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ASMFC Approves Atlantic Menhaden Amendment 2 (Capt_Dave)
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ASMFC Approves Atlantic Menhaden Amendment 2
Baltimore, MD – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has approved Amendment 2 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Menhaden. The Amendment establishes a 170,800 MT total allowable catch (TAC) beginning in 2013 and continuing until completion of, and Board action on, the next benchmark stock assessment, scheduled for 2014. The TAC represents a 20% reduction from the average of landings from 2009-2011 and an approximately 25% reduction from 2011 levels. The Board also adopted new biological reference points for biomass based on maximum spawning potential (MSP), with the goal of increasing abundance, spawning stock biomass, and menhaden availability as a forage species.
"Through the selection of the MSP-based reference points, beginning with adoption of Addendum V in 2011 and continuing today, the Board has made a conscious decision to address the ecosystem services provided by Atlantic menhaden," stated Board Chair Louis Daniel of North Carolina. "Given the stock is experiencing overfishing and is most likely overfished based on the newly adopted reference points, it was incumbent upon the Board to reduce landings in order to ensure the long-term sustainability of the resource and the fisheries that depend on it."
The Amendment allocates the TAC on a state-by-state basis based on landings history of the fishery from 2009-2011; allocation will be revisited three years after implementation. Further, it reduces the Chesapeake Bay reduction fishery harvest cap by 20% (this is an adjustment of cap which was in place since 2006). States will be required to close their fisheries when the state-specific portion of the TAC has been reached; any overages must be paid back the following year. The Amendment includes provisions to allow for the transfer of quota between states and a bycatch allowance of 6,000 pounds for non-directed fisheries that are operating after a state TAC has been landed. The Amendment also establishes requirements for timely reporting and improved biological monitoring.
For more information, please contact Mike Waine, Fishery Management Plan Coordinator, at email@example.com or 703.842.0740.
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Funding agreement allows continued recreational water quality monitoring (Capt_Dave)
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Funding agreement allows continued recreational water quality monitoring
Funding agreement allows continued recreational water quality monitoring
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Hatteras North - Recreational Black Sea Bass Closure Effective November 1, 2012 (Capt_Dave)
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Hatteras North - Recreational Black Sea Bass Closure Effective November 1, 2012
Hatteras North - Recreational Black Sea Bass Closure Effective November 1, 2012
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Marine Fisheries Commission seeks advisers (Capt_Dave)
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Marine Fisheries Commission seeks advisers
Marine Fisheries Commission seeks advisers
MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission is looking for commercial and recreational fishermen and scientists to advise it on various fisheries issues.
Two regional advisory committees – Northern and Southern – and three standing advisory committees – Finfish, Habitat and Water Quality, and Shellfish/Crustacean – review matters referred to them by the commission, such as draft fishery management plans, and recommend management strategies. Committees may also bring issues pertaining to their region or subject matter to the commission's attention.
The Marine Fisheries Commission chairman appoints members to these committees for three-year terms, and several terms will expire in January.
In addition, the commission is seeking a commercial pound net fisherman to serve on the Sea Turtle Advisory Committee.
To be qualified to serve on a committee, applicants may not have had a significant fisheries violation within the past three years.
Individuals interested in serving as an adviser should be willing to attend meetings at least once every two months and actively participate in the committee process, which includes reviewing scientific documents and issue papers to make recommendations on management strategies. Advisers will be reimbursed for travel and other expenses incurred in relation to their official duties.
Adviser applications are available online at http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/mf/mfc-advisory-committees, at Division of Marine Fisheries' offices or by calling 252-808-8022 or 800-682-2632. Applications should be returned by Nov. 1 to the Division of Marine Fisheries, P.O. Box 769, Morehead City, N.C. 28557, Attention: Nancy Fish.
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Public input sought for Kingfish Fishery Management Plan review (Capt_Dave)
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Public input sought for Kingfish Fishery Management Plan review
Public input sought for Kingfish Fishery Management Plan review
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NMFS Solicits Proposals for MAFMC 2013 Research Set-Aside Program (Capt_Dave)
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NMFS Solicits Proposals for MAFMC 2013 Research Set-Aside Program
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced that it is accepting proposals under the Mid-Atlantic Council's Research Set-Aside (RSA) Program for research activities to be conducted in 2013. Applications must be received by NMFS on or before 5 p.m. EST on April 2, 2012.
The Council, in coordination with NMFS and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, may set aside up to 3 percent of the total allowable landings (TAL) in certain Mid-Atlantic fisheries to be used for research endeavors. The RSA program provides a mechanism to fund research and compensate vessel owners through the sale of fish harvested under the research quota. Vessels participating in an approved research project may be authorized by the NMFS Northeast Regional Administrator to harvest and land species in excess of any imposed trip limit or during fishery closures. Landings from such trips are sold to generate funds that help defray the costs associated with the approved research projects. No Federal funds are provided for research under this notification.
NMFS is soliciting proposals for research activities concerning the summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, Loligo squid, Illex squid, Atlantic mackerel, butterfish, river herring, bluefish, and tilefish fisheries. NMFS and the Council will give priority to funding proposals addressing the research needs as follows:
2013 Research Priority List
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NOAA Announces New Regulations for King and Spanish Mackerel in the Gulf of Mexi (Capt_Dave)
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NOAA Announces New Regulations for King and Spanish Mackerel in the Gulf of Mexi
NOAA Announces New Regulations for King and Spanish Mackerel in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Region
A new rule, effective July 16, 2014, will change the coastal migratory pelagics permit requirements and restrictions, including modification of the sales provisions and income requirements.
