70-YEAR-OLD MAN RESCUED AFTER 48 HOURS MISSING AT SEA SAN JUAN Puerto Rico – Severo Rodriguez, 70, from St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, was rescued by the Coast Guard Cutter Chincoteague this afternoon after being found by a private airplane almost 48-hours after he was expected home. Rodriguez was reported missing by his daughter to […]
USCG Saves Six Off Carolina Coast PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Six people were rescued, including two young children, from their foundering vessel approximately 25 miles east of Oregon Inlet, N.C., by Coast Guard rescue personnel after their vessel started taking on water today at about 10:30 a.m. Kevin Nunemaker of Nags Head, N.C., the Captain of […]
“RETURN TO TITANIC” MEETS SCIENCE OBJECTIVES, REMINDS ALL THAT WRECK SITE IS HALLOWED GROUNDExpedition Ends Just Prior to U.S. Signing of Titanic Agreement June 21, 2004  When NOAA co-sponsored Return to Titanic, a scientific expedition to the site of arguably the world’s most memorable shipwreck, the team of explorers and scientists sent their underwater […]
COAST GUARD RESCUES MAN FROM BOAT EXPLOSION CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard rescued a man at 8 a.m. today after the 40-foot yacht he was piloting exploded in the Corpus Christi ship channel. Jess Aubry Powell III, 59, was recovered from the water this morning by the crew of a rescue boat from […]
NOAA SCIENTISTS HUNT FOR ‘LIONS’ IN THE ATLANTICVenomous Invasive Fish Can Be Dangerous to Divers and Deepwater Fishermen Divers and deep-water fishermen along the Atlantic Coast may encounter lionfish, venomous coral reef fishes that have found their way into east coast waters. Scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will conduct field studies […]
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES 2004 OCEAN FISHERY COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS The Commerce Department today announced the appointment of 17 members to the eight regional fishery management councils. The appointments of two members to obligatory seats on the South Atlantic and Pacific Councils will be made by August 11. The councils, established by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and […]
U.S. FISH STOCKS ARE REBOUNDING, ACCORDING TO GOVERNMENT REPORTNOAA RELEASES 2003 STATUS OF FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES TO CONGRESS June 16, 2004  The “Status of Fisheries of the United States” report, released today by NOAA, shows considerable progress was made in 2003 to address excessive fishing rates and rebuild fish stocks to healthy […]
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House Passes Jones Bill To Protect Cape Lookout Horses “Today’s action was a win for the horses of Shackleford Banks.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2055 – legislation introduced by Representative Walter B. Jones (R-NC) to update the science-based parameters that govern management of the free roaming horses on […]
NOAA TRACKS GULF OF MEXICO RAIN-MAKING SYSTEM June 14, 2004  A broad low pressure area over the central Gulf of Mexico remains poorly organized Monday morning with a weak trough of low pressure extending northeastward across extreme southeastern Louisiana and Mississippi. Thunderstorm activity is disorganized, and the reconnaissance aircraft flight scheduled for Monday morning […]
