Federal Fisheries Managers Hold 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 scheduled in the coming weeks regarding federal fisheries that is of interest to you. Please see the list below and mark your calendars. All […]
SNAPPER-GROUPER COMPLEX-COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL PURPOSES Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Sunday, July 25, 2010, the following restrictions will apply to the fisheries for snapper-grouper: I. Black Sea Bass, south of Cape Hatteras (35o 15.0321’ N. Latitude) A. It is unlawful to possess black […]
OCRACOKE, N.C. – Coast Guard crews and good Samaritans rescued three fishermen after their fishing vessel began taking on water and sank Monday in the Pamlico Sound northeast of the Brant Island Shoal. Crew from the Good Samaritan fishing vessel, Miss Kelly, relayed a mayday call to Sector North Carolina watchstanders at 6:10 a.m., Monday […]
Measures to Enhance Protection of Deepwater Corals Receive Final Approval Council works cooperatively with fishermen to establish allowable fishing areas while Protecting over 23,000 square miles of deepwater coral habitat The South Atlantic region is home to what may be the largest continuous distribution of deepwater corals in the world. New management […]
