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Cape Fear Blue Water Fishing Club
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Posted by Dawg on Friday, May 26, 2006 @ 07:42:10 EDT (266 reads)
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Cape Fear Blue Water Fishing Club
Well we definitely had some good fishing weather the last few days. We checked the messages & the current results are in for the club member only tournaments. They are as follows:
AMOT:
Tuna: Cut N Dry 69 lbs.
Wahoo: Bullet III 58.2
Dolphin: Titus 31.5
IMOT:
King: 6 lbs Frayed Knot
Spanish: Non Weighed yet
BMOT:
Grouper: First Mate 20.06
Snapper: Reelaxation 4.9
Remeber first half goes till the end of July....Capt. Rich
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Lobsters Avoid Virus by Detecting Illness in Their Own Kind
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Posted by Dawg on Thursday, May 25, 2006 @ 08:22:12 EDT (555 reads)
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Lobsters Avoid Virus by Detecting Illness in Their Own Kind
Caribbean spiny lobsters are able to detect illness in others of their kind, and employ avoidance tactics to keep their population healthy, according to a paper in this week's issue of the journal Nature.
The research results show that the usually social animals avoid contact with other lobsters that carry viruses--even before those lobsters become infectious.

Caribbean spiny lobsters are social and prefer to share dens, not always the healthy choice. Credit and Larger Version
"Pathogens that can be transmitted from animal to animal are a major threat to their populations, especially in animals that are social," said Chuck Lydeard, program director in the National Science Foundation (NSF)'s Division of Environmental Biology, which funded the research. "This is the first record of social animals avoiding diseased individuals of their own species in the wild."
Donald Behringer and Mark Butler of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va., and Jeffrey Shields of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science in Gloucester Point, Va., studied young Caribbean spiny lobsters, some of which were infected by a virus transmitted by physical contact and, among the smallest lobsters, via sea water.
"Spiny lobsters are social and share communal dens, so these modes of viral transmission would have devastating consequences if there were no mechanism to check its spread," the scientists wrote.
But a mechanism there is: healthy lobsters avoid close contact with sick ones. "Healthy lobsters, when choosing dens, don't move in with those infected by this virus," said Butler.
"This avoidance tactic could be the reason for the limited transmission of the disease among natural populations in the wild," said Behringer.
The virus, called PaV1, or Panulirus argus virus 1, "infects several types of tissues," said Shields, "primarily in juvenile lobsters, resulting in metabolic wasting and death."
The research showed that healthy lobsters steer clear of infected individuals even before they show disease symptoms. "We don't yet know how this early detection of infected individuals happens," said Butler.
-NSF-
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Morehead CityĂƒÂ¢Ă¢â€Â¬Ă¢â€Â¢s Changing Waterfront Featured in Coastwatch
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Posted by Dawg on Thursday, May 25, 2006 @ 08:19:22 EDT (575 reads)
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Morehead CityĂƒÂ¢Ă¢â€Â¬Ă¢â€Â¢s Changing Waterfront Featured in Coastwatch
In Morehead City, the number of commercial fishing boats has declined, charter boats are increasing, and new redevelopment projects are starting up. In the Early Summer issue of Coastwatch, Ann Green takes readers on a tour of the cityĂƒÂ¢Ă¢â€Â¬Ă¢â€Â¢s colorful and changing waterfront. The story helps set the stage for North Carolina Sea GrantĂƒÂ¢Ă¢â€Â¬Ă¢â€Â¢s June 5 forum, "North CarolinaĂƒÂ¢Ă¢â€Â¬Ă¢â€Â¢s Changing Waterfronts: Coastal Access and Traditional Uses." The event will be held at New BernĂƒÂ¢Ă¢â€Â¬Ă¢â€Â¢s Riverfront Convention Center. Details are online at www.ncseagrant.org.
Also, in the new issue of Coastwatch, Green talks with town officials and experts to explore changes since Hurricane Fran took a toll from the coast to the capital city a decade ago ĂƒÂ¢Ă¢â€Â¬Ă¢â‚¬Â including building code updates, beach recovery and new coastal insurance options.
And Kathleen Angione joins a team of researchers as they examine the diet of the Shackleford BanksĂƒÂ¢Ă¢â€Â¬Ă¢â€Â¢ wild horses and try to answer the question: "What are they eating out there?"
