Month: July 2004

REPORT CARD RELEASED ON HEALTH OF FISHERIES

REPORT CARD RELEASED ON HEALTH OF FISHERIES Stocks Continue to Improve MOREHEAD CITY – North Carolina’s coastal and ocean fisheries continue to show signs of progress as two more stocks, Atlantic croaker and monkfish, are upgraded by the state Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF). Atlantic croaker, a fish popular with both recreational and commercial fishermen, […]

NEW FISHERIES RULES GO INTO EFFECT AUG. 1

NEW FISHERIES RULES GO INTO EFFECT AUG. 1MOREHEAD CITY – Fishermen should note that on Aug. 1 several new rules will go into effect in North Carolina coastal waters, including:· The sunrise/sunset language weekend closure rules for trawling in state waters will change to specific hours. The old rule stated trawling was prohibited from  one […]

Open comment period on NOAAâ€ÃÆ

Open comment period on NOAA’s updated Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan is available at the NOAA Strategic Planning Office Web site, www.spo.noaa.gov. NOAA is asking for comments by 5:00 P.M. Eastern time on August 27, 2004. Comments may be submitted via e-mail to: st****************@**aa.gov, or sent to Dr. James H. Butler, NOAA Strategic Planning Office, […]

Recreational Fisheries Draft Strategic Plan Public Meeting in Virginia Beach, Vi

Recreational Fisheries Draft Strategic Plan Public Meeting in Virginia Beach, Virginia NOAA Fisheries and the Coastal Conservation Association of Virginia, are hosting the final in a series of constituent meetings at the Oceans East 2 Tackle Shop, in order to receive input for the development of a marine recreational fisheries management plan for the next […]

Sea Turtle Handling Workshops Scheduled for Fishermen

Sea Turtle Handling Workshops Scheduled for Fishermen NOAA Fisheries will hold voluntary workshops on the proper use of sea turtle handling and release equipment and on the current regulations for the pelagic longline fishery. The techniques that will be demonstrated at the workshops are required by fishermen using pelagic longline gear and will greatly increase […]

NEW COAST GUARD STATION TO BE UNVEILED

NEW COAST GUARD STATION TO BE UNVEILED PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled Thursday to celebrate the opening of the new Coast Guard Station Oak Island operations building. Crews from Coast Guard Station Oak Island, located in Caswell Beach, N.C., will be opening their doors to a new station after their original station […]

HB 831 COASTAL RECREATIONAL FISHING LICENSE.

Legislative Session Day 146 (07-17-2004)HB 831 COASTAL RECREATIONAL FISHING LICENSE. Sponsor: GIBSONJuly 17, 20048:55pmTotal Votes: 100Ayes: 66Noes: 34Not: 10Exc. Absent: 10Exc. Vote: 0 Ayes: Representative(s): Adams, Allen, B., Allen, G., Allen, L., Barbee, Bell, Black, Blust, Bonner, Bordsen, Bowie, Brubaker, Carney, Creech, Culp, Culpepper, Cunningham, Daughtridge, Dickson, Ellis, England, Farmer-Butterfield, Fisher, Fox, Gibson, Glazier, Goforth, […]

Public Hearings Scheduled for Shrimp Fishery Bycatch Reduction and Other Measure

Public Hearings Scheduled for Shrimp Fishery Bycatch Reduction and Other Measures The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council is holding a series of public hearings to collect input from area fishermen and others regarding proposed measures in Amendment 6 to the Shrimp Fishery Management Plan. The Amendment includes options addressing: Testing protocol and certification criteria for […]

NOAA Investigating Fishing Net Snagged on USS Monitor

NOAA Investigating Fishing Net Snagged on USS Monitor NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement is working with the National Marine Sanctuary Program to investigate the origin of a trawl fishing net found snagged on the remains of the Civil War ironclad USS Monitor. The net was discovered by Navy divers and NOAA archaeologists during an […]

Public Hearings Scheduled for Plan to Reduce Ship Strikes of North Atlantic Righ

Public Hearings Scheduled for Plan to Reduce Ship Strikes of North Atlantic Right Whales; Comment Period Extended Until September 15 On June 1, NOAA Fisheries published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) to alert the public about a proposed strategy to reduce mortalities of North Atlantic right whales that result from vessel collisions. Copies […]