SH-7-2006PROCLAMATIONRE: 2006 SHRIMPING AND CRAB TRAWLINGPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that the following area WILL CLOSE to shrimping and crab trawling, effective at 5:00 p.m., Sunday, July 23, 2006:AREA DESCRIPTIONBRUNSWICK COUNTYIntracoastal Waterway (ICW) – from Marker #1 at Southport to the Ocean Isle Beach Bridge.II. GENERAL INFORMATION:A. This proclamation […]
BIG ROCK GIVES BACK TO COMMUNITY! The phenomenal success of the 48th Annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament allows the board of directors to once again give back to area charities. On Friday, July 7, 2006 The Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament Board of Directors held a luncheon at the Dunes Club in Atlantic Beach […]
COAST GUARD CREWS RESCUE THREE IN NORTH CAROLINA PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Coast Guard crews rescued three men early this morning after their john boat capsized in Bogue Sound, N.C. George Neathery of La Grange, N.C., Brian Daniels of Greensboro, N.C., and another man from Greensboro had been flounder gigging when their small john boat capsized […]
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, Saturday, July 29, 2006.All those waters in Carteret and Brunswick Counties will […]
LAST SURVIVING MEMBER OF PEA ISLAND LIFE SAVING STATION TO BE LAID TO REST SATURDAY IN ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. PORTSMOUTH, Va. — William Charles “Bill Charles” Bowser, 91, a native of Manteo, N.C., will be laid to rest with military honors tomorrow at the Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church in Elizabeth City, N.C., at 1 p.m. […]
COAST GUARD REMINDS ALL BOATERS TO PRACTICE BOATING SAFETY PORTSMOUTH, Va. – With the summer upon us the Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary want to remind boaters to practice safe boating while on the water. The Coast Guard urges boaters to obtain a free vessel safety check, which can be conducted by the U.S. […]
Senator Burr, North Carolina Governor Easley Support Proposal to Replace Bonner Bridge U.S. Senator Richard Burr and North Carolina Governor Michael F. Easley have expressed support for a proposal by Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to replace the aging Herbert C. Bonner Bridge in Dare County on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Kempthorne outlined his proposal in […]
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, Thursday, July 20, 2006.All those waters in Carteret and Onslow counties will […]
RESEARCH SANCTUARYPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 3:00 P.M. Wednesday, July 19, 2006, the following area is declared a RESEARCH SANCTUARY and IS CLOSED to all fishing equipment:I. AREA DESCRIPTIONPENDER COUNTYAn area in Old Topsail Creek consisting of approximately 0.30 acres beginning at a point 34°21.8960’ N […]
HERRING MEETINGS PLANNED THIS SUMMERMOREHEAD CITY – Is a total fishing moratorium the only hope in preventing the collapse of one of North Carolina’s oldest fisheries or will continued harvest restrictions bring about the recovery of river herring? The river herring fishery has changed little since colonial times. Fishermen still ply the same waters, using […]