For the Gulf of Mexico, the rule prohibits the sale of king and Spanish mackerel caught under the bag limit unless those fish are either caught on a for-hire trip and the vessel has both a for-hire and commercial vessel permit, or the fish are caught as part of a state-permitted tournament and the proceeds from the sale are donated to charity.
For the Atlantic region, the rule prohibits the sale of king and Spanish mackerel caught under the bag limit unless the fish are caught as part of a state-permitted tournament and the proceeds from the sale are donated to charity.
In addition, the rule removes the income qualification requirement for king and Spanish mackerel commercial vessel permits.
NOAA Fisheries with the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Fishery Management Councils developed an amendment to the management plan for coastal migratory pelagics containing these management measures. The final rule implementing the regulations published in the Federal Register on June 16, 2014.
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NOAA, UNC-Wilmington study finds warming Atlantic ocean temperatures could incre (Capt_Dave)
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Warming water temperatures due to climate change could expand the range of many native species of tropical fish, including the invasive and poisonous lionfish, according to a study of 40 species along rocky and artificial reefs off North Carolina by researchers from NOAA and the University of North Carolina-Wilmington.
The findings, reported for the first time, were published in the September issue of Marine Ecology Progress Series.
"The results will allow us to better understand how the fish communities might shift under different climate change scenarios and provide the type of environmental data to inform future decisions relating to the management and siting of protected areas," said Paula Whitfield, a research ecologist at NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) and lead author of the study.
The North Carolina reefs lie within the temperate-tropical transition zone, where historically, both temperate and tropical species live, at their respective range limits. However, water temperatures in the zone are becoming more tropical, making it an important place to detect climate changes and its impacts.
The researchers first made these discoveries during an ecological study of the marine communities on the North Carolina reefs. Findings from this earlier study showed similar shifts of climate change induced shifts in algal populations.
Researchers combined year-round bottom water temperature data with 2006-2010 fish community surveys in water depths from 15 to 150 feet off the coast of North Carolina. The study revealed that the fish community was primarily tropical in the deeper areas surveyed, from 122 to 150 feet, with a winter mean temperature of 21 °C (69.8 °F). However, many of these native tropical fishes, usually abundant in shallow, somewhat cooler reefs, tended to remain in the deeper, warmer water, suggesting that temperature is a main factor in controlling their distribution.
"Globally, fish communities are becoming more tropical as a result of warming temperatures, as fish move to follow their optimal temperature range.," said Whitfield. "Along the North Carolina coast, warming water temperatures may allow the expansion of tropical fish species, such as lionfish, into areas that were previously uninhabitable due to cold winter temperatures. The temperature thresholds collected in this study will allow us to detect and to estimate fish community changes related to water temperature."
"This kind of monitoring data set is quite rare because it combines multi-year quantitative fish density data with continuous bottom water temperature data from the same location," said Jonathan A. Hare, NOAA Fisheries research oceanographer and a co-author on the study.
Similarly, the distribution of the venomous Indo-Pacific lionfish (Pterois volitans), a species new to the Atlantic since 2000, was restricted to water depths deeper than 87 feet where the average water temperature was higher than 15.2°C (approximately 59.4 °F). As the more shallow waters warm, lionfish may expand their range, since they seem to be attracted to areas with a warmer minimum temperature. Although lionfish only arrived in North Carolina in 2000 they were the most common species observed in water depths from 122 to 150 feet in this study.
Since their first sighting off the Florida east coast, in the late 1980s, lionfish have spread throughout the western North Atlantic including the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean. They are considered a major threat to Atlantic reefs by reducing reef fish recruitment and biomass, and have been implicated in cascading impacts such as decreased coral cover on coral reefs. To date, cold winter bottom temperatures are the only factor found to control their distribution on a large scale.
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MEETINGS TO DISCUSS FUTURE RED DRUM MANAGEMENT (Capt_Dave)
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MOREHEAD CITY – A series of meetings will begin next week offering the public an opportunity to discuss future management of North Carolina's red drum fishery.
The five meetings will detail proposals in a draft update to the state's Red Drum Fishery Management Plan. A fishery management plan makes long-term regulatory recommendations for a fishery.
The meetings will be held:
Tuesday, March 4 6 p.m. McKimmon Center
1101 Gorman Street
Wednesday, March 5 6 p.m. Craven County Agriculture Building
300 Industrial Drive
New Bern
Thursday, March 6 6:30 p.m. Hatteras Civic Center
Hwy. 12
Tuesday, March 11 6:30 p.m. Dobo Hall
Room 103
University of North Carolina-Wilmington
Wednesday, April 2 Noon Department of Environment and
Natural Resources Regional Office
943 Washington Square Mall
These meetings are being held in conjunction with scheduled advisory committee meetings for the Marine Fisheries Commission.
Since April 2007, an advisory group, consisting of commercial and recreational fishermen, scientists, and N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries staff, has been discussing issues relating to the red drum fishery so as to revise the 2001 fishery management plan. The advisory committee drafted the proposed plan, now going out for public input.
Once the public meetings are complete, the Marine Fisheries Commission will endorse all or portions of the plan, which is then sent to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the General Assembly for review and comment. The draft plan will come back before the Marine Fisheries Commission for any modifications and then the rulemaking process begins. When rulemaking is complete, the commission adopts the final plan and implements any needed rules.
Included in the draft Red Drum Fishery Management Plan are management recommendations for trip and gear limits, educational outreach, environmental concerns and data needs. The public is encouraged to attend these meetings and share their thoughts on the future of the red drum fishery.
Recommended changes to commercial harvest regulations
Continue the current commercial regulations, which are a 250,000-pound annual harvest cap, prohibited possession of fish greater than 27 inches and a seven fish trip limit with a provision requiring that red drum make up no more than 50 percent of the total catch. The director of the Division of Marine Fisheries has authority to modify the trip limit.
