Current Daily General and HMS Charter/Headboat Category Commercial BFT limits The General category daily retention limit is one large medium or giant BFT (73 inches CFL or greater) per vessel per day/trip. This daily retention limit is effective through May 31, 2005, inclusive. This limit applies to permitted Atlantic tunas General and HMS Charter/headboats (while […]
ATLANTIC BLUEFIN TUNA LANDINGS As of October 29, 2004 fishing year landings of Atlantic bluefin tuna are as follows: The coastwide General category has landed 206.5 mt. Harpoon category has landed 29.9 mt. Longline North: 18.0 mt. Longline South: 9.3 mt. Purse seine category 31.9 mt. The Angling category is currently open in all areas […]
Council Seeks Advisory Panel Members – Applications Due November 22, 2004 The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council is seeking experienced and knowledgeable members of the public to serve on management advisory panels to provide information and guidance in the development and implementation of fishery management plans. The Advisory Panels are composed of individuals who are […]
Wings Over Water- November 2-7, 2004 — A joyful celebration of wildlife and wildlands in eastern North Carolina… Come and join us and take home memories of an unforgettable experience. Here you’ll enjoy miles of unspoiled landscapes, sandy beaches, rolling dunes, scrub thickets, broad marshes, pocosins, blackwater swamps, and maritime and inland forests. These varied […]
MARINE FISHERIES COMMISISON TO MEET NOVEMBER 15, 2004 Morehead City- The Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) will meet November 15, 2004 at the Crystal Coast Civic Center, Morehead City, NC. The meeting will be held in Rooms 1, 2 and 3 upstairs and will begin at 1:00 p.m. The meeting is open to the public. MFC […]
Partnerships in Georgia and North Carolina Will Receive Coastal Wetland Grants to Protect Wildlife and HabitatWASHINGTON, DC ? Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton announced today thatthe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will award more than $13 million ingrants to 10 states to conserve, restore and protect coastal wetlands.Partners in this year’s projects include state […]
MARINE FISHERIES COMMISISON TO MEET NOVEMBER 15, 2004 Morehead City- The Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) will meet November 15, 2004 at the Crystal Coast Civic Center, Morehead City, NC. The meeting will be held in Rooms 1, 2 and 3 upstairs and will begin at 1:00 p.m. The meeting is open to the public.MFC Chairman Jimmy […]
Fisheries Administrator Meets with Key Representatives of the Marine Recreational Fisheries Community On Thursday, October 28, Dr. Bill Hogarth, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, briefed key representatives and organizations of the saltwater sportfishing community to discuss important saltwater recreational issues including the striped bass draft environmental impact statement, northwest salmon, recreational data and statistics, marine protected […]
An anchor in American history to be raised JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Maria Bray will attempt to retrieve the original anchor of the Coast Guard Cutter Barque Eagle from the St. Johns River tomorrow morning. The 3,800 pound anchor broke free from its chain during a routine maneuver when […]
USCG AUXILIARY CREW SAVES YOUNG MAN’S LIFE PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A Coast Guard Auxiliary crew saved the life an 18-year-old man after he was ejected from his jet ski at the mouth of the Perrin River, Va., today at about 3:30 p.m. Steve Hogge was found exhausted and without a lifejacket in the 59-degree water […]
