Allowing Alternatives to Incandescent Lights, and Establishing Standards for New Lights, in Private Aids to Navigation Correction to Final Rule Top The Coast Guard published in the Federal Register of December 8, 2003 ( 68 FR 68235 ) a final rule concerning private aids to navigation and the use of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The final […]
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NCRR Reports A “Safe†Form of Mercury in Fish? Fish are often contaminated with methylmercury, which has been linked to neurological damage and increased heart attack risk. Scientists differ as to whether methylmercury levels ordinarily found in fish are high enough to be of health concern. However, recent evidence indicates that the form of methylmercury […]
I Want to Live for Two Weeks Underwater in Aquarius Because… A Writing Contest For NOAA and UNCW’s Aquarius – America’s Inner Space Station Entries must be received by April 9th, 2004. Located 20 meters beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, next to deep coral reefs in the Florida Keys, lies Aquariusâ€â€ÂÂÂthe world’s only […]
Carolina Beach Inlet Survey Released 4-01-04 You can Download HERECarolina Beach Inlet Survey Released 4-01-04 You can Download HERE
Juvenile right whale Kingfisher. Update, 4/3/04: At 9:30pm, 4/2/04, the telemetry buoy that had been the primary tool for tracking this whale, moved into the harbor at Cape May, New Jersey and stopped. The captain of a fishing vessel based in Cape May, New Jersey, called the Disentangement Network hotline this morning to report that […]
NOAA DEPUTY CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER NAMED ONE OF THE NATION’S TOP INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS Bill Turnbull, deputy chief information officer of the Commerce Department’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has been named by HPCwire as one of the “Top People to Watch” in 2004. HPCwire is a worldwide trade publication for the high performance […]
Fifth Coast Guard District LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS March 30, 2004 NC – MYRTLE GROVE SOUND TO CASINO CREEK – SHALLOTTE INLET – SHOALINGThere has been a report of shoaling in Shallotte Inlet in the vicinity of Shallotte Inlet Buoy 10 (LLNR 31090) to an approximate depth of 5 feet MLW.Mariners are advised to navigate […]
South Atlantic – Public Scoping Meetings Scheduled for Mackerel Fishery The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a series of scoping meetings from April 20-29 throughout the Atlantic to solicit public input on options regarding the current moratorium on the issuance of commercial king mackerel permits. The moratorium is scheduled to expire on October […]
Kingfisher is 35 miles offshore 4/2/04: This morning, Kingfisher is 35 miles offshore and is passing outside the entrance to Delaware Bay. See plot. His velocity continued to average just over 2 knots overnight. There is a slight lull in the otherwise very poor weather forecast today – however, conditions are far from favorable for […]