Continue the current 250,000-pound annual harvest cap, but increase the trip limit to 10 fish; allow possession of up to three fish while fishing, prior to meeting the 50-percent bycatch provision, so long as the total catch, upon landing, meets the 50-percent bycatch provision
Recommended changes to attendance requirements for small mesh gill nets (smaller than 5-inches stretched mesh)
Lengthen the seasonal attendance requirement for small mesh gill nets (currently May 1 – Oct. 31) to May 1 through Dec. 31 in primary and permanent secondary nursery areas and modified no-trawl areas, within 200 yards of the shoreline in areas north of Core Sound and within 100 yards of the shoreline in Core Sound and waters south.
Require year-round attendance of small mesh gill nets in primary and permanent secondary nursery areas, except for the Albemarle Sound Management Area, Core Sound and waters south; lengthen the seasonal attendance (currently May 1 – Oct. 31) to May 1 – Nov. 31 in primary and permanent secondary nursery areas and modified no-trawl areas in Core Sound and waters south; and lengthen the attendance season to May 1 – Nov. 31 within 200 yards of the shoreline statewide, except for Core Sound and waters south during October and November
Recommended changes to attendance requirements for large mesh gill nets (greater than 5 inches stretched mesh)
Require unattended large mesh gill nets to be set a minimum of 25 yards from shore from June through October.
Require unattended large mesh gill nets to be set parallel from shore and a minimum of 10 feet from shore in all state waters.
Recreational size and bag limits
No changes are recommended to the current recreational slot size and creel limit of one fish per day between 18 inches and 27 inches.
Visit http://www.ncdmf.net/download/RDFMP_revised%20draf_%202-19-08.pdf to view the Red Drum Fishery Management Plan. For more information about red drum management, please contact Lee Paramore by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com or by calling 252-473-5734
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CAPTAINS DECISION TO SAIL INTO THE PATH OF A HURRICANE CAUSED THE TALL SHIP BOU (Capt_Dave)
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WASHINGTON – A captain's "reckless decision to sail into the well-forecasted path of Hurricane Sandy" was the probable cause of the sinking of a ship off the North Carolina coast in October 2012, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a report released today. The captain and one crewmember died in the accident. Three other crewmembers were seriously injured.
On the evening of October 25, 2012, a day after a closely watched developing storm had reached hurricane strength, the 108-foot-long tall wooden ship, the Bounty, set sail from New London, Conn., for St. Petersburg, Fla., into the forecasted path of Superstorm Sandy. The 52-year-old vessel, a replica of the original 18th Century British Admiralty ship of the same name, was built for MGM Studios for the 1962 movie, "Mutiny on the Bounty."
Prior to setting off from New London, some of the crewmembers had expressed their concerns to the captain that sailing into a severe storm could put all of them and the ship at risk. The captain assured the crew that the Bounty could handle the rough seas and that the voyage would be a success. Just a month earlier, in an interview with a Maine TV station, the captain said that the Bounty "chased hurricanes," and by getting close to the eye of the storm, sailors could use hurricane winds to their advantage.
The 16-page report details how a mostly inexperienced crew – some injured from falls, others seasick and fatigued from the constant thrashing of 30-foot seas – struggled for many hours to keep the ships engines running and bilge pumps operating so the seawater filling the vessel would not overtake it.
In the early morning hours of October 29, 2012, about 110 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras, N.C., the Bounty heeled sharply to the starboard side after taking on more than 10 feet of water in the final hours of a three and a half day voyage that the NTSB said, "should never have been attempted."
Despite hurricane winds gusting upwards of 100 mph, the U.S. Coast Guard was able to rescue all but two of the Bounty's 16 crewmembers by hoisting them from the sea into three Jayhawk helicopters in the midst of the storm. The body of one crewmember was found, still in a protective immersion suit, about 10 hours after rescue operations had commenced. The captain was presumed lost at sea; his body was never recovered.
"Although this wooden ship was modeled after an 18th century vessel, the Captain had access to 21st century hurricane modeling tools that predicted the path and severity of Hurricane Sandy," said NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman. "The Bounty's crew was put into an extraordinarily hazardous situation through decisions that by any measure didn't prioritize safety."
Prior to setting to sea, the Bounty had been in a Maine shipyard for maintenance and repairs, most of which was accomplished by a crew with little experience in such specialized work. One of their tasks was to caulk and reseam a wooden hull, which had known areas of rot, with compounds supplied by the captain, including a silicone sealant marketed for household use.
The entity that owned and operated the ship, HMS Bounty Organization, LLC, did nothing to dissuade the captain from sailing into known severe weather conditions. The NTSB said that such a lack of effective safety oversight by the vessel organization contributed to the sinking.
The entire report is available at http://www.ntsb.gov/doclib/reports/2014/MAB1403.pdf
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THE ABSURDITY OF FISHERIES MANAGEMENT (Capt_Dave)
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New South Carolina Saltwater Finfish Regulations (Capt_Tom)
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New South Carolina Saltwater Finfish Regulations
Newly Regulated Finfish Species
New fisheries laws adding or changing catch limits and retention sizes on a number of recreationally important saltwater finfish species in South Carolina have been passed by the SC General Assembly and are now in place.
The new laws, effective June 15, concern the harvest of black drum, weakfish, hardhead and gafftopsail saltwater catfish, red drum, spotted seatrout, flounder, black seabass, and dolphin. These new state fisheries laws were adopted primarily to support a proactive and precautionary approach in natural resources management to help deal with increasing fishing pressures and environmental stresses placed on South CarolinaÃÆÃâÃââÃÆââââ¬à ¡ÃâìÃÆââââ¬à ¾Ãââs marine finfish resources associated with coastal growth and development.
