NEW FISHING REGULATIONS PROPOSED FOR ATLANTIC TUNAS, SHARKS, SWORDFISH, AND BILLFISH The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is proposing new fishing regulations for Atlantic highly migratory species of tunas, sharks, swordfish, and billfish. The public has until October 18 to comment on the proposed measures. Tunas, swordfish and sharks are managed under the 1999 Atlantic […]
Public Meeting To Be RescheduledThe Sea Turtle Bycatch Advisory Committee meeting scheduled for Tuesday, August 16th has been canceled. The new date is Tuesday, August 23, 2005 at 10:30 at the C-mast Building, room 305 at Carteret Community College.If you have any questions please feel free to contact Jess Hawkins at 252-726-7021 or Je**********@****il.net. Public […]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Approves N.C. Wildlife Action PlanRALEIGH, N.C. (Aug. 12)  The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission last weekbecame the first state fish and wildlife agency in the nation to receiveapproval for its Wildlife Action Plan  a long-term strategy to conservefish, wildlife and natural areas across the state to enhance wildlifepopulations and […]
THE CAPTAIN GREG MICKEY COMMITTEE Dear Friends, I’m sure you are like many of Greg’s friends and associates – wanting to do something, anything to help. With those same thoughts, an informal group has now turned into a formal committee, and this is what we have determined to do in memory of Greg: We […]
WELCOME TO BILL’S CORNER! August, 2005 Dear Constituents, This summer, NOAA Fisheries Service offered a series of proposals to strengthen our guidelines to Councils on managing fish stocks. These guidelines will end overfishing quicker and require that timelines to rebuild the nation’s fish stocks be more consistent with the biology of the stocks. Since the […]
COAST GUARD CUTTER RETURNS FROM AFRICA PORTSMOUTH, Va.â€â€ÂÂÂThe Coast Guard Cutter Bear is scheduled to return home Monday at approximately 11 a.m. following an historic 90-day deployment to Africa. As part of a Theater Security Cooperation (TSC) mission with the U.S. Navy’s Sixth Fleet, the Bear visited eight countries in North Africa and the Gulf […]
MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION TO MEET AUGUST 30-31, 2005 Morehead City –The Marine Fisheries Commission will meet August 30-31 at the Sheraton Oceanfront Hotel, Atlantic Beach, N.C. The meeting is open to the public.On August 29, the commission will hold a public meeting at 7 p.m. at the same location.For more information, contact Jess Hawkins by […]
Marine Fisheries Commission River Herring Fishery Management Plan (FMP) Advisory Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission River Herring Fishery Management Plan (FMP) Advisory Committee (AC) will meet on Tuesday, August 16, 2005 at 6:30 p.m. The AC will meet at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Fish Hatchery, located at 1104 West Queen Street, Edenton, NC.The […]
1st Annual Mike Martin Fishing Tournament August 13 & 14, 2005 SURF CITY PIER Contest starts Saturday at 6am and ends Sunday at Noon Awards Presentation at 3pm. Entry fee $10.00 $100.00 1st place prize and a $50.00 2nd place prize awarded to the largest fish in each of the following seven categories: King Spanish […]
SOUTHEAST BYCATCH WORKSHOP Tuesday, November 8, 2005 – Thursday, November 10, 2005Hilton Saint Petersburg, 333 First Street South, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701Phone: 800-944-5500; Website: www.stpetehilton.com The public is invited to attend a workshop focusing on bycatch issues in the southeastern U.S. and Caribbean at the Hilton St. Petersburg, FL, November 8 through November 10, 2005. […]
