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HURRICANE CHARLEY CUTS SHORT AQUARIUS UNDERSEA MISSION;AQUANAUTS PREPARE TO LEAVE UNDERSEA LAB Aug. 11, 2004  Hurricane Charley, bearing down on the Florida Keys, caused the cancellation Wednesday of an undersea research mission of NOAA’s underwater laboratory Aquarius. The Aquarius is owned by NOAA and operated by the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. “We […]
MARINERS ARE URGED TO MONITOR APPROACHING STORMS AND PREPARE ACCORDINGLY ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.– With the Tropical Storms Bonnie and Charley hitting the coast of Florida, mariners here in New Jersey are strongly urged to closely monitor their progress by all means available and take early action to protect their vessels. By Saturday, tropical storm force […]
Three Rescued From Sinking Fishing Vessel ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.– Three men were rescued from their sinking fishing vessel last night by the Coast Guard 40-miles off of Manasquan, N.J. Crewman from the Intrepid, a 69-foot fishing vessel homeported in New Bedford, Mass., radioed the Coast Guard at 8:40 p.m., and reported that the vessel was […]
Three New Shot Types Approved for Waterfowl Hunters The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service yesterday approved three new non-toxic shot types B tungsten-bronze, a new formulation of tungsten-iron, and tungsten-tin-bismuth B for use in waterfowl hunting. The approval published in the Federal Register on August 9, 2004. This action brings to 10, the number of […]
Cape May Cutter Part of 4,600 Lb. Drug Bust ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The Coast Guard Cutter Dependable, a 210-foot medium endurance cutter homeported in Cape May, N.J., made one of two drug busts on July 30 resulting in keeping more than 4,600 pounds of cocaine from eventually hitting U.S. streets. The first case began […]
NOAA HOSTS CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS THE PRESENT AND FUTURE OF FLORIDA KEYS MARINE SANCTUARY CORAL REEFS The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will host a conference on August 19-21 in Key West, Fla. for scientists, policymakers and citizens to discuss the state of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary’s coral reefs and surrounding marine environment. […]
AN ACTIVE 2004 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON LIKELY Aug. 10, 2004  NOAA today reiterated its May 2004 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook by calling for 12 to 15 tropical storms, with six to eight becoming hurricanes, and two to four of these becoming major hurricanes (Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale). The Atlantic […]
New Permit Conservation Requirements for Atlantic Dolphin-Wahoo Fishermen NOAA Fisheries is reminding participants in the Atlantic dolphin-wahoo fishery, including commercial vessel owners, charter and headboat owners and operators, and dealers, that new federal conservation permit requirements for this fishery go into effect on September 24, 2004. Commercial vessel, charter vessel and headboat operator permit card […]
COAST GUARD SENDING 58 TO PERSIAN GULF PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Coast Guard men and women will be leaving Sunday for the Persian Gulf to assist in the efforts for Operation Iraqi Freedom. Around 4 p.m., the Coast Guard troops are scheduled to board buses and head to the airport from the Holiday Inn in Portsmouth, […]
