NOAA RESEARCHERS STUDY RIVERS OF THE SKY Although it probably never occurs to the average person gazing up into a clear blue sky on a tranquil day, the atmosphere can be riven by enormous channels, hundreds of miles wide that are very similar to the rivers that course through the landscape. Even less likely are […]
MAJOR CORAL BLEACHING EVENT EXPANDS ACROSS CARIBBEAN, SEVERE IN PUERTO RICO AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDSNOAA’s New Coral Reef Watch Satellite Bleaching Alerts Aiding Managers Oct. 25, 2005  NOAA reports that a major coral bleaching event is underway in the Caribbean and may result in significant coral death in much of the region. Currently, the […]
ASMFC Spiny Dogfish Board Approves 4 Million Pound Quota for the 2006/2007 Fishing YearThe Commission’s Spiny Dogfish and Coastal Shark Management Board approved specifications for the 2006/2007 fishing year, setting a four million pound annual quota with trip limits of 600 pounds in quota periods one (May 1 to October 31) and two (November 1 […]
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, Friday, November 4, 2005.Queens Creek in Onslow County will return to […]
Marine Fisheries Commission MOREHEAD CITY- The Marine Fisheries Commission will meet November 17-18 at the Ocracoke Community Center. The meeting is open to the public.On November 16, the commission will hold a public meeting at 7 p.m. at the same location to discuss any fishery issues.For more information, contact Jess Hawkins by email at: Je**********@****il.net […]
FISHERIES LICENSE OFFICES TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE NOV. 9MOREHEAD CITY – The Division of Marine Fisheries’ license offices in Elizabeth City, Columbia, Wanchese, Washington, and Wilmington will temporarily close on Wednesday, Nov. 9, so staff may attend a training workshop. The Morehead City license and trip ticket offices will be closed until 3 p.m. on Nov. […]
Marine Fisheries Commission Spiny Dogfish Compliance Advisory Panel The Marine Fisheries Commission Spiny Dogfish Compliance Advisory Panel will meet on Wednesday, November 9 at 6 p.m. The meeting will be at the Washington Regional Office, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, 943 Washington Square Mall, Washington, NC. The committee will receive presentations on spiny dogfish […]
Public Hearings Scheduled for Snapper Grouper Amendment 13CFishermen face reductions in harvest to end overfishing status for four speciesThe South Atlantic Fishery Management Council is holding a series of 11 public hearings to solicit public comment on Amendment 13C to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan. The amendment contains a range of management alternatives to […]
Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Shellfish Advisory Committee The next meeting of the Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Shellfish Advisory Committee will be Monday, November 7 at 6 p.m. The meeting will be in room 306 of the CMAST Building at Carteret Community College, located at 301 College Circle in Morehead City, NC. The committee will receive […]
Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Habitat and Water Quality Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Habitat and Water Quality Committee will meet on Monday, November 7 at 2 p.m. at the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Washington Regional Office, located at 943 Washington Square Mall, Washington, NC. The subcommittee will discuss the five […]