Details of the new laws are as follows:
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NOAA Fisheries Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Actions to Modify Catch Limits (Capt_Dave)
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NOAA Fisheries Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Actions to Modify Catch Limits
NOAA Fisheries Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Actions to Modify Catch Limits for Snapper-Grouper Species and Gray Triggerfish Management Measures
Update the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council) acceptable biological catch control rule for determining catch levels of unassessed species.
The Council has submitted Amendment 29 to NOAA Fisheries for review, approval, and implementation. The Notice of Availability for Amendment 29 published in the Federal Register on November 23, 2014 (79 FR 69819), and the comment period ends on January 23, 2015. The proposed rule published in the Federal Register on December 8, 2014 (79 FR 72567) and the comment period ends on January 7, 2015. All comments specifically directed toward the amendment or the rule will be addressed in the final rule.
For more information on Amendment 29, please visit the NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office Web site at:
http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/sustainable_fisheries/s_atl/sg/2014/am29/index.html. An electronic version of the amendment and proposed rule is available at that Web site or from the e-rulemaking portal, www.regulations.gov.
How to Submit Comments
You may submit comments by the following methods:
Electronic Submission: Submit all electronic public comments via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2014-0132 click the "Comment Now!" icon, complete the required fields, and enter or attach your comments.
Southeast Regional Office
Sustainable Fisheries Division
c/o Karla Gore
263 13th Avenue South
St. Petersburg, Florida 3370-5505
More Information
For more information on Amendment 29, please click on this link to the Frequently Asked Questions found at: http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/sustainable_fisheries/s_atl/sg/2014/am29/index.html. This bulletin serves as a Small Entity Compliance Guide, complying with section 212 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996.
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Federal Agencies Announce Availability of Sea Turtle Five-year Status Reviews (Dawg)
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Federal Agencies Announce Availability of Sea Turtle Five-year Status Reviews
Federal Agencies Announce Availability of Sea Turtle Five-year Status Reviews
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries
Service (Agencies) jointly announced today the completion and
availability of six five-year status reviews for federally listed sea
turtles: Olive ridley sea turtle; KempÃÆÃâÃââÃÆââââ¬à ¡ÃâìÃÆââââ¬à ¾Ãââs ridley sea turtle; Leatherback
sea turtle; Green sea turtle; Hawksbill sea turtle; and Loggerhead sea
Both agencies share jurisdiction for federally listed sea turtles and
jointly conducted the reviews.
After reviewing all of the best scientific and commercially available
information and data, the agenciesÃÆÃâÃââÃÆââââ¬à ¡ÃâìÃÆââââ¬à ¾Ãââ biologists recommended that the
current listing classification for the six sea turtle species remain
The past decade has seen many technological advances, a diversity of
research, and completion of numerous on the ground recovery efforts for
sea turtles through work done by FWS, NMFS, and dedicated sea turtle
conservation partners in the U.S and many other countries. This has
allowed us to better understand the biology of these six sea turtles and
in some areas improve protection and conservation measures where they
are showing improvement. Refer to each five-year review for examples
and more information on accomplishments and work that is ongoing or
still must be undertaken to recover the world's sea turtles.
The five-year reviews and a list of Frequently Asked Questions are
available online at http://www.fws.gov/northflorida or may be requested
by email to email@example.com, by fax at 904-232-2404, by mail at U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Attn: Sea Turtle Five-year Reviews, 6620
Southpoint Drive South, Suite 310, Jacksonville, FL 32216-0958, or by
telephone at 904/232-2580. Please include your name and street mailing
address in your request. E-mail requests will receive an automated
response confirming receipt of your request.
NOAA Fisheries Service is dedicated to protecting and preserving our
nationÃÆÃâÃââÃÆââââ¬à ¡ÃâìÃÆââââ¬à ¾Ãââs living marine resources and their habitat through scientific
research, management and enforcement. NOAA Fisheries Service provides
effective stewardship of these resources for the benefit of the nation,
supporting coastal communities that depend upon them, and helping to
provide safe and healthy seafood to consumers and recreational
opportunities for the American public. To learn more about NOAA
Fisheries Service, please visit: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal federal agency
responsible for conserving, protecting and enhancing fish, wildlife,
plants, and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American
people. Visit the ServiceÃÆÃâÃââÃÆââââ¬à ¡ÃâìÃÆââââ¬à ¾Ãââs website at http://www.fws.gov.
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Shallow-draft Inlet Meeting (Capt_Dave)
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Shallow-draft Inlet Meeting
The Wilmington District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will conduct a Shallow-draft Inlet Meeting at 2:00 pm on Tuesday August 7, 2012. The meeting will be held at Pearsall Memorial Presbyterian Church located at 3902 Market Street, Wilmington, NC 28403.
We will be discussing all project issues for the following five (5) shallow-draft inlets:
1. Bogue Inlet
2. New River Inlet
3. New Topsail Inlet
4. Carolina Beach Inlet
5. Lockwoods Folly Inlet
The purpose of the meeting is to inform the users of current project conditions, project funding, and talk about our plans for future work. This meeting will serve as a forum for navigation beneficiaries to get a better understanding of our dredging program. Feel free to pass this invite to any project stakeholders that I may have missed. If you have any questions, please give me a call.
