NOAA DEPUTY CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER NAMED ONE OF THE NATIONâÃ

NOAA DEPUTY CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER NAMED ONE OF THE NATION’S TOP INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS Bill Turnbull, deputy chief information officer of the Commerce Department’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has been named by HPCwire as one of the “Top People to Watch” in 2004. HPCwire is a worldwide trade publication for the high performance […]

LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS

Fifth Coast Guard District LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS March 30, 2004  NC – MYRTLE GROVE SOUND TO CASINO CREEK – SHALLOTTE INLET – SHOALINGThere has been a report of shoaling in Shallotte Inlet in the vicinity of Shallotte Inlet Buoy 10 (LLNR 31090) to an approximate depth of 5 feet MLW.Mariners are advised to navigate […]

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South Atlantic – Public Scoping Meetings Scheduled for Mackerel Fishery The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a series of scoping meetings from April 20-29 throughout the Atlantic to solicit public input on options regarding the current moratorium on the issuance of commercial king mackerel permits. The moratorium is scheduled to expire on October […]

Kingfisher is 35 miles offshore

Kingfisher is 35 miles offshore 4/2/04: This morning, Kingfisher is 35 miles offshore and is passing outside the entrance to Delaware Bay. See plot. His velocity continued to average just over 2 knots overnight. There is a slight lull in the otherwise very poor weather forecast today – however, conditions are far from favorable for […]

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NOAA Fisheries Seeks Public Comment on a Proposed International Trade Permit for Tuna and Swordfish NOAA Fisheries has proposed modifications to its international trade tracking programs. These changes are necessary to implement conservation and management recommendations from the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas and the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission. The proposed rule […]

BARGE HITS MOORED U.S. COAST GUARD SHIPS

BARGE HITS MOORED U.S. COAST GUARD SHIPS CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A tug pushing two barges drifted into two U.S. Coast Guard ships at the north side of the Corpus Christi Inner Harbor at 4 p.m. Wednesday. One of the barges struck both the Coast Guard Cutter Mallet, a 75-foot inland construction tender, and the […]

TWO PEOPLE RESCUED FROM SINKING VESSEL

TWO PEOPLE RESCUED FROM SINKING VESSEL CAPE HATTERAS, N.C. – Two people were rescued from their sinking vessel in the Alligator River, near East Lake, N.C., this afternoon. Rob Ryan and Donald Stapkowitz, both from Easton, Md., contacted Coast Guard Group Cape Hatteras at 1:30 p.m. to report their 36-foot pleasure craft Tons of Fun […]

TESTIMONY OF REBECCA LENT, Ph.D.

TESTIMONY OF REBECCA LENT, Ph.D. DEPUTY ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON FISHERIES CONSERVATION, WILDLIFE AND OCEANS COMMITTEE ON RESOURCES U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HEARING ON H.R. 3378, the MARINE TURTLE CONSERVATION ACT OF 2003 MARCH 25, 2004 Mr. Chairman and Members […]

Coast Guard Revises its Chemical Drug Testing Regulations

Coast Guard Revises its Chemical Drug Testing Regulations The Coast Guard is revising its chemical drug testing regulations to conform with the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) final rule concerning Drug and Alcohol Management Information System Reporting published in the Federal Register on July 25, 2003. The DOT rule consolidated the 21 different Management Information System […]

GLOUCESTER MAN FOUND GUILTY OF MAKING HOAX CALLS TO COAST GUARD

GLOUCESTER MAN FOUND GUILTY OF MAKING HOAX CALLS TO COAST GUARD BOSTON – A Gloucester man pled guilty and was found guilty March 22 for violating the N.H. criminal law, “False Public Alarm,” for knowingly communicating false distress messages to the Coast Guard last year.Everett A. Sawyer, a fisherman, made numerous false “may-day” calls on […]