COMMERCIAL GILL NETS – PAMLICO SOUND GILL NET RESTRICTED AREA (PSGNRA)Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective 12:01 A.M., Friday, September 1, 2006, the following management measures will be implemented for commercial gill net fisheries in Pamlico Sound:I. PAMLICO SOUND CLOSUREIt is unlawful to use large mesh gill nets […]
Landings of Large Medium and Giant Bluefin to date As of 08/03/2006 fishing year landings of Atlantic bluefin tuna are as follows: The Coastwide General Category has landed 12.7 mt out of 1163.3 mt to date. The Harpoon category: 17.9 mt out of 124.0 mt to date. Longline North: 8.9 mt out of 150.4 mt […]
STATE RELEASES REPORT CARD ON HEALTH OF FISHERIES North Carolina Stocks Remain Stable. MOREHEAD CITY – North Carolina’s coastal and ocean fisheries remained relatively stable this year, according to the state’s annual stock status report, with striped mullet being the bright spot, as the stock was upgraded from recovering to viable.While the striped mullet meets […]
N.C. Governor’s Cup Billfish Conservation Series Circle Hook Standings 2006Standings as of 8/4/2006 Boat Name Private/Charter Owner/Captain City/State Points 1 Job Site P Bill Farrior/David Chappell Morehead City, NC 1500 2 Outlaw P Ken Miller Hatteras, NC 1000 3 Barbara B P William Blount Atlantic Beach, NC 775 4 Impulse C Donald Lane Morehead […]
N.C. Governor’s Cup Billfish Conservation Series Standings 2006 Standings as of 8/4/2006 Boat Name Private/Charter Owner/Captain City/State Points 1 Frequent Flyer C Gary Joyner/ Glynn Loftin Morehead City, NC 3225 2 Desperado P Ken Coffer/ Timothy Kidwell Carolina Beach, NC 2400 3 Job Site P Bill Farrior/David Chappell Morehead City, NC 1825 4 Release […]
SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA Preston 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 shellfish area temporary closures will take effect immediately:No person shall take or attempt to take any oysters, clams or mussels or […]
Coast Guard Searches for Missing Fisherman PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard is searching for a scallop fisherman who fell overboard early this morning about 20 miles off Wachapreague, Va. The man was last seen at about 12:30 a.m. when he got up to use the bathroom. The crew of the fishing vessel Captain Garland […]
Good Samaritans Rescue Seven PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Good Samaritans rescued seven people from a sport fisher this morning about 30 miles east of Ocean City, Md. The Coast Guard received a report that the 60-foot Dream Catcher was taking on water at 5:30 a.m. The reporting vessel told Coast Guard controllers that several fishing boats in the area were coming to […]
North Carolina Man Rescued After Drifting at Sea for Four Hours Without a Lifevest Wrightsville Beach, N.C., – A North Carolina man was rescued this afternoon four hours after a good Samaritan reported seeing his 33-foot Contender boat at sea with no one aboard. William Bright, a 55-year-old Wilmington, N.C., resident, was rescued by a […]
Shellfish Advisory Committee The next meeting of the Marine Fisheries Commission Shellfish Advisory Committee will be held Monday, August 14, at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held in Room 305 of the CMAST Building at Carteret Community College, located at 303 College Circle in Morehead City, NC. The committee will receive a report from […]