Bob Keistler
Robert (Bob) W. Keistler, PE
Project Manager
USACE - Wilmington District
69 Darlington Avenue
Wilmington, NC 28403
Telephone: (910) 251-4709
Email: email@example.com
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Coast Guard regulates navigation in Oregon Inlet to safeguard mariners, Herbert (Capt_Dave)
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Coast Guard regulates navigation in Oregon Inlet to safeguard mariners, Herbert
Coast Guard regulates navigation in Oregon Inlet to safeguard mariners, Herbert C. Bonner Bridge
The Coast Guard established a temporary regulated navigation area Thursday for the navigable waters surrounding the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge in North Carolina.
The RNA allows the Coast Guard to impose vessel traffic restrictions within Oregon Inlet to safeguard vessels from shoaling and to reduce the risk of a bridge strike. The Coast Guard will impose restrictions only when necessary based on inlet conditions, and will provide the public with as much advance notice as possible.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation reports pile supports of the Bonner Bridge have suffered significant section loss and are continually exposed to substructure erosion.
The Bonner Bridge has a fixed channel span with a clearance of 65 feet that crosses Oregon Inlet. When shoaling impacts safe navigation through the fixed channel span, mariners have attempted to transit through alternate spans, which do not have a bridge fender and protection system. A bridge strike to an unprotected element of the Bonner Bridge may endanger motorists and mariners or affect the structural stability of the bridge. This could cause harm to local businesses and residents of Hatteras Island should damage to the bridge impact safe vessel navigation or vehicular traffic.
The Coast Guard continually monitors local environmental conditions and imposes vessel traffic restrictions tailored to the transportation risk. These restrictions may prohibit vessels of certain drafts, displacements, tonnages or length from navigating through alternate bridge spans.
The Coast Guard invites public feedback and will consider comments in development of a final regulation. Public comments must be received by the Coast Guard on or before Feb. 17, 2015. The full interim rule can be found and commented on at https://federalregister.gov/a/2014-29589
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KESHENA (Dawg)
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Propulsion: Fuel/Oil - Electric Motor
Type: Tug - Tender & Recovery
Tonnage: 427 Gross Tons
Length: 147 Feet
Width: 27 Feet
Armament: Unarmed
On wednesday July 15th, 1942 convoy KS 520 is attacked by the U-576, the U-boat drives the convoy into a nearby allied minefield after firing and hitting 3 merchant vessels with torpedoes. One of those vessels was the Panamanian freighter J.A. Mowinkel which had sustained both torpedo and mine damage during the assault but remained afloat. Four days later the Keshena and another tug were sent to recover the Mowinkel as quickly as possible. During towing manuevers however the Keshena strikes another mine and sinks just east of Ocracoke. Two crew members are killed by the mine explosion, the rest of the crew consisting of one woman and 14 men are returned to the Ocracoke Coast Guard Station on Sunday the 19th of July.
During the first six monthes of 1942 U-boats sank hundreds of merchant vessels off the coast of the United States, more than eighty of these ships sank off North Carolina. Due to the geographic location of the outer barrier islands, U-boats could easily escape retaliation by fleeing to nearby deep waters after attacking allied ships. This made places like Cape Lookout shoals and Diamond shoals ideal haunts for marauding subs, slow moving freighters and tankers were easy targets and no match for the German "Wolfpacks".
The coastal waters became so dangerous that Captains referred to our coast as "Torpedo Junction" and dreaded having to travel past our shoals. Ships could burn for weeks at a time and cause many hazards to other ships passing by, including both merchant and military vessels. In response to this increasing aggression by the Germans, the U.S. Navy engaged in offensive and defensive measures to mitigate attacks. Ships and planes were used to conduct escort, patrols and search & destroy missions to defend against U-boats. Merchant ships would be grouped with light cruisers and destroyers in convoys designed to help protect them from enemy attacks and allow them to deliver the much needed cargo to aid the war effort.
Coast Guard crew of the Cutter Spencer setting depth charges.
Lat: N 34 59.950 Lon: W 75 45.820
Depth of wreck: 84'
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We had a great week of practice leading up to our games in Tuscaloosa this past weekend. Last Friday night was a cold and windy one in Alabama. Our game against the Crimson Tide was a very competitive, closely fought contest. We played every minute of every quarter, and it came down to the wire, but we came up just short in the end losing 8 to 6. The following day we faced the Ragin' Cajuns of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. It was another hard fought game that ended in a tie after 4 quarters of play. After losing the opening face off of the sudden victory overtime period, long stick midfielder Adam Silva made an outstanding defensive play to put the ball on the ground. Attackman Nick Taras then hustled to scoop it up and push the ball to X. The ball then worked it's way to the stick of midfielder Owen Penn who promptly made a terrific dodge, shot the ball and scored to win the game for the Rebels: our first victory this season. Next up: a road trip to Columbia, MO to face the Redbirds of Illinois State and the Missouri Tigers. Go Rebels!
Away Games in Baton Rouge, LA - Feb 6, 2015
We're a young team with hopes to make the SELC playoffs for the first time. We faced two very solid teams last weekend in LSU and Texas A&M, and while we did not come away from our trip to Baton Rouge with a W, we learned a lot and demonstrated strong character by not throwing in the towel after getting down 9-1 in the first half of the LSU game and 5-1 after the first quarter against the Aggies. With more disciplined play and greater focus on controlling the ball on offense against GA Tech at home this Saturday Feb 7th at 1PM, we hope to win an important divisional contest. Go Rebels!
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We thank Officials Tom Lewis, Dave Brandt, JT Bogdal and the Bulldog lacrosse team from MS State University for making the trip to Oxford for our recent scrimmage on Sunday November 2nd, 2014. Please see our Schedule / Results page for the box score.
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We wish to thank the Commodore lacrosse team from Vanderbilt University for driving to Oxford from Nashville, TN in order to play in our recent Fall Ball scrimmage on Saturday October 25th, 2014. Please see our Schedule / Results page for the box score.
