WWII Greenland and Patrol Honored New London, Conn. – To remember the sacrifice and dedication of the WWII Greenland Patrol (1940-45), the U. S. Coast Guard International Ice Patrol, the Coast Guard Foundation, a representative from the USCGC Escanaba, and the Direct Commission Officer Class 2-05 will join together at the Greenland Patrol Memorial near […]
MAN CRUSHED BY DREDGE RESCUED BY COAST GUARD ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.– A man onboard a fishing vessel was medevaced by Coast Guard this morning after being crushed by a dredge off the coast of Atlantic City, N.J. Robert Chase, 54, was taken to Atlantic City Trauma Center in Atlantic City, N.J., by a Coast Guard […]
States Schedule Public Meetings to Gather Comment on Draft Addendum XVII to the Summer Flounder FMPWashington, DC – The Commission’s Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea BassManagement Board approved Draft Addendum XVII to the Summer FlounderFishery Management Plan for public comment and review. The Draft Addendumproposes a program that allows the Board to subdivide the […]
NC Marine Fisheries Commission Striped Mullet FMP Advisory Committee Notice is hereby given that the NC Marine Fisheries Commission Striped Mullet FMP Advisory Committee will meet on Wednesday, June 8, 2005 at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held at the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Washington Regional Office, 943 Washington […]
Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Habitat and Water Quality (H&WQ) Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Habitat and Water Quality (H&WQ) Committee will meet on Monday, June 13, 2005 at 2 p.m. at the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Washington Regional Office, located at 943 Washington Square Mall, Washington, NC.The H&WQ Subcommittee […]
NEW FLOUNDER RULES REMINDERMOREHEAD CITY – Both recreational and commercial fishermen are reminded new harvest limits for southern flounder went into effect April 1.The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission approved conservation measures as part of the Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan, which was designed to protect declining stocks of the state’s inshore flounder population. The […]
KNOW YOUR MACKERELMOREHEAD CITY – Recreational anglers need to pay special attention when landing mackerel to ensure they are abiding by North Carolina size and bag limits for the various species.The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries reminds recreational fishermen that king mackerel have a 24-inch size limit, and anglers can keep up to three of […]
NEW TRAWLING RULES IN EFFECT FOR DARE COUNTYMOREHEAD CITY – Fishermen are reminded of new trawling restrictions in the Dare County area. Last summer, Outer Shallowbag Bay and Kitty Hawk Bay/Buzzards Bay were designated as special secondary nurseries – areas that have large numbers of juvenile fish and shrimp during late spring and early summer. […]
Mid-Atlantic Council Meeting; June 14-16 in Wilmington, DE The public is invited to attend the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s next meeting, to be held at the Wyndham Wilmington Hotel on June 14-16, 2005. Issues on the agenda include the 2006 fishery for squid, mackerel, and butterfish, management options for the tilefish fishery, Framework 6 to […]
Proposed Rule Would Address Permitting, Reporting, and Bycatch Reduction in Shrimp Fisheries This proposed rule would require an owner or operator of a trawler that harvests or possesses brown, pink, or white shrimp (penaeid shrimp) in or from the EEZ off the southern Atlantic states to obtain a commercial vessel permit for South Atlantic penaeid […]
