Coast Guard urges preparation for Hurricane Earl

Coast Guard urges preparation for Hurricane Earl PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard is urging mariners to heed warnings as Hurricane Earl is expected to affect the mid-Atlantic region between North Carolina and New Jersey Thursday and Friday. As Earl approaches, the Coast Guard urges people to be mindful of the following safety messages: – […]

SNAPPER-GROUPER COMPLEX-COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL PURPOSES

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., Friday, August 20, 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 […]

Public Comment Sought on Slate of Proposed New Fishing Rules

  Public Comment Sought on Slate of Proposed New Fishing Rules   MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will hold a public hearing Sept. 30 to receive comments on several proposed new rules.   The hearing will begin at 6 p.m. at the Craven County Cooperative Extension office, 300 Industrial Dr., New Bern. […]

Shoaling Reported in Bogue Inlet Channel

  Shoaling Reported in Bogue Inlet Channel EMERALD ISLE, NC – The aids to navigation in Bogue Inlet, NC, may be unreliable due to recent shoaling that is encroaching into the channel.  Water depths may be less than three feet in the vicinity of buoys one and two in Bogue Inlet.   These depths pose a hazard to navigation, and boaters […]

Surveys indicate shoaling in Carolina Beach

Surveys indicate shoaling in Carolina Beach Carolina Beach, NC – Mariners are advised that Carolina Beach Inlet’s Aids to Navigation may be unreliable due to recent shoaling across the channel, with depths less than 2 feet in the vicinity of Carolina Beach Inlet Buoys 1, 2 and 7.  This presents a potential hazard of grounding […]