SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA

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, January 6, 2007.A portion of those waters in Carteret, Onslow and […]

SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA

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, January 4, 2007.A portion of those waters in Carteret, Onslow and […]

STRIPED BASS GILL NETS IN ATLANTIC OCEAN

STRIPED BASS GILL NETS IN ATLANTIC OCEANDivision of Marine Fisheries Proclamation FF-74-2006, dated December 21, 2006 opens the commercial striped bass Atlantic Ocean gill net fishery at 12:01 A.M. on January 3, 2007. A federal rule exists which prohibits the use of large mesh gill nets (= 7 inch stretched mesh) at night from December […]

Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Central Regional Advisory Committee

Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Central Regional Advisory Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Central Regional Advisory Committee will meet on Tuesday, January 16, at 6 p.m., in the Board Room, the Brock Administration Building, Craven County Community College, New Bern, NC. The committee will receive updates on the most recent Marine Fisheries Commission business meeting […]

Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point

Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point The Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point has begun a study of how the waters adjacent to the BT-11 Piney Island Bombing Range and the BT-9 bombing target on Brant Island Shoals are being used commercially and recreationally. The MCAS has contracted Geo-Marine, Inc. to conduct the […]