RESCUE TEAMS SEARCH FOR MAN MISSING IN NEUS RIVER PORTSMOUTH, VA. – Rescue crews from the Coast Guard, Pamlico County Sherriffs Office and Marine Air Station Cherry Point are searching for a man who was last seen going underwater after the15-ft skiff he was riding in capsized. Randy Squires, 43, a Pamlico, North Carolina area […]
The NCFA WEAKFISH MEETING on Tuesday, October 11 was well attended and both Preston Pate and Louis Daniel from the Division were here. The drastic reductions in weakfish harvesting being proposed by the ASMFC were soundly rejected by the NCFA members at the meeting and the North Carolina Division head heard one voice on the […]
MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION SEEKS SEA MULLET ADVSIORS MOREHEAD CITY– The North Carolina Marie Fisheries Commission is looking for interested individuals to serve as advisors in developing the Sea Mullet Fishery Management Plan (FMP). Sea mullet, also known as kingfish or Virginia mullet, are an important recreational and commercial species in North Carolina. Three species of […]
MARINERS URGED TO MONITOR WEATHER, BE PREPARED ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.– With the onset of Winter, the Coast Guard has issued the seasons first heavy weather bill in order to be better prepared in the event of an emergency at sea. The heavy weather bill was set Saturday as weather and sea conditions began to exceed […]
(REVISED) PROCLAMATION RE: – GILL NETS – BOGUE BANKSPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 P.M., Wednesday, October 12, 2005,the following restrictions shall apply to the gill net fishery off eastern Bogue Banks: I. AREA Gill net requirements in this proclamation apply only in the Atlantic Ocean […]
GILL NETS – BOGUE BANKSPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 P.M., Wednesday, October 12, 2005, the following restrictions shall apply to the gill net fishery off eastern Bogue Banks:I. AREA Gill net requirements in this proclamation apply only in the Atlantic Ocean off the eastern end […]
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) and SSC Biological Subcommittee and Socio-economic Subcommittee on October 19-21. The meetings will be held at the Hampton Inn, in Charleston, SC. Materials for discussion and recommendations include: a review of Amendment 13C […]
Hogarth Speaks at Sportfishing Summit Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorization and implementation of NOAA’s Recreational Fishing Strategic Plan were on the agenda when Dr. Bill Hogarth spoke before members of the sportfishing industry on October 6. Dr. Hogarth returned for the third consecutive year as an invited speaker at the American Sportfishing Association’s annual Sportfishing Summit. His […]
New Document on Deep Coral Communities Available The first version of Profiles of Activities, Deep Coral Communities, highlighting NOAA’s research activities on deep coral communities, is now available. This is a living document that will be updated periodically to include programs across NOAA and eventually national and international partners as well. If you would like […]
Comment Period Extended for Draft HMS Plan; Advisory Panel Meeting Rescheduled Due to the extended recovery period needed for the Gulf region constituents from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and the need to reschedule three public hearings, NOAA Fisheries has extended the comment period on the draft Consolidated Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fishery Management Plan and […]
