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1430(PDT) on 17APR2009, erd received a call from noaa fisheries enforcement requesting a hindcast trajectory…

Ghost Net With Fur Seals; Oregon Coast · Oregon Coast · At Approx · NOAAORR-8009

issued
2009-04-17 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2009-05-01 00:00Z
self-cancels
2009-05-01 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
44.542, -124.078
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Ghost Net with Fur Seals; Oregon Coast.
Oregon Coast.
1. At approx. 1430(PDT) on 17APR2009, ERD received a call from NOAA Fisheries Enforcement requesting a hindcast trajectory on a suspected foreign net that washed ashore with fur seals in it. The net was reported to have washed ashore in the early morning hours of 08APR2009, with Enforcements officers arriving on-scene at ~1000 the same day. The location of the net was reported as: Lat-44 32.5'N, Long-124 04.7'W. This appears to be South of Newport, OR. This request was indicated as not urgent.
2. THREAT: OTHER.
3. POSITION 44.542N 124.078W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8009: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8009

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