North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission Conservation Fund Committee The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission Conservation Fund Committee will meet on Wednesday, July 26 at 5 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Division of Marine Fisheries, 3441 Arendell Street, Morehead City.The committee will discuss timelines; distribution procedures and marketing for the Duane Raver fish […]
CHANNEL NETSPreston P. Pate , Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 8:00 A.M., Monday, July 31, 2006, all coastal fishing waters are open to shrimping with channel nets with the following exceptions:I. AREAS CLOSED TO CHANNEL NETSA. All waters bound on the north by the N.C. Highway 210-50 swing bridge […]
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 16, 2006:BRUNSWICK COUNTYIntracoastal Waterway (ICW) – Main channel only, from Ocean Isle Beach Bridge to the South Carolina State line.GENERAL INFORMATION:A. This proclamation […]
Marine Fisheries Commission Habitat and Water Quality Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission Habitat and Water Quality Committee will meet on Monday, July 24, at 1 p.m. at the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Washington Regional Office, located at 943 Washington Square Mall, Washington, NC. The committee will first receive updates concerning the […]
Marine Fisheries Commission Northeast Advisory Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission Northeast Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday, July 20, at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held at Festival Park located at One Festival Park in Manteo.The Draft River Herring Fishery Management Plan will be presented to the committee at this meeting, including management recommendations […]
NOAA Seeking Public Input on Recovery Plans for Fin Whales and Sperm Whales Draft updated Recovery Plans for fin whale and sperm whale populations are now available for public review. The draft plans discuss the natural history, current status, and the known and potential human impacts to fin whales and sperm whales. The plans will […]
NOAA SHIP NANCY FOSTER ASSISTS IN WHALE RESCUE July 11, 2006  Scientists and crew aboard the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster assisted the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies to disentangle a humpback whale off the coast of Massachusetts on Sunday. While tagging and tracking humpback whales in the NOAA Stellwagen National Marine Sanctuary, crew and […]
NOAA SATELLITES RESPOND TO DISTRESS CALLS As summer weather brings out more boaters, campers and hikers, NOAA satellites and search and rescue staff are prepared to handle distress signals from emergency locator beacons. NOAA’s polar and geostationary satellites, along with Russia’s Cospas spacecraft, are part of the high-tech, international Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking […]
DNR to hold public meetings focusing on marine resources S.C. Department of Natural Resources staff will conduct a series of public forums around the state throughout July addressing marine resources topics. The Marine Resources Division of S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will host the statewide forums. Topics of discussion will include a synopsis of […]
Home Run’ wins Megadock Billfishing Tournament in Governor’s Cup Series The South Carolina Governor’s Cup Billfishing Series ended its 18th season over the Fourth of July holiday weekend with ‘Home Run’ winning the Charleston City Marina’s HMY/Viking Megadock Billfish Tournament.The final tournament was a big hit on many levels, and S.C. Department of Natural Resources […]
