Month: February 2007

BLACK SEA BASS â€ââââ

BLACK SEA BASS – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS – ATLANTIC OCEANDr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Thursday, February 15, 2007, the following restrictions shall apply to the commercial black sea bass fishery north of Cape Hatteras (35° 15.3’N. Latitude):I. SIZE LIMITIt is unlawful to possess […]

FLOUNDER â€ââ‚Â

FLOUNDER – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS – ATLANTIC OCEANDr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Thursday, February 15, 2007, the following restrictions shall apply to the commercial flounder fishery:I. HARVEST LIMITSA. During the period beginning at 12:01 A.M., Thursday, February 15, 2007 and ending at 6:00 […]

CULTCH PLANTING MEETINGS TO BE HELD IN FEB. & MARCH

CULTCH PLANTING MEETINGS TO BE HELD IN FEB. & MARCHMOREHEAD CITY – The Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) will hold public meetings in February and March to receive suggestions and comments on cultch planting – where shells and rock are placed to enhance shellfish habitat in potentially productive shellfish areas. Oysters, clams and other aquatic […]

SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA

SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREADr. Louis B. Daniel III, 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, February 10, 2007.All those waters in Carteret and Onslow Counties […]

U.S. Seafood Consumption Declines Slightly in 2005; Dutch Harbor/Unalaska and Ne

U.S. Seafood Consumption Declines Slightly in 2005; Dutch Harbor/Unalaska and New Bedford Remain Top U.S. Fishing Ports NOAA has just released its annual publication, Fisheries of the United States. Americans ate 16.2 pounds of fish and shellfish per person in 2005, a two percent decrease from the 2004 consumption figure of 16.6 pounds. Despite the […]

United States Pushes for Action at Global Tuna Summit

United States Pushes for Action at Global Tuna Summit The United States participated in the first ever joint meeting of the world’s five tuna regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) in Kobe, Japan during the week of January 22, 2007. These organizations are responsible for the management of highly migratory species, such as bluefin tuna and […]

RECREATIONAL SIZE LIMIT INCREASES FOR OCEAN-CAUGHT FLOUNDER

RECREATIONAL SIZE LIMIT INCREASES FOR OCEAN-CAUGHT FLOUNDERMOREHEAD CITY – Anglers are advised the size limit for flounder recreationally caught in the Atlantic Ocean will increase from 14 inches to 14½ inches effective Thursday, February 8. This size increase is necessary in order for North Carolina to stay in compliance with the Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Management Council […]

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FLOUNDER – RECREATIONAL PURPOSES – ATLANTIC OCEANDr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Thursday, February 8, 2007, the following restrictions will apply to the taking of flounder for recreational purposes from the Atlantic Ocean: I. A. MINIMUM SIZE LIMITNo person may possess flounder less than […]

SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA

SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREADr. Louis B. Daniel III, 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, February 7, 2007.All those waters in Carteret, Onslow and Brunswick […]

COAST GUARD ENDS SEARCH FOR MISSING SHIP PILOT

COAST GUARD ENDS SEARCH FOR MISSING SHIP PILOT ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Coast Guard crews have ended their search for a missing federal ship pilot who entered the water about two miles off the coast of Cape Henlopen, at the mouth of the Delaware Bay, Sunday night. Missing is Lynn Deibert, 52, a pilot with […]