‘MARY AGNES’ WINS BOHICKET TOURNAMENT IN GOVERNOR’S CUP SERIES The 18th Annual South Carolina Governor’s Cup Billfishing Series wrapped up the fourth of five tournaments over the weekend with the Bohicket Marina Invitational Billfish Tournament. Series coordinator Tom DuPre with the S. C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) commented that, “it was another great tournament. […]
Steps Taken for Stocks that Were Determined to be Overfished or Subject to Overfishing in 2005 IntroductionNationwide, 54 fish stocks and complexes are overfished and 45 stocks and complexes are subject to overfishing. NOAA Fisheries Service notifies the regional fishery management councils when stock assessments show species to be overfished or subject to overfishing, and […]
NOAA RELEASES REPORT ON STATUS OF U.S. MARINE FISHERIES FOR 2005 Today, NOAA released a report on the status of U.S. marine fisheries for 2005. The government report shows both progress in rebuilding overfished species and response of fisheries managers to slow fishing rates for species that were found in 2005 to have above-target harvests. […]
Chainlink takes Big Rock into OvertimeBruce Paul, Media Director June 17, 2006 – Morehead City, N.C. – Skirt Chaser captain Barry Daniels and angler Chuck Walker of Wilmington are now in a waiting game, twiddling their thumbs until 5:30 p.m. to see if the 486.5-pound blue marlin they caught Friday turns out to be the […]
STRIPED BASS RECREATIONAL SEASON – ALBEMARLE SOUND MANAGEMENT AREAPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Sunday, October 1, 2006 the season for striped bass taken for recreational purposes in the Albemarle Sound Management Area will open with the following restrictions:I. AREA DESCRIPTION: The Albemarle Sound Management […]
COAST GUARD TRANSPORTS INJURED DIVER PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard transported a diver today, approximately 20 miles off the coast of Beaufort Inlet, N.C. Robert Cox, 57, a native of Morehead City, N.C., was transported by a Coast Guard HH-60 rescue helicopter based out of Air Station Elizabeth City. Upon returning to the surface […]
MARFIN Funding Available NOAA Fisheries is inviting the public to submit research and development projects that will optimize the use of fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico and off the South Atlantic states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. Proposals should involve the U.S. fishing industry (recreational and commercial) and address issues including […]
Annual Report on Status of Stocks Released NOAA has released its annual report on the status of U.S. marine fisheries. In 2005, NOAA scientists determined population levels for 206 fish stocks and multi-species groupings known as complexes. Of these, 152 (74 percent) were not overfished. NOAA scientists also determined the harvest rates for 237 stocks […]
SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREAPreston 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, Wednesday, June 21, 2006.All those waters in Onslow County will return to […]
Coast Guard and Hampton Fire Department Respond to Boat Fire PORTSMOUTH, VA. – Six people were pulled from a burning boat by Good Samaritans in the vicinty of the mouth of the York River earlier today when the 52-foot Hatteras they were on caught fire. Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads received a MAYDAY call from […]
