NOAA Opens Waters Off Florida to Fin Fishing
Submitted by admin on Thu, 08/12/2010 - 12:42.
NOAA Opens Waters Off Florida to Fin Fishing (fsn) Opening of some federal waters off the politically touchy coast of
the Florida panhandle to fin fishing earlier this week underscores just
how much control the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association's
Marine Fisheries Services continues to exercise over the oil-soaked
Gulf seafood industry. READ MORE
Post to TwitterPerhaps One of the Quirkiest Yacht Tenders Around
Submitted by admin on Thu, 08/12/2010 - 12:36.
(newport-now) Let’s say you travel the seas in style on board your 100-foot
megayacht, stopping at various ports of call with varying degrees of
land-side transportation alternatives. Well, if you happen to be aboard
one particular yacht in the harbor, you might take the Amphicar out for
a spin. READ MOREGreenpeace and Ocean Alliance ships dock in St. Petersburg on separate courses to study gulf oil spill
Submitted by admin on Thu, 08/12/2010 - 12:29.
(tampabay) The 165-foot ship that docked at the Port of St. Petersburg on
Wednesday is not like any other ship that's ever dropped anchor there. READ MOREIndia Tells Salvagers to Speed Removal of Containers Blocking Busiest Port
Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/11/2010 - 12:50.
(bloomberg) India told salvagers to accelerate
the removal of hundreds of containers ditched into the sea off
Mumbai’s coast as the nation’s busiest cargo-box harbor remained
closed for a third day. READ MOREMaine officials: Sewage in water after cruise ship visit
Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/11/2010 - 12:49.
(usatoday) The Maine Department of Environmental Protection says a foul-smelling
plume of liquid that filled a dock area in Bar Harbor, Maine last month
after a visit by an American Cruise Lines vessel was sewage, not "grey
water" from sinks and showers as originally reported, according to a
local news outlet. READ MOREOil Leak Plugged On Damaged Ship; Indian Port Shut
Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/11/2010 - 12:47.
(npr) A fuel leak has been plugged in a container ship that struck another
cargo vessel and spewed 500 tons of oil into the Arabian Sea, India's
government said Tuesday. READ MOREFishing group condemns Greens policy on Coral Sea
Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/11/2010 - 12:46.
(abc) A fishing group has rejected plans by the Greens to ban all commercial
fishing and mining exploration in the Coral Sea off the Queensland
coast. READ MORERelief well work halted by storm; some Gulf waters reopened to fishing
Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/11/2010 - 12:45.
A tropical depression formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday night,
and was headed toward the Deepwater Horizon oil well site, the National
Hurricane Center said. READ MOREBrokerage sales are flat in July
Submitted by admin on Mon, 08/09/2010 - 18:41.(tradeonly) The number of brokerage boats sold in the United States fell slightly
in July, compared with the previous year, while total sales valuations
rose slightly, according to reports from YachtWorld.com member
brokerages. READ MORE
Conservators Examine 18th Century Ship Found At WTC
Submitted by admin on Mon, 08/09/2010 - 18:39.
(gothamist) The remains of a ship from the 1700s found at the World Trade Center site were moved to the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory
last week. All sorts of experts, from tree scientists to conservators,
are working hard on understanding more about the ship's origins. Warren
Riess, professor of maritime history and archeology at the University
of Maine and lead investigator, told the Washington Post, "It's a mystery. It's like a detective story." READ MORE
