NOAA ORGANIC ACT SENT TO CONGRESS The Bush Administration has sent a bill to Congress that codifies the establishment and purposes of NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Announcement of the action was made Tuesday at the inaugural meeting of the Cabinet-level Committee on Ocean Policy. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez, a member of […]
North Carolina Asks to Re-Open Gillnet Fishery in Pamlico Sound NOAA Fisheries Service has received an application from the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (NCDMF) to allow the shallow water flounder gillnet fishery to operate in a closed area of Pamlico Sound. Beginning in 2002, NOAA Fisheries Service had closed the area to fishing […]
NOAA and Research Partners Make Critical Discovery Related to Harmful Toxins in Shellfish Results of a new study by NOAA and other research partners have revealed the molecular basis for resistance and accumulation of paralytic shellfish toxins (PSTs) in softshell clams. Paralytic shellfish poisoning is caused by algae that naturally produce PSTs. Shellfish feed on […]
NOAA MAKES ELECTRONIC CHARTING DATA AVAILABLE FOR NON-NAVIGATION USERS THROUGH NEW WEB PORTAL April 6, 2005  In response to high public demand, NOAA announces a more user-friendly approach to accessing and viewing NOAA electronic navigational charts for non-navigational purposes. A complement to NOAA ENCs, the NOAA ENC Direct to GIS (ENC Direct) Web portal […]
MAN RESCUED AFTER BOAT SINKS ON YORK RIVER PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A Navy MH-60S helicopter crew pulled a man from the York River today after his 15-foot boat began taking on water shortly before 2 p.m. Coast Guard Group Hampton Roads received a call from Seatow reporting the man in distress near the mouth of […]
LOCAL CUTTER TRAINING FOR OIL SPILLS PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The crew of a local Coast Guard unit will be training to respond to hazardous oil and chemical spills in the region and are inviting members of the media to come out to observe the training Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. The crew of the 175-foot Coast […]
Court Decision Reverses Ballast Exemption to the Clean Water Act; Federal Court Ruling to Prevent Spread of Invasive Species by Requiring Permits for Dumping Ballast Water SAN FRANCISCO, April 5 /U.S. Newswire/ — A Federal Court ruled last week that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must repeal its ballast water exemption under the Clean Water […]
TWO FISHERMEN RESCUED; SEARCH CONTINUES FOR THIRD MAN PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Two fishermen were rescued and the Coast Guard is searching for a third this afternoon 50 miles off Cape Fear, N.C. The two rescued fishermen were located at about 2 p.m. today by a container ship, the Greek-flagged vessel Sophia Britannia. One man was […]
AFTER TWO LARGE ANNUAL GAINS, RATE OF ATMOSPHERIC CO2 INCREASE RETURNS TO AVERAGE, NOAA REPORTS March 31, 2005  A spike in the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere between 2001 and 2003 appears to be a temporary phenomenon and apparently does not indicate a quickening build-up of the gas in the atmosphere, […]
2005 Quotas and Effort Controls Proposed for Bluefin Tuna NOAA Fisheries Service has proposed initial 2005 fishing year specifications for the Atlantic bluefin tuna fishery to set quotas for each of the established domestic fishing categories and to set General category effort controls. The proposed measures would be in effect for the 2005 fishing year […]
