Month: December 2007

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 closure in shellfish harvesting area will take effect immediately:The following change is a closure to shellfish harvesting:ORIENTAL AREA (F-5) – Map […]

PAMLICO SOUND GILL NET RESTRICTED AREA MEETINGS SET

PAMLICO SOUND GILL NET RESTRICTED AREA MEETINGS SET               MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold three public meetings in January to allow commercial fishermen to provide input into the management of the Pamlico Sound Gillnet Restricted Area.   Blake Price, a biologist in the Division of Marine Fisheries, will […]

COAST GUARD AVIATORS TO RECIEVE AWARDS FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE HEROICS

COAST GUARD AVIATORS TO RECIEVE AWARDS FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE HEROICS  PORTSMOUTH, VA – Six aircrews from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., will be recognized at an awards ceremony Wednesday at 10 a.m. in Elizabeth City for rescuing twelve mariners in adverse conditions last April and May. Rear Adm. Fred Rosa, Commander of the Coast Guard Fifth District, […]

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 shellfish area closures will take effect immediately:No person shall take or attempt to take any oysters, clams or mussels or […]

Coast Guard Units in New Jersey and North Carolina Respond to Multiple Cases Ove

Coast Guard Units in New Jersey and North Carolina Respond to Multiple Cases Over Night  PORTSMOUTH, Va.-Coast Guard units in New Jersey and North Carolina responded to multiple cases last night, including two search and rescue cases and two requests for offshore medical evacuations. By this morning, personnel in the Coast Guard Fifth District located […]

Rebuilding plans outlined for snowy grouper, black sea bass, and red porgy

Council Approves Amendment to Rebuild Fish Stocks Rebuilding plans outlined for snowy grouper, black sea bass, and red porgy        The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council approved stock rebuilding plans for three economically important species found in the snapper grouper management complex during its recent meeting in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina.  Amendment 15A to […]

COAST GUARD SEARCHING FOR TWO SAILBOATS IN ATLANTIC OCEAN

COAST GUARD SEARCHING FOR TWO SAILBOATS IN ATLANTIC OCEAN  PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard is searching for the 54-foot sailboat Meltemi with four people aboard after the wife of one of the passengers notified the Coast Guard when they failed to report their location.The sailboat departed from Rebel Marina on Willoughby Bay in Norfolk, Va., Wednesday en […]

*BRIDGE CLOSURE IN ELIZABETH RIVER*

*BRIDGE CLOSURE IN ELIZABETH RIVER*  PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Operations of the Norfolk Southern Railroad Bridge across the Eastern Branch of the Elizabeth River in Norfolk, Va., will remain in the closed-to-navigation position Monday, December 10, at 7 a.m. until Friday, December 21 at 6 a.m., to facilitate rehabilitation of the bridge.   In addition, the bridge will also be closed from Monday […]

MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION SEEKS CHARTER/HEADBOAT ADVISER

MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION SEEKS CHARTER/HEADBOAT ADVISER MOREHEAD CITY– The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission is looking for a licensed charter or headboat captain to serve as an adviser in developing priorities and project funding for the new Coastal Recreational Fishing License. Individuals interested in serving as an adviser must hold a blanket Coastal Recreational Fishing License […]

CHANNEL NETS

CHANNEL NETSDr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 10:30 A.M., Saturday, December 8, 2007, the following will apply to the setting of channel nets in coastal fishing waters:   I. SUSPENSION OF PORTION OF MARINE FISHERIES RULE 15A NCAC 3J .0106The following portion of N.C. Fisheries Rules for […]