Hearings Planned on Marine Protected Areas The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council is planning a series of public hearings in September regarding Amendment 14 to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan. Amendment 14 would establish a series of 8 marine protected areas (MPAs) in Federal waters off the South Atlantic to protect a portion of […]
Comment Period Extended for Proposed Rule to Address Ship Strikes of Endangered Right Whales On June 26, 2006 , NOAA Fisheries proposed regulations to implement speed restrictions on vessels longer than 65 ft in certain locations and at certain times of the year along the U.S. Atlantic seaboard. The proposal is designed to reduce the […]
Landings of Large Medium and Giant Bluefin to date As of 08/03/2006 fishing year landings of Atlantic bluefin tuna are as follows: The Coastwide General Category has landed 12.7 mt out of 1163.3 mt to date. The Harpoon category: 17.9 mt out of 124.0 mt to date. Longline North: 8.9 mt out of 150.4 mt […]
Non-Native Aquarium Fish Found in Florida Waters; Citizens Asked to Help Prevent the Spread of Invasive Species NOAA’s National Center for Coastal Ocean Sciences reports that the Red Sea Bannerfish has been found living on Paul’s Reef off Palm Beach, FL. This species is native to the Red Sea in the Middle East, but is […]
INVASIVE LIONFISH FOCUS OF NOAA RESEARCH CRUISEPublic Education About Invasive Species Part of Mission NOAA’s National Ocean Service researchers, in collaboration with the Essential Image Source Foundation, embarked today aboard the NOAA research vessel Nancy Foster to further examine the status in the Atlantic Ocean of the invasive Indo-Pacific lionfish. Research will be conducted off […]
BIG ROCK GIVES BACK TO COMMUNITY! The phenomenal success of the 48th Annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament allows the board of directors to once again give back to area charities. On Friday, July 7, 2006 The Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament Board of Directors held a luncheon at the Dunes Club in Atlantic Beach […]
Senator Burr, North Carolina Governor Easley Support Proposal to Replace Bonner Bridge U.S. Senator Richard Burr and North Carolina Governor Michael F. Easley have expressed support for a proposal by Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to replace the aging Herbert C. Bonner Bridge in Dare County on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Kempthorne outlined his proposal in […]
NOAA Seeking Public Input on Recovery Plans for Fin Whales and Sperm Whales Draft updated Recovery Plans for fin whale and sperm whale populations are now available for public review. The draft plans discuss the natural history, current status, and the known and potential human impacts to fin whales and sperm whales. The plans will […]
NOAA SHIP NANCY FOSTER ASSISTS IN WHALE RESCUE July 11, 2006  Scientists and crew aboard the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster assisted the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies to disentangle a humpback whale off the coast of Massachusetts on Sunday. While tagging and tracking humpback whales in the NOAA Stellwagen National Marine Sanctuary, crew and […]
NOAA SATELLITES RESPOND TO DISTRESS CALLS As summer weather brings out more boaters, campers and hikers, NOAA satellites and search and rescue staff are prepared to handle distress signals from emergency locator beacons. NOAA’s polar and geostationary satellites, along with Russia’s Cospas spacecraft, are part of the high-tech, international Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking […]
