States Coast Guard (USCG); Roberto G. Medina, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); Jerome Harris, Special Agent in Charge, […]

NOAA ADMINISTRATOR ANNOUNCES FISCAL YEAR 2006 BUDGET REQUEST

NOAA ADMINISTRATOR ANNOUNCES FISCAL YEAR 2006 BUDGET REQUEST Retired Navy Vice Adm. Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Ph.D., under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator, unveiled President Bush’s proposed FY 2006 budget for the Commerce Department’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NOAA’s request totals $3.6 billion, an increase of six percent or $205 […]

NOAA ISSUES RESEARCH PLAN, VISION TO GUIDE FUTURE STUDIES

NOAA ISSUES RESEARCH PLAN, VISION TO GUIDE FUTURE STUDIES NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, issued two documents to guide the long and short-term direction of its research. NOAA is an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce. “We now have a five year plan and a 20 year vision to ensure NOAA’s research […]

ATLANTIC HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES

ATLANTIC HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES Table of Contents 50 CFRSubpart D Restrictions on Imports Sec. 635.46 Import requirements for swordfish. (a) General. To facilitate enforcement of domestic regulations, a swordfish, or part thereof, less than the minimum size specified at Sec. 635.20(e) may not be imported, or attempted to be imported, into the United States unless […]

Letters to Members of the North Carolina Delegation

Letters to Members of the North Carolina Delegation  Rep. John J Duncan Jr., Chairman of the Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure-Water Resources & Environment Subcommittee; and Rep. David L. Hobson, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations-Energy & Water Development Subcommittee:As state senators representing North Carolina’s coastal communities, we appreciate this opportunity to share our strong […]