In other stories, Katie Mosher takes a look at Sea Grant Director Ronald HodsonĂƒÂ¢Ă¢â€Â¬Ă¢â€Â¢s career ĂƒÂ¢Ă¢â€Â¬Ă¢â‚¬Â 33 years of service to the North Carolina coast and its people ĂƒÂ¢Ă¢â€Â¬Ă¢â‚¬Â and his plans for retirement. Erin Seiling introduces a team of East Carolina University researchers and some early results of their blue crab population research project, funded by the N.C. Blue Crab Research Program. And Pam Smith takes readers to SpringerĂƒÂ¢Ă¢â€Â¬Ă¢â€Â¢s Point ĂƒÂ¢Ă¢â€Â¬Ă¢â‚¬Â a diverse coastal community of plants, wildlife and things that go bump in the night.
To request a sample copy of Coastwatch, write to North Carolina Sea Grant, NC State University, Box 8605, Raleigh, NC 27695-8605; call 919/515-9101; or send an e-mail to harriss@unity.ncsu.edu.
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New conservation effort at upcoming Governor's Cup Billfishing Series
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Posted by Dawg on Thursday, May 25, 2006 @ 08:17:22 EDT (192 reads)
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New conservation effort at upcoming Governor's Cup Billfishing Series
The South Carolina GovernorĂƒÂ¢Ă¢â€Â¬Ă¢â€Â¢s Cup Billfishing Series, entering its 18th season, will feature five tournaments along the coast beginning May 3rd at Edisto Island and ending July 1 at the Charleston City MarinaĂƒÂ¢Ă¢â€Â¬Ă¢â€Â¢s HMY/Viking MegaDock Billfishing Tournament.
This year, the GovernorĂƒÂ¢Ă¢â€Â¬Ă¢â€Â¢s Cup Advisory Board, in an effort to continue a strong conservation ethic to protect the blue marlin, will award Series points only for blue marlin landed that measure 115 inches or greater, from the fork of the tail, to the tip of the lower jaw. The average length of the blue marlin brought to the dock during the 2005 Series was 116 inches, with one fish measuring 134 inches. Four of the five tournaments this season have advised that they will adopt this new size limit for the blue marlin. They have plans to implement alternative scoring procedures to promote this change and guarantee winners without harvesting fish less than 115 inches.
Advisory Board Chairman John Darby said, "It is important to emphasize to the Governor's Cup participants that the recent change was made in an effort to further protect this wonderful game fish and to be a leader in conservation. The participants are encouraged to provide feedback to help improve the Series."
Another Series rule change implemented this year pertains to the Outstanding Tuna Award. Previously the award has applied only to yellowfin tuna, and this year, all legal tuna species will be eligible for the award. This does not affect the Blue Water Conservation Award, which will continue to recognize and award points for yellowfin tuna only.
Advisory Board Vice Chairman Francis Johnson said, "The Governor's Cup rule changes are a big step in the right direction for conservation. South Carolina continues to be a leader in conservation for marine fisheries."
For more information on the South Carolina GovernorĂƒÂ¢Ă¢â€Â¬Ă¢â€Â¢s Cup Billfishing Series contact Tom DuPrĂƒÆ’Ă‚Â© of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources by e-mail at dupret@dnr.sc.gov. Visit the website at http://www.dnr.sc.gov/etc/govcup/govcup.html to learn more about the South Carolina GovernorĂƒÂ¢Ă¢â€Â¬Ă¢â€Â¢s Cup Billfishing Series, and to keep up with the standings.
Tournament dates and contacts for the upcoming 2006 18th Annual South Carolina GovernorĂƒÂ¢Ă¢â€Â¬Ă¢â€Â¢s Cup Billfishing Series are:
May 3-6 Edisto Marina Billfish Tournament (contact: Deidre Menefee, 19 Forde Row, Charleston, SC 29412, (843) 345-0369, Fax 406-4813, dpmenefee@aol.com);
May 17-20 39th Annual Georgetown Blue Marlin Tournament (contact: Ricky Ferdon, PO Box 1704, Georgetown, SC 29442, (843) 546-1776, Fax 546-7832, glmarina@sc.rr.com, www.georgetownlandingmarina.com);
May 31-June 3 Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina Billfish Tournament (contact: Deidre Menefee, 19 Forde Row, Charleston, SC 29412, (843) 345-0369, Fax 406-4813, dpmenefee@aol.com);
June 14-17 Bohicket Marina Invitational Billfish Tournament (contact Deidre Menefee, 19 Forde Row, Charleston, SC 29412, (843) 345-0369, Fax 406-4813, dpmenefee@aol.com);
June 28-July1 HMY/Viking Megadock Billfishing Tournament (contact: KC Rennie, PO Box 759, Charleston, SC 29402, (843) 577-7702, Fax 577-7704, kcrennie@charlestoncitymarina.com).