Vandy & MS State scrimmages - Oct 16, 2014
Good News! We were able to schedule our second scrimmage for Fall Ball. It will be at home next weekend against one of our division rivals: Vanderbilt. See our schedule page for details. Also, the MS State scrimmage has moved to Sunday November 2nd.
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BANGALORE: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited's Bangalore Telecom District has come out with many schemes to promote BSNL's landline and mobile connections, including free installation of new landline connections and free SIM cards to prepaid mobile customers who purchase recharge coupons worth Rs. 2,000 or more.
BTD's Principal General Manager (PGM) S. Ramalingam told presspersons here on Friday that new landline connections would be provided without the installation charge of Rs. 500 to those who book connections up to March 31.
Besides offering a rent-free second landline for customers whose six months' average bill was Rs. 1,500 or more, BSNL has extended the STD facility at Re. 1 per minute across the country to all customers without additional security deposit or specific request.
To reduce hassles in providing new connections and to ensure fault-free service, BSNL has installed 16 small telephone exchanges remote subscriber unit (RSU) adding 20,000 lines.
It has plans to install six more RSUs before March 2007 adding 10,000 more lines. It was also offering a free post-paid mobile connection to broadband customers till May 15, Mr. Ramalingam added.
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Though there was a decline in the number of landline connections (presently at 9.17 lakh), BSNL has registered an upward trend since last three months, Mr. Ramalingam said. He said the corporation would install 20 more telephone exchanges in BTD to offer more landline connections. BSNL has introduced interactive voice response system (IVRS) for directory enquiry on 197. So, people need not wait for a long time to get in touch with the operator.
The IVRS would provide address of a particular telephone number with an option of the details being sent through an SMS.
K. Chandrashekhara, General Manager (Mobile Services), said BTD has geared up to offer prepaid mobile connections on demand.
While post-paid connection was available on demand, prepaid connections are available hassle-free after increasing the capacity with the installation of 30 more transmission towers in the city during the last few months.
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While BSNL had 16.1 lakh mobile customers in the State, it would erect 300 more towers across the State to increase customer base. The city would have 48 more towers, besides the existing 518, within two months, Mr. Chandrashekhara added.
BSNL's Plan 100 post-paid mobile connection at a monthly rent of Rs. 100 is extended to all with calls made to any BSNL number within the State charged at Re. 1 per minute.
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Best Friends Animal Society offers $16 pet adoptions March 27-29.
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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 Utah) It's a controversial law that has divided the country and Congressional Republicans are on track to deliver on their promise to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
HOUSTON (ABC 4 Sports) - The Runnin' Utes continue to blow up on Twitter, and the team read some of the funnier tweets in Houston before their Sweet 16 showdown against Duke.
Four drunk driving accidents on Utah roads happened in just two days.
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SUMMIT COUNTY, Utah (ABC 4 Utah) One person is dead a crash on Interstate 80 Thursday night.
HOUSTON (ABC 4 Sports) - The Utes will play Duke in the Sweet 16 Friday at NRG Stadium, home of the NFL's Houston Texans.
HOUSTON (ABC 4 Sports) - Duke is one of the most respected, but most hated college basketball teams in the country. The Utes take on the Blue Devils Friday night in the Sweet 16 Friday night.
Forbes Magazine says Salt Lake is the new 'Gold Standard' for cities.
HOUSTON (ABC 4 Sports) - Coach Krzyzewski or Coach Krystkowiak? Duke and Utah settle the score at the Sweet 16 Friday in Houston.
48 year old Kevin Matthews of Chicago is accused of touching the 3 year old while the boy's mother sat a few feet away
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The Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Murray is looking for 15 moms who want to improve their heart health for free by participating in the 2015 My Heart Challenge - Mom's Edition.
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Runnin' Utes depart for Houston where they'll face Duke Friday night
The popular online charity 'Love Utah Give Utah' is set to take place on Thursday, March 26, 2015.
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 Sports) - Former Weber State star Damian Lillard scored 23 points and helped Portland erase a 10-point 4th quarter deficit in a 92-89 victory over the Utah Jazz.
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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 Utah) Gov. Gary R. Herbert signed 56 bills into law Wednesday bringing the total number of bills signed from the 2015 General Legislative Session to 200.
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Zion National Park reported that they've had to delay $62 million dollars in maintenance..
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The most comprehensive research ever conducted into teen crash found substantial evidence that distracted driving is a much more serious problem than previously known, according to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 Sports) - After a tumultuous off-season, the Utes football team gets back to work, opening spring practice with 16 returning starters.
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Ticketmaster Forced to Give Back Some of the Money They Stole From You
By Jenn Pelly on December 2, 2011 at 3:11 p.m. EST
You know all those crazy fees Ticketmaster has been making you pay for years? Well, you're going to be getting a little of that back. Very little, that is.
Springsteen Defeats Ticketmaster
By Ryan Dombal on February 19, 2010 at 12:20 p.m. EST
Billboard reports that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission is forcing Ticketmaster to repay "upward of a million dollars" to Bruce Springsteen fans who were mislead and ripped off while buying Bruce concert tickets last year.
Department of Justice Clears the Way for Live Nation/Ticketmaster Merger
By Ryan Dombal on January 26, 2010 at 11:05 a.m. EST
The merger between ticket giant Ticketmaster and concert promotions giant Live Nation was originally proposed last February.
Since then, the controversial corporate combo met the wrath of artists like Trent Reznor and Bruce Springsteen, as well as government bigwigs in the Senate Judiciary Committee.
On the flip side, Billy Corgan supported it.
