Month: March 2006

FLOUNDER â€ââ‚Â

FLOUNDER – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS – ATLANTIC OCEANPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Friday, March 17, 2006, the following restrictions shall apply to the commercial flounder fishery:I. HARVEST LIMITSA. During the period beginning at 12:01 A.M., Friday, March 17, 2006 and ending at 6:00 P.M., […]

BLACK SEA BASS â€ââââ

BLACK SEA BASS – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS – ATLANTIC OCEANPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01A.M., Friday, March 17, 2006, the following restrictions shall apply to the commercial black sea bass fishery north of Cape Hatteras (35° 15.3’N. Latitude):I. SIZE LIMITIt is unlawful to possess black sea […]

Marine Fisheries Commission Strategic Habitat Area (SHA) Advisory Committee

Marine Fisheries Commission Strategic Habitat Area (SHA) Advisory Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission Strategic Habitat Area (SHA) Advisory Committee will meet on Monday, March 20, at 10 am at the CMAST Building, Room #205, located at 303 College Circle in Morehead City, North Carolina.The committee will receive a summary on a draft report, which describes […]

Record-Breaking Rainbow Trout Caught in Jackson County

Record-Breaking Rainbow Trout Caught in Jackson County RALEIGH, N.C. (March 14, 2006) – The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission announced that Sapphire angler Leah Johnson landed a new North Carolina State Freshwater Fishing Record, after hauling in a 20-pound, 3-ounce rainbow trout from Horsepasture River in Jackson County on Jan. 28. Leah Johnson displays her state […]

MMS to Hold Public Hearing

MMS to Hold Public Hearing A federal agency developing a plan for oil and natural gas drilling off Florida’s shores has agreed to hold a public hearing in Tallahassee next month. The Minerals Management Service, part of the Interior Department, last week began holding a series of 13 meetings on its next five-year Outer Continental […]

COAST GUARD WORKS TO REMOVE WEDGED BARGE FROM MD BRIDGE

COAST GUARD WORKS TO REMOVE WEDGED BARGE FROM MD BRIDGE BALTIMORE – The Coast Guard is working with the Maryland State Police and Highway Administration to coordinate removing a 100-foot barge from under the Route 50 bridge near Annapolis, Md. The Coast Guard received notification at about 11:15 today of an unmanned barge drifting towards […]

COAST GUARD MEMBERS TO BE AWARDED FOR KATRINA SERVICE

COAST GUARD MEMBERS TO BE AWARDED FOR KATRINA SERVICE Elizabeth City, N.C. – Eighty members from the Coast Guard air station here will receive awards Wednesday at 3 p.m. for their actions during the Hurricane Katrina rescue response. RADM Larry Hereth, commander of the Fifth Coast Guard District, will officiate the ceremony where pilots, rescue […]

U.S. ICCAT Advisory Committee to Meet; Mar 27-28 in Silver Spring, MD

U.S. ICCAT Advisory Committee to Meet; Mar 27-28 in Silver Spring, MD The Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) will meet with its Species Working Group technical advisors on March 27-28. The Committee will discuss the outcome of the 2005 ICCAT meeting; U.S. implementation […]

Southeast Region Ecosystem Conference; Mar 19-21 in Wilmington, NC

Southeast Region Ecosystem Conference; Mar 19-21 in Wilmington, NC The Coastal Conference on Ecosystem-Based Approaches to Management in the Southeast Region will be held March 19-21, 2006 in Wilmington, NC. The objectives of this conference are to define coastal problems in the Southeast, examine best practices, identify the most critical issues, and reach consensus on […]

Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee Recommendations Now Posted Online

Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee Recommendations Now Posted Online Recommendations from the February 2006 meeting of the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee (MAFAC) regarding Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorization and the National Offshore Aquaculture bill are now posted online. The Committee supported key elements of the Administration’s proposal to reauthorize the Magnuson-Stevens Act, including an emphasis on frontloading the […]