Coast Guard, NOAA, CCS make second attempt to free endangered whale CHARLESTON, S.C. – Coast Guard, NOAA Fisheries and Center for Coastals Studies will again combine forces and resources in a second attempt to disentangle a juvenile North Atlantic right whale caught in fishing line and presently off the coast of Charleston. The crew of […]
SIZE LIMIT DROPS FOR OCEAN-CAUGHT FLOUNDER MOREHEAD CITY Good news on the flounder front for anglers – the recreational size limit for flounder caught in North Carolina’s ocean waters will drop from 15 inches to 14 inches, beginning Monday, March 29. The bag limit will remain at eight fish per day. “During the last two […]
FAMILY CITED FOR ILLEGAL FISH SALEMOREHEAD CITY Members of a New Hanover County family were caught illegally selling fish in an undercover sting operation.On March 7, the North Carolina Marine Patrol charged Jerry Wayne Batson, 26, of 6027 Coon Hunter Trail, in Castle Hayne, with two counts of taking fish without a standard commercial fishing […]
FF-28-2004 PROCLAMATION RE: FLOUNDER-RECREATIONAL PURPOSES-ATLANTIC OCEAN Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Monday, March 29, 2004, the following restrictions will apply to the taking of flounder for recreational purposes from the Atlantic Ocean: I. SUSPENSION OF RULE The portion of N.C. Fisheries Rules for Coastal […]
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT Fifth Coast Guard District LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS March 16, 2004 NC – MYRTLE GROVE SOUND TO CASINO CREEK – SHALLOTTE INLET – SHOALING There has been a report of shoaling in Shallotte Inlet in the vicinity of Shallotte Inlet Buoy 10 (LLNR 31090) to an approximate depth of 5 feet MLW. Mariners […]
PA-16-2004 PROCLAMATION RE: SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, upon the recommendation of Leah Devlin, D.D.S., M.P.H., State Health Director, Department of Health and Human Services, hereby announces that the following change in shellfish harvesting areas will take effect at sunrise, Wednesday, March 24, 2004. Newport River in Carteret […]
March Meeting Followup: Mackerel and Shrimp Management Issues Moving ForwardDuring its March meeting in St. Simons Island, Georgia, the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council set priorities for proposed management options affecting mackerel, shrimp, and snapper/grouper fisheries in federal waters in the south Atlantic region. These management measures include continuing the permit moratorium for king mackerel, […]
SF-4-2004 PROCLAMATION RE: 2004 OYSTER SEASON Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that the oyster harvest season for commercial purposes WILL CLOSE STATEWIDE effective 6:30 P.M., Wednesday, March 31, 2004. The following restrictions will apply to the oyster hand fishery in Brunswick County only: BRUNSWICK COUNTY Effective at 6:30 P.M., […]
FDA and EPA Announce the Revised Consumer Advisory on Methylmercury in FishWASHINGTON, March 19 /U.S. Newswire/ — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today their joint consumer advisory on methylmercury in fish and shellfish for reducing the exposure to high levels of mercury in women who may become […]
North Atlantic Right Whales and Ship Strikes off the U.S. East Coast Problem: NOAA Fisheries has confirmed some 292 ship strikes on large whales (1975 to 2002), including 38 on North Atlantic right whales. These whales seem particularly susceptible, since they swim slowly, spend considerable time at the surface, and apparently take little or no […]
