COAST GUARD CUTTER HARRIET LANE CREWED BY CGC TAMPA RETURNS HOME PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard cutter Harriet Lane will return home tomorrow afternoon following a 82-day patrol in the Caribbean under the command of the Coast Guard cutter Tampa’s crew. The crew of the Tampa became the first crew in Coast Guard history […]
PROCLAMATIONRE: SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, upon the recommendation of Leah Devlin, D.D.S., M.P.H., State Health Director, Department of Health and Human Services, hereby announces that the following changes in shellfish harvesting area will take effect at sunrise, Saturday, October 22, 2005.Newport River in Carteret County will return […]
PROCLAMATIONRE: SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, upon the recommendation of Leah Devlin, D.D.S., M.P.H., State Health Director, Department of Health and Human Services, hereby announces that the following changes in shellfish harvesting areas will take effect at sunrise, Friday, October 21, 2005.All those waters in Hyde, Beaufort, Pamlico, […]
PROCLAMATIONRE: SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREAPreston P. Pate, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, upon the recommendation of Leah Devlin, M.P.H., Interim State Health Director, Department of Health and Human Services, hereby announces that the following changes in shellfish harvesting area will take effect at sunrise, Friday, October 15, 2005:The following Oyster Management Areas in Brunswick County will […]
PROCLAMATIONRE: SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, upon the recommendation of Leah Devlin, D.D.S., M.P.H., State Health Director, Department of Health and Human Services, hereby announces that the following changes in shellfish harvesting areas will take effect at sunrise, Thursday, October 20, 2005.Chadwick Creek in CarteretCounty will return to […]
NTSB RELEASES FINAL REPORT ON COLLISION BETWEEN U.S. SUBMARINE AND JAPANESE FISHING VESSELWASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Transportation Safety Board today released its final report on its investigation into the collision between a U.S. Navy submarine, the USS Greeneville, and a Japanese motor vessel, the Ehime Maru. The collision resulted in the sinking of the […]
New Control Date Announced for Snapper Grouper Fisheries The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council is considering management measures to further limit participation or effort in the commercial fishery for snapper grouper species (excluding wreckfish) in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the South Atlantic. Many species in the South Atlantic snapper grouper fishery are or […]
Federal Judge Approves Settlement in White Marlin Endangered Species Act Case October 19, 2005- The Recreational Fishing Alliance (RFA) is pleased to report that United States District Judge Richard W. Roberts has approved the settlement agreement in the white marlin Endangered Species Act (ESA) case. The settlement ends nearly two years of litigation and does […]
Public Comment Period Open for Snapper Grouper Amendment 13C Public Hearing Draft Available/ Public Hearings ScheduledPublic Hearing Draft – Snapper Grouper Amendment 13C (5 MB PDF) The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council is soliciting public comment on Amendment 13C to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan. The amendment contains a range of management alternatives to […]
COAST GUARD SUSPENDS SEARCH FOR MISSING BOATER PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard suspended it’s search this morning for Randy Squires, a man who went missing after the 15-foot skiff he was riding in capsized on the Neus River Friday evening. Coast Guard rescue crews from Station Hobucken and Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C. working […]
