SEARCH CONTINUES FOR GAINEY TODAY, MEDIA AVAILABILITY SCHEDULED PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The search continues today for Laura Gainey, who went overboard from the sailing vessel Picton Castle about 470 miles southeast of Cape Cod. The U.S. Coast Guard plans to hold a media availability at 3 p.m. at the Atlantic Area command center in Portsmouth, […]
SEARCH FOR GAINEY TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Plans are being made to continue the search tonight for Laura Gainey, who went overboard from the sailing vessel Picton Castle about 470 miles southeast of Cape Cod. Canadian and U.S. Coast Guard C-130 airplanes searched for her throughout the day, aided by the […]
SEARCH CONTINUES FOR MISSING CANADIAN WOMAN PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The search continues today for a Canadian woman who went overboard from the sailing vessel Picton Castle about 470 miles southeast of Cape Cod. A Canadian Coast Guard C-130 airplane searched through the night, aided by the motor tanker Mindanao and the woman’s shipmates aboard the […]
U.S.and Canadian Coast Guard Search for Missing Woman PORTSMOUTH, Va. – U.S. and Canadian Coast Guard C-130 aircraft are searching an area 470 miles southeast of Cape Cod for a woman reported missing from the 189-foot Canadian sail training vessel Picton Castle last night. At approximately 9 p.m. Friday, personnel at the Rescue Coordination Center […]
COAST GUARD RESCUES THREE IN ELIZABETH RIVER PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A Coast Guard crew rescued three men Thursday night after the work boat they were on began sinking in the Elizabeth River. Coast Guard search and rescue coordinators received the report that the 20-foot push boat was sinking at about 10:20 p.m. A rescue crew […]
COAST GUARD RESCUES 5 AFTER BOAT BECOMES DISABLED ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.– The Coast Guard rescued five hunters this morning after they spent the night aboard their disabled vessel in a New Jersey creek. Last night a family member of William Cloer, 61, reported to Coast Guard Station Cape May, N.J., that Cloer and four other […]
YACHT SINKS IN BARGE INCIDENT PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A sport fishing yacht sank in the Wicomico River about five miles west of Salisbury, Md., after a diesel barge knocked a piling into it early this morning. The Coast Guard received a report from the master of the Tug Merrimac at about 1:45 a.m. that his […]
2007 Bluefish Management Measures Proposed NOAA Fisheries has proposed 2007 management measures for the Atlantic bluefish fishery, including state-by-state commercial quotas, a recreational harvest limit, and recreational possession limits. The intent of this proposed rule is to ensure that harvest levels and possession limits are consistent with the stock rebuilding program for bluefish. A coastwide […]
Measures Proposed to Revitalize U.S. Swordfish Fishery U.S. North Atlantic swordfish catches have declined by approximately 40 percent since 1995, primarily as a result of management measures to reduce bycatch (e.g., time/area closures and gear modifications.) The objective of this proposed action is to provide a reasonable opportunity for U.S. vessels to fully harvest the […]
U.S. Makes Push for Bluefin Tuna Recovery at ICCAT Annual Meeting At the 2006 annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), which concluded on November 26, parties adopted new management measures that provide for the long-term sustainability of swordfish, marlin and western Atlantic bluefin tuna fisheries. NOAA’s Assistant Administrator […]
