Category: VA

NOAA FISHERIES INVITES MARINE ANGLERS TO DISCUSS PROPOSED STRATEGIC PLAN

NOAA FISHERIES INVITES MARINE ANGLERS TO DISCUSS PROPOSED STRATEGIC PLAN The Commerce Department’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will host the first in a series of constituent meetings on the West Coast and Hawaii to receive input for the development of a Recreational Fisheries Strategic Plan for the next five years. The first meeting […]

Resources Cmte Hearing on International Fishery Issues

Resources Cmte Hearing on International Fishery IssuesApril 28, 2004 Thursday, April 29, Dr. William Hogarth, Assistant Administrator for the National Marine Fisheries Service, will testify before the House Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans (Chair, Wayne Gilchrest, R-MD) on International Fishery Conservation and Management Issues. Resources Cmte Hearing on International Fishery IssuesApril […]

Fire In Cape Fear River

Vessel on Fire In Cape Fear River There is a vessel reported to be on Fire in the Cape Fear River near the junction of Snows Cut and The Cape Fear River. The Corp of Engineer Vessel Snell is on scene and assisting the vessel. According to initial reports from the vessel Sundarie the fire […]

COAST GUARD TO PRESENT MERITORIOUS PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD

COAST GUARD TO PRESENT MERITORIOUS PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard is scheduled to present the Coast Guard Meritorious Public Service Award to a motor vessel crew in a 2 p.m. ceremony at the Pacific Gulf Marine office in Gretna, La., Wednesday. Michael R. Frye, captain of the motor vessel Resolve, and […]

Testimony by Admiral James D. Watkins, U.S. Navy (Retired), Chairman, U.S. Commi

Testimony by Admiral James D. Watkins, U.S. Navy (Retired), Chairman, U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy, before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on April 22, 2004 Commission Chairman retired Admiral James D. Watkins, USN, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation and the Senate Appropriations Committee on April […]

NOAA SEEKS COMMENTS ON AIR FORCEââ‚ÂÂ

NOAA SEEKS COMMENTS ON AIR FORCE’S PROPOSAL TO CONDUCT WEAPONS TESTSTests May Adversely Affect Marine Mammals The Commerce Department’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) is seeking comments on a proposed authorization for the U.S. Air Force to conduct activities that may have incidental impacts on marine mammals in […]

NOAA OFFERS NEW GEODESY EDUCATIONAL DISCOVERY KIT

NOAA OFFERS NEW GEODESY EDUCATIONAL DISCOVERY KIT April 27, 2004 — A new online educational product, titled “Discovery Kits” is now available at the NOAA Web site. The kits were developed by the NOAA Ocean Service. The kit explains geodesy—the science that measures and monitors the size and shape of the Earth and identifies points […]

Safety Issues Result in Vessel Voyage Termination

Safety Issues Result in Vessel Voyage Termination BARNEGAT LIGHT, NJ— A commercial fishing vessel voyage was terminated early this morning by the Coast Guard for failure to comply with safety regulations. The Chargers, a 59-foot scalloping vessel homeported in Barnegat Light, NJ, was boarded this at 12:18 a.m. by a Coast Guard 41-foot patrol boat […]

LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS

Fifth Coast Guard District LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENTApril 20, 2004 NC – NEUSE RIVER TO MYRTLE GROVE – SHOALING There has been a report of shoaling to an approximate depth of 4 feet MLW in the vicinity of Bogue Sound Daybeacon 32 (LLNR 38980) Mariners are urged to use extreme caution when transiting […]

Friends of the South End

April 24, 2004 Friends of the South End We held our second protest today. WECT Channel 6 covered the protest as well as Willard Killough, the editor of the Island Gazette, who spent the day with us as well. South District Parks Superintendent Jud Burns came over to us and offered us the use of […]