North Carolina Summer Flounder Commercial Quota Transferred to Virginia The State of North Carolina has agreed to transfer 4,975 lb of its 2005 commercial quota to the State of Virginia to cover a landing of a North Carolina vessel that was disabled at sea and subsequently granted safe harbor in Virginia. The revised summer flounder […]
Seafood & Health Conference Wraps Up; Overwhelming Scientific Evidence Shows Why Americans Should Eat Two Servings of Fish and Shellfish Every Week Many of the world’s leading scientists, academics and dietitians met in Washington, DC, this week to discuss the relationship between seafood and health. Sponsors of the conference included NOAA and the governments of […]
COAST GUARD CONDUCTS TWO RESCUES FROM ONE CRUISE SHIP PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Two passengers aboard a cruise ship were hoisted today during two separate evolutions off the coast of North Carolina. At 8 this morning, the cruise ship Norwegian Dawn notified the Coast Guard Rescue Coordination Center Norfolk, located in Portsmouth, of a 60 year-old-female […]
COAST GUARD PILOT AWARDED FOR EXCELLENCE ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.– A pilot from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City will receive the Military Officer’s Association of America’s (MOAA) Outstanding Junior Officer of the Year Award at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J., this Sunday at 2pm. Lt. Rodney Rios, a native of Buena, N.J., and […]
A Blue Fin Tuna up date from Portside Marina The BFT are here! Better every day… we have unloaded a 92″, 91″ and 86″ along with a handful of 74- 80″ fish. The weather as always has been a factor …… Mon – Thurs this week is looking much better … let’s hope the availability […]
COAST GUARD UNITS HONORED FOR THEIR EFFORTS TO PROTECT SCALLOP FISHING OFF THE NEW JERSEY COAST ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Two Coast Guard units were honored Wednesday for their efforts to facilitate safe commerce and fishing vessel safety for the New Jersey scalloping fishermen.Coast Guard Station Manasquan Inlet, N.J., and Coast Guard Cutter Ibis, homeported in […]
TUG BOAT CREWMEMBER INJURED DURING TOW OPERATION ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.– A crewmember onboard a tug boat was medevaced by the Coast Guard this afternoon after being injured during a tow operation. Paul Willett, 38, was struck by a tow line across the lower back while working on the tug boat Penn No. 14 about 5-miles […]
NOAA ORGANIZES RESCUE TEAM TO DISENTANGLE NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE U.S. Coast Guard joins rescue efforts; Inclement Weather Currently Keeping Team in Port The NOAA Fisheries Service will lead a team of federal, state and non-profit biologists and scientists to rescue an entangled North Atlantic right whale that is currently off the coast of Florida. […]
American Eel Draft Addendum I Available for Public Comment States Schedule Hearings for January The Commission’s American Eel Management Board has approved the Draft Addendum I to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for American Eel for public review and comment. The Draft Addendum proposes the establishment of a mandatory trip-level catch and effort monitoring program […]
Spotted Seatrout Tops U.S. Recreational Catches Marine recreational anglers caught more than 33 million spotted seatrout in 2004, according to new data included in NOAA’s recently released report, “Fisheries of the United States”. Spotted seatrout was the most popular catch among marine recreational anglers in the Gulf of Mexico. The top catches in other regions […]
