The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is hosting the first in a series public meetings to inform stakeholders of a water quality project being initiated in the Bay. The meetings will be held on Wednesday, February 27, Thursday, February 28, and Friday, February 29, 2008 at listed locations. Read more . . .
Decision made to continue providing high frequency (HF) radio broadcasts of weather forecasts and warnings...
Statistics show that many mariners in distress do not properly identify themselves nor provide a precise location when radioing for help which delays rescue services in arriving at the scene quickly and providing the assistance needed. Many marine communication devices, including marine radios equipped with Digital Selective Calling (DSC) and Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) equipment rely upon a 9-digit Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) number to identify itself and more importantly the user of the device. Read more . . .
Galveston Bay Hazards
We have been trying to assemble information on hazards in the bay area. With the number of recent accidents in the bay resulting in serious injury or in one case deaths we thought we should go ahead with what we have and ask for the input from our users for updates/additions. Read more . . .
