Council to Hold Series of Public Scoping Meetings in February Topics include allocations, Annual Catch Limits, Limited Access Privilege Programs, and mackerel quotas From Marathon to Manteo, fishermen who fish in federal waters along the South Atlantic coast should plan to attend one of a series of public scoping meetings/workshops being held by the […]
CEREMONY KICKS OFF JOINT EFFORT FOR OYSTER SHELL RECYCLING MOREHEAD CITY —State and local government entities, a non-profit fisheries conservation group and a Winterville restaurant have combined forces to boost oyster shell recycling in Pitt County. Participants will celebrate their joint effort at a ceremony at 11 a.m. Thursday at Wimpie’s Steam Bar […]
BLACK SEA BASS – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS – ATLANTIC OCEAN Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Wednesday, January 16, 2008, the following restrictions shall apply to the commercial black sea bass fishery north of Cape Hatteras (35° 15.3’N. Latitude): I. SIZE LIMIT It is […]
FLOUNDER – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS – ATLANTIC OCEAN Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Wednesday, January 16, 2008, the following restrictions shall apply to the commercial flounder fishery: I. HARVEST LIMITS A. During the period beginning at 12:01 A.M., Wednesday, January 16, 2008 and […]
Marine Fisheries Commission Nominating Advisory Committee meeting The Marine Fisheries Commission Nominating Advisory Committee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 15, at 9 p.m. The Meeting will be held on the 2nd floor conference room at the Division of Marine Fisheries located at 3441 Arendell Street, Morehead City. If you have any questions, please call […]
Council Begins New Year with Meetings of Public Interest If you fish in federal waters more than three miles off the South Atlantic coast, chances are there is a meeting being held by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council in the coming weeks that will be of interest to you. These actions are required […]
CREW MISTAKES CAUSED HEELING OF CROWN PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP ************************************************************ The National Transportation Safety Board today determined that the probable cause of an accident involving the cruise ship Crown Princess was the second officer’s incorrect wheel commands, executed first to counter an unanticipated high rate of turn and then to counter the vessel’s heeling. […]
STRIPED BASS SEASON –GILL NETS : ATLANTIC OCEAN Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 7:00 A.M., Tuesday, January 15, 2008 the season for the harvest of striped bass with gill nets in the Atlantic Ocean waters of North Carolina WILL OPEN. The following restrictions shall apply: […]
GILL NETS – ATLANTIC OCEAN Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Monday, January 14, 2008 the following provisions shall apply to the use of commercial large mesh gill nets in the Atlantic Ocean: I. AREA DESCRIPTION: The Atlantic Ocean II. COMMERCIAL NET AND SEASON CLOSURE […]
DEADLINE APPROACHES FOR CHARTER/HEADBOAT ADVISER APPLICATIONS MOREHEAD CITY– The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission has revised its deadline for receipt of applications for a charter or head boat captain to serve as an adviser in developing priorities for project funding for the new Coastal Recreational Fishing License. The deadline has been moved up to Jan. 23. […]