"The GovernorĂƒÂ¢Ă¢â€Â¬Ă¢â€Â¢s Cup Billfishing Series encourages the catch and release of blue marlin, white marlin and sailfish, as well as tuna, dolphin and wahoo," said Tom DuPrĂƒÆ’Ă‚Â©, who helps coordinate the tournament series.
Prior to the Governor's Cup, less than ten percent of billfish caught were released. Inspired by the conservation message of the Series, anglers are now tagging or releasing record numbers of billfish caught in South Carolina waters. Funds from each tournament are used to support a broad range of marine fisheries research and conservation efforts each year through the Wallace F. Pate Memorial Fund.
Boats participating in the Series amass points for billfish either landed, tagged, or released. Anglers compete for four major awards: Outstanding Billfish (single heaviest billfish), Outstanding Billfish Boat (most accumulated points) and Outstanding Billfish Conservationist (most points for tagged or released fish), and the Blue Water Conservation Award (most accumulated tag and release points for dolphin, wahoo, and yellowfin tuna).
"The GovernorĂƒÂ¢Ă¢â€Â¬Ă¢â€Â¢s Cup encourages family participation and conservation of our oceanĂƒÂ¢Ă¢â€Â¬Ă¢â€Â¢s resources," DuPrĂƒÆ’Ă‚Â© said.
"By awarding points for the release of fish, the Series rewards anglers who properly land and release these magnificent fish, while at the same time promoting the South Carolina sportfishing industry, coastal tourism and the coastal economy."
By encouraging live tag and release, the Series has focused attention on the sharp decline of Atlantic billfish and encouraged conservation of all marine resources.
S.C. Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement officers remind the public of Coast Watch, which was developed to better help citizens report violations of saltwater recreational and commercial fishing laws, as well as marine environmental laws. The Coast Watch hotline number (1-800-922- 5431) is toll-free and available 24 hours a day.
- Written by Anna Martin-
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NEW NOAA ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE LAUNCHED, REACHES ORBIT
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Posted by Dawg on Thursday, May 25, 2006 @ 08:12:07 EDT (201 reads)
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NEW NOAA ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE LAUNCHED, REACHES ORBIT
May 25, 2006 ĂƒÂ¢Ă¢â€Â¬Ă¢â‚¬Â NOAA and NASA officials confirmed that a new geostationary operational environmental satellite, designed to track hurricanes and other severe weather impacting the nation, successfully reached orbit last night after it was launched from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

The spacecraft separation occurred four hours and 21 minutes after the 6:11 p.m. launch. The first signal acquisition occurred six hours and 30 minutes after the launch at the Air Force Tracking Station, Diego Garcia, located in the Indian Ocean.
The NOAA satelliteĂƒÂ¢Ă¢â€Â¬Ă¢â‚¬Âinitially called GOES-NĂƒÂ¢Ă¢â€Â¬Ă¢â‚¬Âwill be designated GOES-13 once it reaches final orbit. It will supply data critical for fast, accurate forecasts and warnings for severe weather, including tornadoes, winter storms and hurricanes. Additionally, it will detect solar storm activity, relay distress signals from emergency beacons, monitor the oceans and scan the landscape for the latest drought and flood conditions.
"This satellite will serve the nation by monitoring conditions that trigger dangerous weather, and it will serve the world by contributing vast amounts of observational data, as part of our contribution to the Global Earth Observation System of Systems," said retired Navy Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., Ph.D., undersecretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator.
GOES-13, the first spacecraft in the new GOES-N/O/P series, features a highly stable pointing platform, which will improve the performance of the imager and sounder instruments. GOES-13 also has expanded measurements for the space and solar environment monitoring instruments. The satellite also features a new dedicated broadcast capability to be used by the Emergency Managers Weather Information Network and a new digital weather facsimile capability for higher quality transmissions of data and products.
Once it reaches geostationary orbit, GOES-13 will undergo a series of tests for approximately six months before completing its "check-out" phase. After check-out, GOES-13 is expected to be put into a storage mode at 105 degrees West. It will be ready to replace one of the two existing NOAA GOES spacecraft should either experience trouble.
NOAA's GOES satellites orbit the equatorial plane of the Earth at a speed matching the planet's rotation. This allows them to hover continuously over one position on the surface. The geostationary orbit is reached at about 22,300 miles above the Earth, high enough to allow the satellites a full-disc view of the Earth.
NOAA, an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is dedicated to enhancing economic security and national safety through the prediction and research of weather and climate-related events and providing environmental stewardship of the nation's coastal and marine resources.
Through the emerging Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS), NOAA is working with its federal partners, 61 countries and the European Commission to develop a global network that is as integrated as the planet it observes, predicts and protects.
Relevant Web Sites Images of Launch
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