COAST GUARD RESCUES THREE, RESPONDS TO FOUR VESSELS IN DISTRESS PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., flight crews rescued three people this morning and are responding to three other cases off the coast of Cape Hatteras, N.C. An HH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter crew hoisted three people from the sailboat Seaker at approximately 7:30 a.m. in the vicinity of […]
4th Annual Fisherman’s Post Newspaper Spring Inshore Challenge The 4th annual Fisherman’s Post Newspaper Spring Inshore Challenge is expecting over 100 boats to participate this year in search of prize-winning flounder and trout, but the big winner at the tournament’s end may be the health of the local fishery. The tournament offers big […]
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 changes in shellfish harvesting areas will take effect at sunrise, Saturday, May 5, 2007.The following areas will be opened to […]
GILL NETS – ALBEMARLE SOUND MANAGEMENT AREADr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Tuesday, May 15, 2007, the following provisions shall apply to the use of gill nets in the ALBEMARLE SOUND MANAGEMENT AREA:I. AREA DESCRIPTION: The Albemarle Sound Management Area includes:Albemarle Sound Management Area […]
Marine Fisheries Commission Habitat and Water Quality Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission Habitat and Water Quality Committee will meet on Monday, May 14, at 1 p.m., at the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Washington Regional Office, 943 Washington Square Mall, Washington, NC. The committee will first receive updates concerning the Marine Fisheries […]
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., Tuesday, May 1, 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 […]
COAST GUARD HOISTS TWO TO SAFETY PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued two fishermen today after they ran their boat hard aground just south of the jetties leading into Oregon Inlet, N.C. Search and rescue coordinators at Sector North Carolina received the fishermen’s distress call at about 12:20 p.m. The Esther Gail, a 38-foot […]
CRAB, EEL, FISH AND SHRIMP POTS Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Tuesday, May 1, 2007 until midnight, November 30, 2007, the following will apply to crab, eel, fish and shrimp pots:POTS MAY BE SET IN THE AREAS DESCRIBED BELOW:I. ATLANTIC OCEAN – […]
SHRIMPING AND CRAB TRAWLINGDr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Tuesday, May 1, 2007, all coastal waters south of Marker #45 near Bogue Inlet to the South Carolina line will close to shrimping and crab trawling, except the following areas, which will remain open until […]
TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF RULE – GILL NET ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTSDr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 8:00 A.M., Tuesday, May 1, 2007, the following will apply to North Carolina Fisheries Rules for North Carolina Waters:1. North Carolina Fisheries Rules for Coastal Waters 15A NCAC 3J .0103 is modified […]
