Month: April 2007

TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF RULE â€Ã

TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF RULE – RIVER HERRINGDr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01A.M., Sunday, April 29, 2007, the following shall apply to North Carolina Fisheries Rules for North Carolina Coastal Waters:1.   North Carolina Fisheries Rules for Coastal Waters 15A NCAC 3M .0513 is modified by the […]

N.C. RESCUE SWIMMER NAMED ENLISTED PERSON OF YEAR

N.C. RESCUE SWIMMER NAMED ENLISTED PERSON OF YEAR PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Aviation Survival Technician 1st Class Mario Vittone, of Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., has been selected as the Coast Guard’s 2006 Enlisted Person of the Year. Vittone is cited for skillful execution and commitment to the Coast Guard’s core values of honor, respect and devotion to […]

COAST GUARD MEDEVACS 91-YEAR-OLD WOMAN FROM CRUISE SHIP

COAST GUARD MEDEVACS 91-YEAR-OLD WOMAN FROM CRUISE SHIP PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A Coast Guard crew medevaced a 91-year-old woman from a cruise ship about 275 miles east of Bermuda today. The Voyager of the Seas notified the Coast Guard that the woman was experiencing chest pains at about 4 a.m. After discussions between the ship […]

Oyster FMPs Advisory Committee

Oyster FMPs Advisory Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission Hard Clam and Oyster FMPs Advisory Committee will meet on Monday, May 7, at 6 p.m., in Room 222, UNC Institute of Marine Sciences, 3431 Arendell Street, Morehead City.          The committee will receive an update on the Hard Clam and Oyster FMP reviews, and will be […]

MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION SEEKS RECREATIONAL ADVSIORS

MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION SEEKS RECREATIONAL ADVSIORS MOREHEAD CITY- The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission is looking for licensed recreational anglers to serve as advisors in developing priorities and project funding for the new Coastal Recreational Fishing License. Individuals interested in serving as advisors must hold a Coastal Recreational Fishing License and should be willing to attend […]

COAST GUARD, N.C. WORKERS TO TRAIN FOR OIL SPILL RESPONSE

COAST GUARD, N.C. WORKERS TO TRAIN FOR OIL SPILL RESPONSE   PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Coast Guard hazardous materials experts will be training North Carolina state ferry operators and North Carolina Coast Guard members in the use of specialized oil-skimming equipment Tuesday and Wednesday in Atlantic Beach, N.C. The purpose of the training is to ensure that […]

CUTTER CREW TO RETURN HOME AFTER CARIBBEAN MISSION

CUTTER CREW TO RETURN HOME AFTER CARIBBEAN MISSION ELM SET NOAA HURRICANE DETECTION BUOYS PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Elm will return to Ft. Macon, N.C., tonight after a 42-day deployment in the Caribbean where they set hurricane-detection buoys to improve forecasting. The crew placed two National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration buoys off Puerto […]

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, Sunday, April 22, 2007.All those waters in Carteret County will return […]

Red Drum Fishery Management Plan Advisory Committee

Red Drum Fishery Management Plan Advisory Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission Red Drum Fishery Management Plan Advisory Committee will meet on Tuesday, May 8, at 5:30 p.m., in the main conference room, DENR Washington Regional Office Building, Washington, North Carolina.The Plan Development Team (PDT) will present and discuss the April 2007 Northern Red Drum Stock […]

COAST GUARD TOWING DISTRESSED VESSEL ASHORE

COAST GUARD TOWING DISTRESSED VESSEL ASHORE PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard responded and rescued the crew of a distressed sail boat off the coast of North Carolina today. The Coast Guard Cutter Staten Island, a 110-foot patrol boat home ported in Fort Macon, N.C., rescued four people from the 45-foot sailboat Sur L’ Eau this morning approximately 300 […]