Water Log E-Mail Service Available

For the last year, the Water Log Legal Reporter has been available in text and Adobe Acrobat format on the Legal Program website, http://www.olemiss.edu/orgs/masglp allowing visitors to access issues published over the last four years. Many subscribers have suggested, as a method to conserve both paper and shelf space, that an e-mail alert that the legal reporter is available would be sufficient.

As a result, the Legal Program is now offering a notice by e-mail that the latest issue of Water Log is available on the Internet. Subscribers interested in receiving a Water Log e-mail notice can either

. Send a message to bdbarne1@olemiss.edu specifying the following:

Subscriber Name and E-mail address to which the notice should be sent.

Whether the subscriber would like to continue receiving paper issues of Water Log in addition to the e-mail.

Please note: subscribers who sign up for the e-mail notice will no longer receive paper issues unless specifically requested.

. Or, visit the Sea Grant Legal Program website (http://www.olemiss.edu/orgs/masglp) and complete the Water Log E-mail Service form that has a link on the main page.

The Internet is also a valuable tool in staying current regarding and having a voice in shaping, coastal and ocean policy. Most public notices are now available on the Internet at the Federal Register Site (http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/) and offer options to submit public comments over the Internet. Recent reports and rules available on the Internet include the following:

HYPOXIA in the Gulf of Mexico - Drafts of the scientific reports developed by the National Science and Technology Council address the extent of the hypoxic zone, sources of nutrients, economic implications of hypoxia, and solutions. See
http://www.nos.noaa.gov/products/pubs_hypox.html#Topic6 .

National Marine Fisheries Service Report & Rule - NMFS recently published the 1998 Marine Mammal Protection Act Annual Report which can be found at:
http://www.nmfs.gov/prot_res/PDF_docs/1998_MMPA_Annual _Report.pdf .

NMFS also published the Interim Final Rule implementing the provisions of the International Dolphin Conservation Program Act to meet standards for protecting dolphins in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. See http://www.nmfs.gov/prot_res/main/ tunadolphin.html .