Coast Guard Assists Eight Sailors off the Coast Of North and South Carolina PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard rescued the crews of two sailboats caught in a storm packing 35 mph winds and 40-foot seas along the coast of North and South Carolina today. The first rescue took place when Kevin Hogan, Tom Allen, Jacob […]
SKA KINGFISH HALL OF FAME “WE WELCOME OUR MAY’S WINNER INTO THE SKA KINGFISH HALL OF FAME!” “STAN JARUSINSKI “ It wasn’t even close. Stan Jarusinski. or better known as Captian Stanman will be our May’s Winner into the SKA Kingfish Hall of Fame. Not only is he a National Champion, but also his endeavors […]
HURRICANE SEASON PREPAREDNESS KICK-OFF PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Coast Guard Station Wrightsville Beach will demonstrate the use of Coastal Warning Display flags to warn mariners of approaching storm conditions at 10:30 a.m. Friday, the first day of hurricane season. Members of the media are invited to attend and should arrive at the station no later than 10:15 […]
Marine Fisheries Commission Red Drum Fishery Management Plan Advisory Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission Red Drum Fishery Management Plan Advisory Committee will meet on Tuesday, June 12, at 5:30 p.m., in the main conference room, DENR Washington Regional Office Building, Washington.The Plan Development Team will present habitat and water quality recommendations to the committee, and […]
SNAPPER-GROUPER Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Friday, June 1, 2007, the following restrictions will apply to the taking of snapper-grouper from the Atlantic Ocean for recreational and commercial purposes: I. SIZE AND POSSESSION LIMITS A. The size and possession limits of N.C. […]
Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) retention limits The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) adjusts the daily Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) retention limits for the commercial Atlantic tunas General category and the recreational Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Angling and HMS Charter/Headboat categories for the early portion of the 2007 fishing year. Please see the attached notice for […]
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 shellfish area temporary closure will take effect immediately:No person shall take or attempt to take any oysters, clams or mussels […]
COAST GUARD SUSPENDS SEARCH FOR MISSING SWIMMER PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard, Navy, Marine Corps and National Park Service searched this weekend for a swimmer believed to be swept away off the coast of Ocracoke Island, N.C.Coast Guard Stations Hatteras Inlet and Ocracoke, N.C., helicopter crews from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., and Marine Corps […]
