Category: VA

ASMFC Releases Draft Amendment 1 to the Atlantic Croaker Plan for Public Comment

ASMFC Releases Draft Amendment 1 to the Atlantic Croaker Plan for Public Comment: States Schedule Public Hearings for September/OctoberWashington, DC – The Commission’s South Atlantic State/Federal Fisheries Management Board has approved Amendment 1 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Croaker for public review and comment. Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina, and the Potomac […]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service supporting FEMA recovery effort

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service supporting FEMA recovery effortPreparing to begin road clearing, establishment of emergency corridorsThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is putting infrastructure in place alongthe Gulf Coast to begin clearing roadways and establishing emergencycorridors as it continues an agency-wide effort to support the FederalEmergency Management Agency’s overall recovery effort.“Having located and accounted […]

ATLANTIC CITY CREW RECOUNTS 2ND DAY OF RESCUES

ATLANTIC CITY CREW RECOUNTS 2ND DAY OF RESCUES ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – As is always the case in the Coast Guard, flexibility is the word of the week for rescue crews in Mobile, Ala. While the four-man crew left together to do their part in the efforts in New Orleans, they are now operating with […]

ATLANTIC CITY COAST GUARDSMEN SAVE LIVES IN NEW ORLEANS MORE LEAVE TO JOIN RESPO

ATLANTIC CITY COAST GUARDSMEN SAVE LIVES IN NEW ORLEANS MORE LEAVE TO JOIN RESPONSE EFFORTS ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The HH-65C helicopter search crew that left Tuesday afternoon rescued 23 people while providing support to New Orleans communities affected by Hurricane Katrina. After arriving late Monday night, the rescue crew climbed into the cockpit the […]

NOAA MOBILIZES RESOURCES TO AID IN RECOVERY FROM HURRICANE KATRINA

NOAA MOBILIZES RESOURCES TO AID IN RECOVERY FROM HURRICANE KATRINA Aug. 30, 2005 — NOAA quickly mobilized a wide-range of its resources immediately following Hurricane Katrina’s landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast. NOAA ships, planes and many experts are helping to assess the damage caused by the powerful storm that is responsible for widespread destruction […]

USS MONITOR RESEARCHERS DEBUNK 142-YEAR-OLD LEGEND OF ‘CAT IN THE CANNON’

USS MONITOR RESEARCHERS DEBUNK 142-YEAR-OLD LEGEND OF ‘CAT IN THE CANNON’ Aug. 25, 2005 — Conservators from The Mariners’ Museum and NOAA scientists were able to debunk a 142-year-old legend with 90-percent confidence this past week after spending most of August documenting and excavating the bore of both 11-inch Dahlgren cannons from the Civil War […]

Sneads Ferry Fishing Club Tournament

            Sneads Ferry Fishing Club Tournament        September 3, 2005. Labor Day Weekend. $50 Total Entry Fee $25 entry for heaviest King Mackerel $25 entry for heaviest fish overall (No Sharks) Fishing Hours: 7:00 am to 4:00 pm Pay outs and Prizes: 1st place king: 70% cash and 50 gallons of gas/ New River Marina 2nd […]

COAST GUARD SEARCHES FOR MISSING DIVER OFF NORTH CAROLINA COAST

COAST GUARD SEARCHES FOR MISSING DIVER OFF NORTH CAROLINA COAST  PORTSMOUTH, Va.,– A diver from the commercial dive vessel Akyla has been reported missing approximately 20 miles off the North Carolina coast today.Rescue helicopters from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City and Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, NC. and rescue boats from Coast […]

Comment Period Reopened for 2005 MMPA List of Fisheries

Comment Period Reopened for 2005 MMPA List of Fisheries On December 2, 2004, the proposed List of Fisheries for 2005 under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) was published in the Federal Register. NOAA Fisheries Service must categorize each commercial fishery on the List of Fisheries into one of three categories under the MMPA, based […]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Approves an Additional Nontoxic Shot Type;

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Approves an Additional Nontoxic Shot Type;Considers Four OthersThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today approved a non-toxic shot typecomposed of iron-tungsten-nickel for waterfowl and coot hunting in theUnited States. In addition, the Service will publish tomorrow in theFederal Register proposed approval for four additional nontoxic shot types.The approved shot manufactured […]