Month: December 2005

Trout Arrive in Fayetteville FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (Dec. 15, 2005) — Christmas came early this year for Fayetteville-area trout anglers when 1,000 trout were delivered yesterday to the John E. Pechmann Fishing Education Center next to Lake Rim Park in Cumberland County. The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission coordinates this winter trout-fishing opportunity annually from December through […]

PLEASE NOTE: The press release sent out on December 9, 2005 incorrectly inverted the recreational and commercial quotas for 2006 in the second paragraph. They are 9,293,695 pounds for the recreational sector and 13,940,543 pounds for the commercial sector. The corrected press release follows below and can be found at http://www.asmfc.org/pressReleases.htm. ASMFC Board Sets Summer […]

Council Approves Snapper Grouper Amendment 13CPublic input plays role in final management measuresThe South Atlantic Fishery Management Council voted to approve Amendment 13C to its Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan to address overfishing for snowy grouper, golden tilefish, vermilion snapper, and black sea bass during its recent meeting in Carolina Beach, North Carolina. Management measures […]

MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION SEEKS ADVISORS Morehead City – The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) is looking for interested individuals to fill vacancies on all eight of its advisory committees.MFC Chairman Mac Currin said, “Our management system is based upon and requires public participation – it is the backbone of the Fisheries Reform Act. Advisors […]

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 shellfish area temporary closures will take effect immediately:No person shall take or attempt to take any oysters, clams or mussels or […]

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 shellfish area temporary closures will take effect immediately:No person shall take or attempt to take any oysters, clams or mussels or […]

2005 OYSTER RESTRICTIONSPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at sunrise, Monday, December 19, 2005 mechanical harvest of oysters will be allowed and the following changes in restrictions will apply:I. MEANS AND METHODSMECHANICAL HARVEST RESTRICTIONS: 1. Oysters may be taken by mechanical methods (See General Information Section VI. E.,G. […]

MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION SEEKS ADVISORSMorehead City – The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) is looking for interested individuals to fill vacancies on all eight of its advisory committees. MFC Chairman Mac Currin said, “Our management system is based upon and requires public participation – it is the backbone of the Fisheries Reform Act. Advisors […]