NOAA Scientists Report on Lingering Effects of Exxon Valdez Oil Spill NOAA has been involved in evaluating the effects of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, which took place on March 24, 1989 when the tanker ran aground on Bligh Reef, spilling 11 million gallons of crude oil into Prince William Sound, AK. NOAA continues to […]
Bluefin Tuna Measures Provide for a School-Size Fishery NOAA Fisheries Service has published a final rule to set Atlantic bluefin tuna quotas and effort controls, with some changes from the proposed rule. Based on a new analysis of the methodologies used to estimate recreational harvest, the final rule includes a 40.9 metric ton increase in […]
NOAA RELEASES ANNUAL COMPILATION OF AGENCY ECONOMIC STATISTICS June 5, 2006  NOAA released its statistics on economic impacts of agency products and services. The publication provides a consistent set of economic statistics for NOAA management, as well as national policy makers and the general public. “Knowing the economic impacts of NOAA’s programs helps us […]
NOAA EDUCATES BEACHGOERS ON HOW TO BREAK THE GRIP OF THE RIP® June 2, 2006  Alerting beachgoers to the threat of rip currents and how to escape their strong and potentially fatal grip is the focus of NOAA’s national Rip Current Awareness Week, June 4-10, 2006. Rip currents are narrow channels of fast-moving water […]
NMFS Announces 2006 Bluefin Quotas and Effort Controls For a full description of this action please visit the library. The BFT retention limits are as follows: The coastwide General category Atlantic BFT fishery will reopen on June 1, 2006. The daily retention limit will be three large medium or giant BFT (73 inches or greater) […]
15th ANNUAL BALD HEAD ISLAND FISHING RODEO RESULTS Total Boats: 18 Day 1: Radiator Overflow not fishing Day 2: Impulsive, Radiator Overflow OVERALL TOURNAMENT WINNERS First Place Captain Ken Coffer, Carolina Beach, NC Desperado 273.68 $4,860 Second Place Captain Jerry Hedge, Wallace N.C. Pure Country 196.46 $2,916 Third Place Captain John Harriss, Wilmington, N.C. Carolina […]
COAST GUARD INVESTIGATING INCREASE IN VESSEL COLLISIONS PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The U.S. Coast Guard is reminding licensed mariners, commercial fishing vessel captains and recreational boaters about the importance of complying with the Nautical Rules of the Road after an unusually high number of vessel collisions at the end of May. “In each case the collision […]
USCG CUTTER EAGLE SAILS IN FOR 30TH ANNUAL NORFOLK HARBORFEST PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle will participate in the Norfolk’s Harborfest 2006 Parade of Sail Friday, June 9. As the sole tall ship in United States government service, Eagle uniquely executes its two primary missions of training and representation. The demands […]
NMFS Announces 2006 Bluefin Quotas and Effort Controls For a full description of this action please visit the library. The BFT retention limits are as follows: The coastwide General category Atlantic BFT fishery will reopen on June 1, 2006. The daily retention limit will be three large medium or giant BFT (73 inches or greater) […]
THE BLUE MARLIN ARE OUT THERE!Crystal Watters On the last day of the Swansboro Rotary Tournament, angler Butch Bryant aboard his father’s boat Maggie caught at big blue marlin weighing in at 553 lbs. to win the annual Memorial Day Tournament.“It took us about an hour and a half to get it to the boat”, […]
