STRIPED BASS SEASON – BEACH SEINES: ATLANTIC OCEAN

STRIPED BASS SEASON – BEACH SEINES: ATLANTIC OCEAN Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 6:00 A.M., Tuesday, January 29, 2008, the season for the harvest of striped bass with beach seines in the Atlantic Ocean waters of North Carolina SHALL OPEN.  The following restrictions shall apply: […]

SNAPPER-GROUPER

SNAPPER-GROUPER  Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:00 P.M., Sunday, January 27, 2008, 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 […]

North Carolina Coast Guard Station Responds to Two Rescue Calls Five Miles Apart

North Carolina Coast Guard Station Responds to Two Rescue Calls Five Miles Apart PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Rescue crews from Coast Guard Station Hobucken, N.C. responded to two MAYDAY calls in the Pamlico Sound within minutes of each other this evening. The first case began at 4:45 p.m. when the Coast Guard received a call for help from the two […]

Coast Guard to Reinstate Trent River Safety Zone

Coast Guard to Reinstate Trent River Safety Zone NEW BERN, N.C. – Coast Guard Sector North Carolina will reinstate a safety zone on the waters of the Trent River between New Bern and James City, in the vicinity of the U.S. Route 70  Highway Swing Bridge from Jan. 25 until Feb. 28, 2008. This safety zone will remain in effect […]

NOAA Fisheries Announces White Marlin ESA Biological Review Results

NOAA Fisheries Announces White Marlin ESA Biological Review Results An assessment of the health of white marlin populations indicate that the species is not in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range, nor is it likely to become so in the foreseeable future. NOAA Fisheries’ White Marlin Biological Review Team […]

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 changes in shellfish harvesting areas will take effect at sunrise, Thursday, January 24, 2008. Lockwoods Folly River in Brunswick County […]

GILL NETS – ALBEMARLE SOUND MANAGEMENT AREA

GILL NETS – ALBEMARLE SOUND MANAGEMENT AREA Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Friday, February 1, 2008, the following provisions shall apply to the use of gill nets in the ALBEMARLE SOUND MANAGEMENT AREA. I. AREA DESCRIPTION: Albemarle Sound Management Area as described in […]

STRIPED BASS SEASON –GILL NETS : ATLANTIC OCEAN

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  22, 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: […]

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