Nontraditional Stakeholders Sought for Participation in ASMFC Shad & River Herring Advisory Panel Washington, DC – The Commission’s Shad and River Herring Management Board is in process of re-configuring its Shad & River Herring Advisory Panel. As part of that process, the Board is seeking nominations from nontraditional stakeholders to fill two seats on […]
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, Wednesday, March 26, 2008. All those waters in Brunswick County […]
Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Finfish Advisory Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Finfish Advisory Committee will meet on Wednesday, April 2,ΓΖΓ’β¬Ε‘ΓβΓΒ at 12 p.m. at the DENR Regional field office in Washington, located at 943 Washington Square Mall. ΓΖΓ’β¬Ε‘ΓβΓΒ The committee will receive an update on the Marine Fisheries Commission and DMF activities that affect finfish […]
Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Shellfish Advisory Committee (AC) The Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Shellfish Advisory Committee (AC) will meet on April 2, at 6 p.m., in Room 305 of the CMAST building located at 303 College Circle in Morehead City, NC. The committee will receive updates on the MFC, DMF activities, and on the […]
Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Habitat and Water Quality (H&WQ) Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Habitat and Water Quality (H&WQ) Committee will meet on Monday, March 31, at 1 p.m., at the DENR Regional Office, located at 943 Washington Square Mall. The committee will discuss any modifications to the agenda, approve minutes from the […]
Navy Sonar Testing Application Comments Sought NOAA Fisheries has received a request from the U.S. Navy for authorization for the take of marine mammals incidental to Atlantic Fleet Active Sonar Training (AFAST) activities conducted off the Atlantic coast and in the Gulf of Mexico for the period beginning January 2009 and ending January 2014. Pursuant […]
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 […]
GILL NET RULES TO SOON CHANGE MOREHEAD CITY – New gill net restrictions will soon go into effect for the Pamlico County bays and the Bay, Neuse and Pungo rivers. Fishermen who use gill nets with greater than 5-inch mesh length will be required to equip them with 3-foot tie downs. […]
COMMERCIAL PURPOSES, INTERNAL WATERS Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 1:00 P.M., Saturday, March 15, 2008, the following restrictions will apply to the taking of flounder for commercial fishing operations: I. MINIMUM SIZE LIMIT It is unlawful to possess flounder less than 14 inches […]
Coast Guard Cautions Against Illegal Charter Boats BALTIMORE – The Coast Guard cautions passengers, who pay to go fishing on the Chesapeake Bay, to avoid boats that do not have licensed captains or has not been inspected by the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard advises passengers to ask boat captains to show their original Coast […]
