Daily Retention Limits are Temporarily Increased for the Recreational Bluefin Tuna Fishery NOAA Fisheries has adjusted the daily retention limit for the recreational fishery for Atlantic bluefin tuna. From June 21 through July 21, 2004, vessels in the Angling Category are permitted to retain two bluefin tuna (27-73″ length) per day/trip, while vessels in the […]
Coastal Projects Granted $37,694,000 in Federal Funds for Southeastern North Carolina U.S. Congressman Mike McIntyre As Co-Chairman of the Congressional Waterways Caucus, I am pleased to announce the approval by the U.S. House Appropriations Committee of federal funds for southeastern North Carolina: $25 million for Wilmington Port, $3 million for Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, $200,000 for […]
Young Anglers Win Lifetime Licenses RALEIGH, N.C. (June 30) – “I don’t like to bait the hook, but I love to fish, especially for catfish,” said 12-year-old angler, Katie Paxton, of Fayetteville. Thanks to Progress Energy and the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, Katie, along with Payton Robinson of Highlands and Emily Blaylock of Thomasville, will […]
United States Landfalling Hurricane Probability Project Interactive Landfall Probability Display The user selects a county, and landfall probabilities based on William Gray’s 2004 tropical cyclone forecast are presented. The numbers in parentheses are the climatological averages based on landfalling tropical cyclones during 100 years (1900-1999). Landfall Probability TableA Microsoft Excel table displaying all landfall probability […]
USCG SAVES THREE OFF CAROLINA COAST PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Three people were rescued from 15- to 20-foot seas approximately 100 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras, N.C., by a Coast Guard helicopter rescue crew this evening at about 9:20 p.m. Robert Seay, 43, of Annapolis, Md., called the Coast Guard Atlantic Area Command Center in Portsmouth […]
RFA Files Motion in Federal Court to Prevent White Marlin ListingLongliners Oppose RFA’s Involvement! The Recreational Fishing Alliance (RFA) has filed the paperwork necessary to intervene in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia as part of its efforts to prevent the white marlin from being listed under the Endangered Species Act […]
Grounding of the 70-foot vessel “Waters” KODIAK, Alaska, June 18–The Coast Guard is investigating the grounding of the 70-foot vessel Waters, homeported in Homer. The vessel struck the number four dayboard when it grounded on a rock in Narrow Strait north of Kodiak Island near the village of Ouzinke early this morning. A dayboard is […]
Tighter Enforcement Planned for Regulations on Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge in Rodanthe, NC Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge Manager Mike Bryant announced today that refuge staff will be tightening enforcement of public use regulations on the refuge, particularly on the oceanside of NC Highway 12. Several behaviors have become more common and problematic for […]
2 BODIES FOUND, HELICOPTER CRASH SITE LOCATED NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard has called off its search today after the crash site of an Omni Aviation helicopter was located and two bodies were recovered approximately two miles southeast of Intracoastal City, La., on the north side of Vermillion Bay. The third person aboard the […]
Federal Fisheries Managers Focus on Mackerel and Shrimp FisheriesThe South Atlantic Fishery Management Council hosted a joint meeting of the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Councils’ Mackerel Committees during its meeting in Key West this past week to discuss possible changes in management for mackerel. King and Spanish mackerel stocks migrate between […]
