Month: August 2005

NEW FISHERIES RULES GO INTO EFFECT SEPT.1

NEW FISHERIES RULES GO INTO EFFECT SEPT.1MOREHEAD CITY – Fishermen are reminded a number of new fisheries rules for coastal waters go into effect Sept. 1.Most of the rules pertain to the blue crab and southern flounder fisheries and are being implemented as part of the fishery management plan process. The new rules include:Crab Rules· […]

NOAA MOBILIZES RESOURCES TO AID IN RECOVERY FROM HURRICANE KATRINA

NOAA MOBILIZES RESOURCES TO AID IN RECOVERY FROM HURRICANE KATRINA Aug. 30, 2005 — NOAA quickly mobilized a wide-range of its resources immediately following Hurricane Katrina’s landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast. NOAA ships, planes and many experts are helping to assess the damage caused by the powerful storm that is responsible for widespread destruction […]

USS MONITOR RESEARCHERS DEBUNK 142-YEAR-OLD LEGEND OF ‘CAT IN THE CANNON’

USS MONITOR RESEARCHERS DEBUNK 142-YEAR-OLD LEGEND OF ‘CAT IN THE CANNON’ Aug. 25, 2005 — Conservators from The Mariners’ Museum and NOAA scientists were able to debunk a 142-year-old legend with 90-percent confidence this past week after spending most of August documenting and excavating the bore of both 11-inch Dahlgren cannons from the Civil War […]

Sneads Ferry Fishing Club Tournament

            Sneads Ferry Fishing Club Tournament        September 3, 2005. Labor Day Weekend. $50 Total Entry Fee $25 entry for heaviest King Mackerel $25 entry for heaviest fish overall (No Sharks) Fishing Hours: 7:00 am to 4:00 pm Pay outs and Prizes: 1st place king: 70% cash and 50 gallons of gas/ New River Marina 2nd […]

COAST GUARD SEARCHES FOR MISSING DIVER OFF NORTH CAROLINA COAST

COAST GUARD SEARCHES FOR MISSING DIVER OFF NORTH CAROLINA COAST  PORTSMOUTH, Va.,– A diver from the commercial dive vessel Akyla has been reported missing approximately 20 miles off the North Carolina coast today.Rescue helicopters from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City and Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, NC. and rescue boats from Coast […]

Comment Period Reopened for 2005 MMPA List of Fisheries

Comment Period Reopened for 2005 MMPA List of Fisheries On December 2, 2004, the proposed List of Fisheries for 2005 under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) was published in the Federal Register. NOAA Fisheries Service must categorize each commercial fishery on the List of Fisheries into one of three categories under the MMPA, based […]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Approves an Additional Nontoxic Shot Type;

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Approves an Additional Nontoxic Shot Type;Considers Four OthersThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today approved a non-toxic shot typecomposed of iron-tungsten-nickel for waterfowl and coot hunting in theUnited States. In addition, the Service will publish tomorrow in theFederal Register proposed approval for four additional nontoxic shot types.The approved shot manufactured […]

MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION SEEKS ADDITIONAL BAY SCALLOP ADVISORS

MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION SEEKS ADDITIONAL BAY SCALLOP ADVISORSMOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission is issuing a second request for individuals to serve as advisors in developing the Bay Scallop Fishery Management Plan (FMP), especially persons who have fished for scallops in the Core Sound area. The advisory committee will be composed of representatives […]

NEW REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR STRIPED BASS ANGLERS

NEW REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR STRIPED BASS ANGLERSMOREHEAD CITY – Beginning Sept. 1, recreational fishermen from Ocracoke Inlet north to the Virginia state line will be required to report their catch of striped bass harvested from the Atlantic Ocean.The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is taking this action to improve estimates of striped bass being caught […]

COAST GUARD SEARCHES FOR MISSING BOATER UPDATE

COAST GUARD SEARCHES FOR MISSING BOATER UPDATE PORTSMOUTH, VA. – The body of a man whose boat was found drifting three miles north of Little Creek has been recovered. A good samaritan found the body of Benjamin Phillips floating near the eastern side of the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel. The good samaritan radioed the Coast […]