Month: March 2007

Caro-COOPS ocean buoys

Caro-COOPS ocean buoys We regret that because of current NOAA budget cuts and probable additional cuts, we will be removing the following three Caro-COOPS ocean buoys during the next scheduled servicing cruise in April. Station FRP2 – Fripp Nearshore (NDBC No. 41033). Station CAP3 – Capers Mid-Shelf (NDBC No. 41030). Station SUN3 – Sunset Mid-Shelf […]

Coastal Habitat Protection Plan (CHPP) Steering Committee

Coastal Habitat Protection Plan (CHPP) Steering Committee The Coastal Habitat Protection Plan (CHPP) Steering Committee will meet on March 19 at 10 a.m. at the Craven County Cooperative Extension Office, 300 Industrial Drive, New Bern.Status of the 200-2007 CHPP Implementation Plan Actions, and Research and Monitoring needs will be discussed.If you have any questions, please […]

Hard Clam and Oyster FMP Advisory Committee

Hard Clam and Oyster FMP Advisory Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission Hard Clam and Oyster FMP Advisory Committee will meet on Monday, March 26, at 6 p.m., in Room 305, the CMAST Building, Carteret Community College, 303 College Circle, Morehead City. The committee will receive an update on the Hard Clam and Oyster FMP reviews, […]

Workshops Scheduled on Gag and Red Grouper Assessments; Mar 19-22 and May 8-10

Workshops Scheduled on Gag and Red Grouper Assessments; Mar 19-22 and May 8-10 Stock assessments of Gulf of Mexico gag grouper, South Atlantic gag grouper, and Gulf of Mexico red grouper will receive additional scientific scrutiny through two supplemental workshops. An evaluation workshop will take place March 19 – 22, 2007 at the Southeast Fisheries […]

Atlantic Coast and Gulf of Mexico- Commercial Shark Quotas Set for the Remainder

Atlantic Coast and Gulf of Mexico- Commercial Shark Quotas Set for the Remainder of 2007 This proposed rule would establish the 2007 second and third trimester season quotas for large coastal sharks, small coastal sharks, and pelagic sharks based on over-or underharvests from the 2006 second and third trimester seasons. In addition, this rule proposes […]

2007 SHRIMPING AND CRAB TRAWLING

2007 SHRIMPING AND CRAB TRAWLINGDr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that the following area WILL OPEN to shrimping and crab trawling, effective at 8:00 a.m., Monday, March 19, 2007:I. AREA DESCRIPTIONONSLOW COUNTYIntracoastal Waterway (ICW) – marked channel only from the N.C. Highway 210 high rise bridge to Marker #45.BRUNSWICK […]

2007 OYSTER SEASON CLOSURE

2007 OYSTER SEASON CLOSUREDr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that the oyster harvest season WILL CLOSE as indicated in the following areas:I. BRUNSWICK COUNTYEffective sunset Thursday, March 15, 2007.II. CARTERET COUNTY – NORTH RIVEREffective sunset Thursday, March 15, 2007.A. North River – north of the Special Secondary Nursery Area […]

MONKFISH â€ââ‚Â

MONKFISH – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS – ATLANTIC OCEANDr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Friday, March 16, 2007, the following restrictions shall apply to the commercial monkfish fishery:I. PERMITSMasters of vessels that fish for monkfish in the Atlantic Ocean are restricted to a one mile […]

JOINT-AGENCY EFFORT RESCUES CHILD, 2 ADULTS

JOINT-AGENCY EFFORT RESCUES CHILD, 2 ADULTS PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Two adults and a child were plucked from a sandbar off Cedar Island, N.C., today as the tide rose past their ankles. A passerby on a johnboat called Carteret County 911 at about 12:30 p.m. to report a family stranded on a sandbar in Drum Inlet […]

SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA

SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA Dr. 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 change in shellfish harvesting areas will take effect at sunrise, Tuesday, March 13, 2007.The dredge site in Stumpy Point Bay […]