NEW FISHERIES RULES GO INTO EFFECT FEB. 1 MOREHEAD CITY – New fisheries rules will go into effect Friday to implement a Bay Scallop Fishery Management Plan and make changes to requirements for receiving a commercial fishing license through an eligibility pool. Though the rules are changing now for future years, the bay […]
MONTROSE INVESTIGATION REPORT AVAILABLE BALTIMORE- The U. S. Coast Guard issued the report of its investigation into the Feb. 28, 2007 grounding of the cargo vessel M/V Montrose on the Chesapeake Bay. Bridge resource management and pilot fatigue were cited as contributing causes in the grounding. To download a copy of the report, click here. MONTROSE INVESTIGATION […]
SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA 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 at sunrise on Friday, February 1, 2008: No person shall take or attempt to […]
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., Thursday, January 31, 2008, the following restrictions shall apply to the commercial flounder fishery: I. HARVEST LIMITS A. During the period beginning at 12:01 A.M., Thursday, January 31, 2008 and […]
Recreational Fishing License (CRFL) Advisory Committee The NC Marine Fisheries Commission Coastal Recreational Fishing License (CRFL) Advisory Committee (AC) will meet on Monday, February 4, at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held at the DENR Washington Regional Office, located at 934 Washington Square Mall. You may find directions at our web site: http://www.enr.state.nc.us/regionaloffices/offices/washington/html Topics of discussion […]
COAST GUARD RESPONDS TO CARGO SHIP AGROUND Update BALTIMORE – The Mediterranean Shipping Company vessel Japan has re-floated after five hours of being aground in the Chesapeake Bay today. The vessel re-floated under its own power and was assisted by two tugs and the incoming tide. The vessel Japan, a 796-foot Panamanian flagged cargo ship, ran aground near Sandy Point […]
COAST GUARD RESPONDS TO CARGO SHIP AGROUND Corrected Copy BALTIMORE – The Coast Guard is responding to a cargo ship that ran aground in the Chesapeake Bay this afternoon. The Mediterranean Shipping Company vessel Japan, a 796-foot Panamanian flagged cargo ship, ran aground near Sandy Point Light approximately one mile north of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. The initial notification to […]
SLUG LINE BALTIMORE – The Coast Guard is responding to a cargo ship that ran aground in the Chesapeake Bay this afternoon. The Mediterranean Shipping Company vessel Japan, a 37,000-ton cargo ship from Panama, ran aground between Sandy Pt. Light and Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Md. after a loss of power at 4:30 p.m. A 25- foot Coast Guard response boat crew […]
LONG-TIME FISHERIES EMPLOYEE HONORED FOR SERVICE MOREHEAD CITY – Mike Street was not expecting what he got when he came to the state Division of Marine Fisheries Monday to clean out his office. He was asked to attend the end of a senior staff meeting, one like he had been to so many […]
SPINY DOGFISH-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 30, 2008 the following will apply to the harvest of spiny dogfish in the Atlantic Ocean waters of North Carolina. I. SEASON CLOSURE The commercial harvest season for spiny dogfish […]