And now we learn the Department of Justice is agreeing with Billy Corgan (always a suspect move in 2010) and approving the merger-- with several concessions, which the companies have already agreed to implement. Ladies and gentlemen, say hello to Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., the new source for all your "processing fee" woes.
New Website Puts Ticketmaster/Live Nation Merger on Blast
By Tom Breihan on December 17, 2009 at 4:05 p.m. EST
Back in February, Ticketmaster announced plans to merge with live music promotion behemoth Live Nation, a move that would almost certainly suck really hard for those of us who like paying reasonable amounts of money to see bands play live.
But in order for the proposed $2.5 billion merger to go through, the U.S. Justice Department will need to decide whether or not it violates antitrust laws. And now Billboard reports that several Congresspeople, along with public interest groups and independent ticket brokers, have gotten together to launch TicketDisaster, a website dedicated to halting the merger.
Sen. Charles Schumer Introduces Legislation Targeting Ticket Resellers
By Tom Breihan on April 6, 2009 at 12:45 p.m. EDT
TicketsNow, the scalping service that Ticketmaster owns, has put its parent company in hot water lately. When people attempting to buy tickets to Bruce Springsteen's summer tour were redirected to TicketsNow in February, the Boss himself released an enraged statement. And at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing about Ticketmaster's proposed merger with live music leviathan LiveNation, New York Senator Charles Schumer got all up in Ticketmaster's grill, asking if Ticketmaster shouldn't just sell TicketsNow. Now, Schumer has announced via a press release that he plans to introduce legislation targeting resellers like TicketsNow. And he's got the support of at least one industry figure: Ticketmaster CEO Irving Azoff. OK then.
Billy Corgan Defends LiveNation/ Ticketmaster Merger
By Tom Breihan on March 11, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. EDT
Yesterday, we reported on Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan's trip to Congress to speak in favor of the Performance Rights Act. (If it passes, the act would award royalties to performers for terrestrial radio play; the way the law currently stands, only songwriters get those royalties.) Those pictures of Corgan up in front of the Committee on the Judiciary were pretty slick!
However, this wasn't Corgan's first interaction with Congress in the past few weeks. Looks like we've got a budding policy wonk on our hands.
According to the Chicago Sun-Times' Jim DeRogatis, in late Febraury, Corgan wrote a letter to several members of the Senate's Committee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights in favor of the proposed Ticketmaster/LiveNation merger, which is currently facing Congressional antitrust roadblocks. As DeRogatis points out, Corgan's manager, Irving Azoff, also happens to be the CEO of Ticketmaster. Sigh.
DeRogatis ran a copy of the letter on the Sun-Times' website yesterday. The letter, which starts with the fair-enough thesis that the record industry is irreparably broken, goes on to defend the merger in the vaguest possible terms: "This is a new model that puts power into the hands of the artist, creating a dynamic synergy that will inspire great works and attract healthy competition. The proposed merger you have before you helps create those opportunities by boldly addressing the complexity of the existing musical and economic landscapes." He also says, "The combination of these companies creates powerful tools for an independent artist to reach their fans in new and unprecedented ways, all the while restoring the power where it belongs." Um, no.
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Ticketmaster/Live Nation Merger Hits Roadblocks
By Ryan Dombal on February 26, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. EST
It's been a rough couple weeks for Ticketmaster-- and thank God for that. Just as the biggest ticketing company in the country tries to join forces with Live Nation, the biggest live promotion company in the country, the world-conquering twosome has suffered a series of embarrassing setbacks that will hopefully cause the Justice Department to nix their proposed $2.5 billion merger sometime soon. Here's a round-up of their troubles:
-- On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights began a hearing that featured testimony from the heads of Ticketmaster and Live Nation, along with a vocal anti-TM/LN independent-promoter contingent, according to The Chicago Sun-Times. No decisions were made, but senators including Utah's Orrin Hatch and New York's Charles Schumer were clearly skeptical of the deal as they grilled the TM/LN bigwigs about increased prices and unfair business practices. Reuters reports that Schumer in particular took aim at Ticketmaster's ludicrous professional scalping site TicketsNow, saying, "Shouldn't Ticketmaster sell TicketsNow?"
-- Speaking of TicketsNow, The Wall Street Journal reports (via Wired) that the Ticketmaster-owned company settled with the state of New Jersey after screwing over thousands of Bruce Springsteen fans earlier this month by redirecting them to the mark-up site when normal-priced Bruce tickets were still available. The company will pay New Jersey $350,000 and compensate about 2,200 TicketsNow victims.
-- With a Senate Judiciary Committee breathing down their neck and a $350,000 penalty bill to contend with, you'd think Ticketmaster would be trying to distance themselves from their own inherently corrupt TicketsNow site. Not so! CBC News writes that another TicketsNow fuck up has occurred, this time regarding Canadian dates for Leonard Cohen's upcoming tour. Though tickets for the shows weren't supposed to go on sale until yesterday, many overpriced seats were already up for the taking via TicketsNow before that. The same thing happened with tickets for No Doubt's summer reunion tour, slated to go on sale March 7 but already available on TicketsNow, according to the L.A. Times. Shameless.
Simply: If Ticketmaster can't handle its current responsibilities properly, why give them even more control over the concert-going business? According to The New Jersey Star-Ledger, the Justice Department investigation of the merger could take months to complete.
News in Brief: Neil Young, Torche, Grampall Jookabox, Live Nation Entertainment
By Tom Breihan on February 24, 2009 at 2:25 p.m. EST
-- Neil Young is, among many other things, a born contrarian. When everyone else zigs, he zags. There's really no other way to explain Trans or the "This Note's for You" video or the forthcoming concept album about electric cars. So while everyone else plays warm-weather open-air festivals or tours Spain or whatever, he'll spend his spring playing shows in small Canadian towns. Halifax! Kelowna! Lethbridge! Hopefully he's got enough warm clothes packed.
