General Category Season Update to be Posted on December 30 An update regarding the bluefin tuna General category fishery season will be posted by 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 30. This update will also be available on the following automated information lines under the commercial fishery option: 978/281-9260 or toll free 1-888-872-8862. General Category Season […]
COAST GUARD RESCUES THREE AFTER RUDDER IS LOSTPORTSMOUTH – A Coast Guard crew rescued three people this afternoon after their 46-foot sloop lost its rudder in six- to eight-foot seas 30 miles off Duck, N.C. Controllers at Coast Guard Group Cape Hatteras received a distress call from Jarvis Fox, 63, over VHF radio reporting the […]
NOAA AND PARTNERS DISCOVER LIQUID CARBON DIOXIDE ‘CHAMPAGNE’ BUBBLES AT HYDROTHERMAL VENT What first appeared to be effervescent bubbles, like those in champagne, rising from a hydrothermal vent area in the northern Mariana Arc of the Pacific Ocean turned out to be liquid carbon dioxide. This is only the second location where the phenomenon has […]
U.S. Ocean Action Plan Issued by the White House The White House has issued a U.S. Ocean Action Plan, which contains the details of the Administration’s response to the report of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy. Subjects covered in the U.S. Action Plan include: Enhancing Ocean Leadership and Coordination; Advancing our Understanding of Oceans, […]
COAST GUARD CONTINUES SEARCH FOR MISSING FISHERMEN BOSTON – Coast Guard cutters and aircraft have searched more than 1,500 square miles in a effort to locate five missing fishermen whoes boat capsized 45 miles southeast of Nantucket, Mass. 4:45 p.m. Monday. Missing are: Glen Crowley; Juan Flores; Eric Guillen; Carlos Lopes and Ray Richards. Pedro […]
“Keep it Natural Carolinas” Creates Picture Perfect Opportunities for Santee National Wildlife Refuge Charleston, SC (December 20, 2004) South Carolina’s wildlife habitat, river corridors, and recreation areas will benefit from a donation provided by Natural Light and Natural Ice beers as well as a statewide public outreach campaign to encourage citizen involvement in conserving the […]
COAST GUARD, MARINES RESCUE MAN AFTER BOAT CAPSIZES PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard and Marine Corps rescued a man whose boat capsized about half a mile from Cape Lookout Lighthouse this evening.Coast Guard Group Fort Macon search-and-rescue controllers received a mayday call via VHF radio from Kevin Thompson, 22, when his 19-foot fishing boat […]
History Channel Features Commercial Fishing “Battered and fried or simply raw–seafood is a popular dish, no matter how you serve it. Americans consume more than 5-billion pounds yearly, an order that takes more than a fishing rod to fill and worries conservationists. We follow the fish, the fishermen, and the science trying to preserve fisheries […]
NOAA Offers New Educational Resources Featuring the Lionfish A new educational case study on the lionfishâ€â€ÂÂÂa venomous invasive species from the Indian and western Pacific Oceans that is found off the coast of the mid-Atlanticâ€â€ÂÂÂis now available from the NOAA’s National Ocean Service. The new product, called a Discovery Story, is available online at http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education. […]
Estimates of Atlantic Swordfish Landings Posted The Atlantic swordfish preliminary landings estimates and remaining quotas as of October 31, 2004, for the first semi-annual season of the 2004 fishing year are posted on the highly migratory species website. To view this update, go to:http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/swordfish_catch_statistics.htm Estimates of Atlantic Swordfish Landings Posted The Atlantic swordfish preliminary landings […]
