North Carolina Coast Guard Station Responds to Two Rescue Calls Five Miles Apart PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Rescue crews from Coast Guard Station Hobucken, N.C. responded to two MAYDAY calls in the Pamlico Sound within minutes of each other this evening. The first case began at 4:45 p.m. when the Coast Guard received a call for help from the two […]
Coast Guard to Reinstate Trent River Safety Zone NEW BERN, N.C. – Coast Guard Sector North Carolina will reinstate a safety zone on the waters of the Trent River between New Bern and James City, in the vicinity of the U.S. Route 70 Highway Swing Bridge from Jan. 25 until Feb. 28, 2008. This safety zone will remain in effect […]
NOAA Fisheries Announces White Marlin ESA Biological Review Results An assessment of the health of white marlin populations indicate that the species is not in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range, nor is it likely to become so in the foreseeable future. NOAA Fisheries’ White Marlin Biological Review Team […]
CREW MISTAKES CAUSED HEELING OF CROWN PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP ************************************************************ The National Transportation Safety Board today determined that the probable cause of an accident involving the cruise ship Crown Princess was the second officer’s incorrect wheel commands, executed first to counter an unanticipated high rate of turn and then to counter the vessel’s heeling. […]
Atlantic white marlin (Tetrapturus albidus) NMFS announces their finding that listing the Atlantic white marlin (Tetrapturus albidus) as an endangered or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) is not warranted. Documents associated with this finding are attached including the Federal Register Notice, NOAA press release, and Frequently Asked Questions. The 2007 Atlantic white […]
ASMFC Releases Draft Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Coastal Sharks for Public Comment The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Spiny Dogfish and Coastal Shark Management Board has approved the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Atlantic Coastal Sharks for public review and comment. Public hearings will be held between February 7 and March […]
Coast Guard to Establish Safety Zone on Trent River Between New Bern and James City, N.C NEW BERN, N.C. – The Coast Guard is establishing a safety zone this week on the Trent River between New Bern and James City, North Carolina. This zone is necessary to provide for the safety of life on navigable waters during the […]
Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Limits Announced NOAA Fisheries has issued rebuilding harvest limits for the 2008 commercial and recreational summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass fisheries. These fisheries are currently overfished, and this final rule imposes strict measures to ensure sustainable management. Additionally, these measures will end overfishing in the summer […]
Bill Hogarth Departs NOAA Monday, December 31, 2007 was Bill Hogarth’s last day as Assistant Administrator for Fisheries after 7 years as leader of NOAA Fisheries and more than 13 years of Federal service to the Nation. He will continue to serve as the U.S. Commissioner and Chair of the International Whaling Commission through the […]
COAST GUARD SEARCHING FOR MISSING BOATER AFTER TWO VESSELS COLLIDE PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard is searching for a missing boater after two sailboats collided in the Intracoastal Waterway near Elizabeth City, N.C., today. Missing is John Martins of Suffolk, Va. The 33-foot sailboat Dreamcatcher with two people onboard was struck by the 47-foot […]
