NTSB TO MEET ON BALTIMORE WATER TAXI CAPSIZING, GULF OF MEXICO HELICOPTER CRASH The National Transportation Safety Board holds a public Board meeting Tuesday, March 7, at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L’Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C.There are two items on the agenda. The Board will consider final accident reports […]
NOAA Seeks Public Input on Strategic Priorities; Comments Due Mar 9 NOAA is seeking input on priorities for its next five-year planning cycle. Each year, NOAA collects views on emerging programmatic trends to support the agency’s strategic goals. Stakeholder views and comments will be summarized and used by NOAA leadership in the development of priorities […]
Public Comments Requested on New Fishery Management Plan Amendments NOAA Fisheries Service has announced the availability of Amendment 17 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Coastal Migratory Pelagic (CMP) Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic and Amendment 25 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resource of the Gulf […]
Reviews of Non-Native Oyster Research Available Online On November 16, the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office held the Fall 2005 Quarterly Review of non-native oyster research. The topic of this review was “Potential for C. ariakensis – C. virginica interactions: Larval substrate selection, post-settlement competition, and fertilization interference”. Important new results from ongoing research suggest that […]
Bluefish Management Measures Set for 2006 Recreational and Commercial Fisheries NOAA Fisheries service has issued 2006 specifications for Atlantic bluefish fisheries, including state-by-state commercial quotas, a recreational harvest limit, and recreational possession limits for Atlantic bluefish off the east coast of the United States. The intent of this final rule is to establish the allowable […]
Public Comment Invited on Bluefin Tuna Management NOAA Fisheries Service has proposed initial 2006 fishing year specifications for the Atlantic bluefin tuna fishery to set bluefin quotas for each of the established domestic fishing categories and to set effort controls for the General category and Angling category. This action is necessary to implement recommendations of […]
NOAA EXPANDS COASTAL STORM INLAND FLOODING PREDICTION TOOLEnhancements Bring Valuable Assistance to New England Emergency Managers NOAA’s Coastal Services Center and National Weather Service, working in partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Sea Island Software, Inc., have developed an enhanced inland flooding forecast component to HURREVAC, a […]
The 2006 Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament names their chosen charities for the upcoming 48th Annual tournament held this June 10-7 2006.The Big Rock is the largest non-profit tournament of its kind in the United States giving at least $100,000 each year to deserving organizations. “We know that some organizations would not exist without our […]
U.S., EUROPE TAKE STEPS TO ADVANCE POLAR SATELLITE COOPERATION NOAA and the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites today announced they have signed a Data Denial Implementation Plan, which secures the continued flow of real-time meteorological satellite data from NOAA-provided instruments onboard EUMETSAT’s MetOp spacecraft to public duty users in the United States […]
