Ocean Exploration Research Underway A two-year federally funded study to assess reef fish habitats as important spawning areas is underway off the coast of South Carolina. Biologists and geologists with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Coastal Carolina University and Scripps Institute of Oceanography will use high resolution multi-beam and side scan sonar to […]
NOAA FISHERIES SERVICE PUBLISHES FINAL 2006 LIST OF FISHERIES NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service published its annual list of commercial fisheries that interact with marine mammals today. The List of Fisheries categorizes each U.S. commercial fishery based on the level of interaction each fishery has with marine mammals. The annual list is required by the […]
General Category 3 Fish Bag Limit Extended Through September 30 The daily Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) retention limit for vessels fishing under the General category quota has been raised to 3 fish per vessel per day/trip for the month of September. This action is being taken to enhance commercial General category BFT fishing opportunities for […]
Announcing the Southern Flounder Aquaculture Workshop:Workshop Information:Southern flounder, an economically important and heavily fished species in NC, is on the verge of becoming a viable and sustainable alternative agriculture crop due to advances made in controlled spawning, larviculture and growout using recirculating systems. This workshop will be an all-inclusive and hands-on introduction to these production […]
NOAA Publishes Annual “List of Fisheries” Classified According to Rates of Marine Mammal Bycatch NOAA Fisheries has published its final List of Fisheries for 2006, as required by the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). NOAA Fisheries classifies each commercial fishery on the list into one of three categories, based upon the level of serious injury […]
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, August 30, 2006.All those waters in Carteret, Onslow, Pender and New […]
2006 SHRIMPING AND CRAB TRAWLINGPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that the following area will open to shrimping and crab trawling, effective at 5:00 P.M., Wednesday, August 30, 2006:I. CARTERET COUNTYJarrett Bay- South of a line beginning on Davis Island 34° 45.4497’N – 76° 29.2512’W; running northwesterly to a point […]
BIG MONEY AVAILABLE FOR BOATING FACILITIES MOREHEAD CITY – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced another round of grants to help improve docking facilities for recreational transient, non-trailerable boats along the navigable waterways of the United States for federal Fiscal Year 2007. The grants are part of the Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) program […]
River Herring Advisory Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission River Herring Advisory Committee will meet on Monday, September 18, at 6:30 p.m., at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Fish Hatchery, located at 1104 West Queen Street, Edenton, NC. The committee will receive an update on the regional/Finfish Advisory Committees and the public meeting relative to […]
CALL FOR ENTRIES: BOATING SAFETY YOUTH PROGRAM AWARD The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary is pleased to share in announcing an initiative from the National Safe Boating Council that will bring increased safe boating awareness to America’s boating youth. Do you know of an individual or group who is helping kids learn how to stay […]
