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Public Comment on Oceana’s Deep-Sea Coral Petition Is Reopened NOAA Fisheries has received over 26,000 comments in response to its Federal Register notice of receipt of Oceana’s rulemaking petition to protect deep-sea corals. The public comment period ended August 13, 2004. Due to the high level of public interest in this matter, and in response […]

Save the Date for ‘Managing Our Nation’s Fisheries II – Focus on the Future’ Mark your calendar to save March 24-26, 2005, for the second national fisheries management conference, co-sponsored by the eight Regional Fishery Management Councils, the three Interstate Marine Fisheries Commissions, and NOAA Fisheries. The conference will be held in Washington, D.C. and […]

NOAA’s NEW GLOBAL CLIMATE FORECAST SYSTEM INCREASES CONFIDENCE THAT WEAK EL NIÑO CONDITIONS ARE DEVELOPING Aug. 24, 2004 — NOAA scientists are becoming increasingly confident weak El Niño conditions are developing in the tropical Pacific, based in part on a new Climate Forecast System that became operational Tuesday. The Climate Forecast System was developed at […]

Admin Note:  I don’t know what this has to do with fishing but i though it was cool to see a Gov official have a sence of humor. Read On… Alligator Takes Deer to Lunch in South Georgia The sight of a 12 to 14 foot-long alligator is something south Georgia folks see occasionally, but […]

NTSB TO HOLD FORUM ON PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICES The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public forum to discuss mandatory wear of personal flotation devices (PFD) on recreational boats. The one-day forum will begin at 9:00 am on August 25, 2004 at the NTSB Academy in Ashburn, VA.The purpose of the forum is to […]

Dolphus Thompson Shrimp boat fund There will be a benefit held at the Topsail Sound Pier,Topsail Beach,NC on September the 4th from 11:00 am until 2:00 p.m.Barbequed chicken plate will be severed for a $5.00 donation. The proceeds will go to the Dolphus Thompson Shrimp boat fund. If you can’t make it and would like […]

NOAA AWARDS MORE THAN $500,000 TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES FOR SHRIMP RESEARCH The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration granted $574,580 to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources to study shrimp disease and immunity. NOAA is an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The grant will ensure continuation of a […]

NOAA GRANTS MORE THAN $500,000 TO THE NORTH CAROLINA FLOODPLAIN MAPPING PROGRAM TO FUND RIVER BASIN MAPPING The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded $513,000 to the North Carolina Floodplain Mapping Program to finance the mapping of the Neuse and Lumber River basins. NOAA is an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The grant […]

NOAA, NAVY TO HUNT FOR LOST CIVIL WAR SUBMARINE ALLIGATORGreen, 47-foot-long Sub Was the Navy’s First Aug. 20, 2004 — Using high-tech underwater search and survey tools, NOAA, with support from the U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Research, will hunt next week for the Alligator, the U.S. Navy’s first submarine. The NOAA-ONR expedition will take […]

RESEARCHERS RECOVER MARINE DATA FROM HISTORICAL LOGBOOKS Aug. 20, 2004 — For centuries, mariners have kept detailed records of meteorological observations, because, at least until the advent of steam ships, weather was key to navigation. An international team, including NOAA officials, are incorporating many of those data, stored in logbooks dating back to the mid-1700s, […]