-- Miamian sludge-poppers Torche took their sweet time recording Meanderthal, their monster of a sophomore LP. But by the looks of things, we might see the band's name and the word "prolific" in the same sentence sometime soon. On March 13, Hydra Head will release "Healer" / "Across the Sands", a 12"/DVD combo from the band, which will feature two new songs. And in April, they'll tour the U.S. with Californian proggers Dredg.
-- Asthmatic Kitty's resident lo-fi blues freakshow Grampall Jookabox will tour North America and Europe this spring. He also stars in a perversely addictive online video game where you jump over babies.
-- Fingers crossed, everyone: Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on whether or not this proposed vampiric Live Nation/Ticketmaster merger violates antitrust laws.
Live Nation, Ticketmaster Wanna Merge, Take Your $$$
By Tom Breihan on February 10, 2009 at 2:15 p.m. EST
It's been nearly fifteen years since members of Pearl Jam testified before of Congress about Ticketmaster's virtual monopoly over the concert-ticket business. But right now, that monopoly looks to become a whole lot less virtual.
As Billboard reports, today Ticketmaster and live-music promotion leviathan Live Nation announced their intentions to merge in a massive $2.5 billion deal. If they squeeze this one by antitrust officials, the massive company will call itself Live Nation Entertainment. It will oversee not only the country's largest ticket sales companies but also some of America's largest concert venues, the biggest tours, and 360 touring/recording/everything else deals with titans like Jay-Z and Madonna.
The combined companies expect to save $40 million annually in the deal, but, as a post on Wired magazine's Epicenter blog points out, that $40 million could possibly come at the expense of the people who actually buy the tickets that these companies sell. Of particular concern: Ticketmaster's secondary ticket-seller service TicketsNow, which auctions off tickets rather than selling them at specific fixed prices.
Last week, Ticketmaster incurred the wrath of both Bruce Springsteen and New Jersey Congressman Bill Pascrell when Ticketmaster automatically directed Springsteen ticket buyers to TicketsNow, which offered the tickets for sale at way-increased prices. Ticketmaster, then, was basically scalping tickets to its own shows. On Monday, Toronto resident Henry Krajewski went so far as to sue Ticketmaster for selling its own tickets at inflated prices. As Billboard reports, he got the TicketsNow automatic redirect when he tried to buy Smashing Pumpkins tickets last year.
In a statement, Springsteen himself decried the practice: "Some artists or managers may not perceive there to be a conflict between having the distributor of their tickets in effect 'scalping' those same tickets through a secondary company like TicketsNow-- we do." Springsteen managed to elicit an apology from Ticketmaster CEO Irving Azoff, who offered refunds to people who had bought the overpriced TicketsNow tickets.
But as Wired's Eliot Van Buskirk points out, who's going to stop Ticketmaster from engaging in the same practices when they essentially own everything?
Clash of the Titans: Springsteen vs. Ticketmaster
By Ryan Dombal on February 5, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. EST
Don't mess with the Boss-- you will end up begging for forgiveness. Just ask Ticketmaster.
When tickets for some shows on Springsteen's upcoming world tour went on sale on Monday, Ticketmaster took advantage of their monopolistic ways by automatically redirecting Springsteen fans to their own glorified scalping service, TicketsNow. Fans were outraged, and even the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs got involved.
Then, the Boss struck back. A statement from Springsteen, manager Jon Landau, and the Springsteen Tour Team posted on his website said, "The abuse of our fans and our trust by Ticketmaster has made us as furious as it has made many of you. [...] Some artists or managers may not perceive there to be a conflict between having the distributor of their tickets in effect 'scalping' those same tickets through a secondary company like TicketsNow-- we do."
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This opinion is to stir thoroughly then leave the probe in one spot. I used to drive myself nuts trying to get an average... eventually it'll even out.
I used to stir it for a bit before I took a temp. Hopefully then it would have reached an equilibrium. I wouldn't worry about it. Stir it for a bit before you take your reading, and adjust accordingly.
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AN alcoholic who assaulted her daughter while she was on bail for hitting her ex-partner with a beer can has avoided going to jail.
Angela Clark, 46, had already been arrested and bailed for assaulting Michael Bell when she carried out another drink-fuelled attack on daughter Rebecca Clark, Furness Magistrates' Court heard.
In the first incident, in October, Mr Bell, Clark's former partner, was with her at a property in Barrow when she began accusing him of being unfaithful.
Clark, who had been drinking, then lost her temper and began hitting him around the head with her fists and an unopened can of beer, cutting and bruising his head.
The second assault occurred on November 6 when Clark was with her daughter's baby. The court heard the baby's minder rang Ms Clark Junior to say Clark was interfering and trying to tell her what to do.
Ms Clark Junior returned to her home in Barrow and asked her mother to leave. She tried to grab Clark by the arms, but Clark got hold of her daughter's hair and dragged her to the floor, before a friend managed to get her to leave the house.
Clark pleaded guilty to two charges of assault when she appeared in court on Tuesday.
Andrew Gibson, defending, said Clark was battling problems with alcohol, which had contributed to both incidents. He said: "It is clearly not her normal behaviour."
District Judge Gerald Chalk sentenced Clark to 30 days in prison for the first assault and 60 days for the second, both suspended for 12 months.
The judge said she was an "alcoholic" and that the sentences were only suspended on the condition she get help with the problem from Cumbria Alcohol Awareness Intervention, which is part of the probation service.
Clark was ordered to pay court costs of £85 and an £80 victim surcharge.
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