WATERS CLOSE TO COMMERCIAL RED DRUM HARVESTS MOREHEAD CITY – All North Carolina waters will close to commercial red drum harvests at noon Thursday. The closure is necessary because the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries estimates the yearly harvest is approaching the 250,000-pound commercial cap implemented by the N.C. Red Drum Fishery Management […]
RED DRUM-COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:00 Noon, Thursday, April 3, 2008 the following will apply to the harvest of red drum from a commercial fishing operation in the Coastal Fishing Waters of North Carolina. I. HARVEST RESTRICTIONS A. It is unlawful […]
MEETING SET ON COMMERCIAL OCEAN STRIPED BASS FISHING MOREHEAD CITY — The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a public meeting April 14 in Manteo to discuss the 2008 commercial ocean striped bass season. This year, the state will institute a commercial permit to harvest ocean striped bass that will require fishermen […]
MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION SEEKS FINFISH ADVISOR MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission is looking for a commercial fisherman to serve as an advisor on its Finfish Advisory Committee. The Finfish Committee is one of four standing advisory committees to the commission that discusses topics related to its specific genre. The committee reviews matters […]
SCUP Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Tuesday, April 1, 2008, the following restrictions will apply to the commercial scup fishery in the Atlantic Ocean north of Cape Hatteras (35° 15′ N. Latitude): I. SIZE AND HARVEST LIMITS A. No person may take, possess, […]
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 effective at sunrise, Tuesday, April 1, 2008, the following privately controlled shellfish bottoms as indicated below are closed to the harvest of […]
CRAB POT ESCAPE RINGS Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 9:00 A.M., Wednesday, April 2, 2008, the following area will be exempt from the escape ring requirement in crab pots until 12:01 A.M., June 15, 2008. I. AREA DESCRIPTION: Newport River bounded by the Highway 70 […]
Coast Guard Assists Mariners Taking On Water PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A Coast Guard rescue crew from Station Hobucken, N.C., assisted a father and son near the Fairfield Swingbridge after their 32-foot pleasure craft began taking on water this afternoon. Watch standers at Coast Guard Sector North Carolina were notified by the Wasabe stating that they were […]
CRAB, EEL, FISH AND SHRIMP POTS Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 7:00 A.M., Tuesday, April 1, 2008, the following will apply to crab, eel, fish, and shrimp pots: Pots MAY NOT BE SET in the following area from 7:00 A.M. until 3:00 P.M. on Tuesday, […]
"It’s Been a Hell of a Ride" – World War II Coast Guard Veteran Receives Purple Heart (Story By Petty Officer Kip Wadlow) PORTSMOUTH, Va. – People in Selma, N.C., wouldn’t find anything out of the ordinary about a diminutive, elderly gentleman with a gruff voice taking his daily exercise walk along the side of the road. […]
