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NOAA FISHERIES REMINDS BOATERS: GIVE RIGHT WHALES WIDE BERTHFederal Law Prohibits Approaching Endangered Right Whales Within 500 Yards The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) reminds all whale watchers, commercial vessels and others to give endangered right whales a wide berth, as mandated by Federal Rule 62 FR 6729, 50 […]

NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM NAMES NEW LEGAL DIRECTOR The National Sea Grant College Program has named Stephanie Showalter of the University of Mississippi Law School as the new director of the Mississippi-Alabama Legal Program and the National Sea Grant Law Center. Sea Grant is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and […]

SURVEY RESULTS GIVE HIGH MARKS TO NOAA’S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Results from a recent national survey of products issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Weather Service indicate that there is a high level of satisfaction among customers using weather information. NOAA is an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The […]

Breaking News 6 Man LifeRaft Spotted Off Cape Fear….. A 6 man Liferaft has been spotted 50 miles East of the Cape Fear River at 33 42.6 N 077 01.5 W Stay Tuned For Details……Breaking News 6 Man LifeRaft Spotted Off Cape Fear….. A 6 man Liferaft has been spotted 50 miles East of the […]

NOAA SATELLITES AID IN 224 RESCUES IN 2003Personal Locator Beacons, Online Registration Get National Debut Last year, (NOAA) satellites, with their sophisticated search and rescue technologies, brought 224 people to safety from dangerous and potentially life-threatening ordeals – from Alaska to New York State. The figure is a jump from the 171 rescues in 2002. […]

Lockwood Folly Inlet and Crossing Survey Released Jan 21, 2004 Get it HERELockwood Folly Inlet and Crossing Survey Released Jan 21, 2004 Get it HERE

New Permits will allow Longlining in Protected Areas 1/9/04 Because of the high level of public interest, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) is re-opening the comment period on the issuance of Exempted Fishing Permits (EFPs) for the collection of Atlantic highly migratory species (HMS). The comment period is now open through January 26, […]

January 22, 2004 North Carolina Man Sentenced for Theft of Water from Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge On Tuesday, January 12, 2004, Allen White Ballance was sentenced for illegally removing water from Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge located in Hyde County, North Carolina. In addition to the $28,000 that Ballance already paid in restitution to the U.S. […]

Jones Calls On CEQ To Keep It’s Commitment On Oregon Inlet “The safety, property and livelihoods of thousands of North Carolina fishermen and boaters are at stake.” Washington, D.C.- Third District Representative Walter B. Jones today called on the White House Council of Environmental Quality (CEQ) to keep its commitment to maintain safe passage through […]

  National – Bycatch Web Page Updates for the New Year The NOAA Fisheries bycatch feature page, one of the more frequently used pages of NOAA Fisheries’ web sites, has been updated to reflect the tremendous amount of activity over the last month, including the Northeast Distant Fishery Sea Turtle Bycatch Reduction Research; Final Amendment […]