COAST GUARD ASSISTS TUG PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard provided assistance to a tugboat taking on water in Chesapeake Bay, Va. this evening. Tug Chesapeake Bay began taking on water at about 9 p.m. near Rappahannock Shoal Channel in the Chesapeake Bay and called the Coast Guard for assistance. A Coast Guard HH-60 rescue […]
Coast Guard, Glynn County Sheriff’s Office respond to save woman JACKSONVILLE, Fla.- Coast Guard rescue crews from Air Station Savannah, Ga., and Station Brunswick, Ga., along with Glynn County Sheriff’s Office and Good Samaritans have responded to a sunken shrimping vessel north of Brunswick along the Front River in Sapelo Sound, Ga. this evening to […]
Coast Guard law enforcement action leads to POTENTIALLY LARGE NOAA penalty for fishing vessel CAPTAIN and owner BOSTON – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association has issued a Notice of Violation and Assessment of Civil Penalty carrying a $663,000 fine and a four-year permit sanction to the Aveiro Corporation, owner of the New Bedford fishing […]
NOAA DEACTIVATES GOES-8 AFTER 10 YEARS OF SERVICESatellite Tracked Memorable Storms, Aided Forecasters May 3, 2004  It tracked some of the most memorable tropical cyclones on recordâ€â€ÂÂÂfrom the famous parade of storms in 1995, when five tropical cyclones were active in the Atlantic at the same timeâ€â€ÂÂÂincluding the deadly Hurricane Mitch, which devastated parts […]
Reinstatement of Permit Requirements for the Tilefish Fishery In a final rule that published on April 26, 2004, NOAA Fisheries reinstated the permit requirements for commercial tilefish vessels. This final rule is based on additional information provided by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council that supports and explains the basis for the limited access permit criteria […]
Final Regulations Published for 2004 Spiny Dogfish Fishery NOAA Fisheries announced final specifications for the 2004-2005 spiny dogfish fishery in a rule that published on April 27, 2004. This action specifies a commercial quota for the spiny dogfish fishery to achieve the annual target fishing mortality rate (F) specified in the Spiny Dogfish Fishery Management […]
Highly Migratory Species: Comments Requested on Issues & Options Paper, Nine Public Meetings Scheduled NOAA Fisheries announces the availability of an Issues and Options paper for Amendment 2 to the Atlantic Tunas, Swordfish, and Sharks Fishery Management Plan (HMS FMP) and Amendment 2 to the Billfish Fishery Management Plan (Billfish FMP), request public comment, and […]
Proposed Rule to Implement the Marine Mammal Protection Act’s Zero Rate Mortality Goal Section 118 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) addresses the taking of marine mammals incidental to commercial fishing operations. The MMPA provides for the preparation of stock assessments for all marine mammal stocks in waters under U.S. jurisdiction, development and implementation […]
Public Comments Requested on Interagency Wetland Guidance Section 404 of the Clean Water Act regulates the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States, including wetlands. The Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is responsible for processing Section 404 permits and analyzing impacts associated with proposed projects. When an applicant proposes a […]
MULTIPLE COAST GUARD UNITS SAVE FISHING VESSEL FROM SINKING ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Several Coast Guard units assisted in the rescue of the two-man crew aboard the Tampa-based, 66-foot fishing vessel Miss Hayes after it began sinking 43 miles west of Ft. Myers, Fla., early this morning. Three dewatering pumps in all, and personnel to […]
