Coast Guard assists 6 from aground vessel in Hatteras Inlet, NC PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard assisted six people after a 46-foot charter vessel ran aground in Hatteras Inlet Saturday. Coast Guard Sector North Carolina watchstanders received a report via VHF-FM channel 16 of an aground vessel, the Nancy K, with eight people aboard […]
CAPITOL HILL HEARING FRIDAY ON NC ANGLER ACCESS RFA Says Congress To Discuss Cape Hatteras National Seashore (4/24/2012) This Friday, April 27 at 9 a.m. the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands will hold a legislative hearing on a bill sponsored by Walter Jones (R-NC) which would authorize pedestrian and motorized vehicular […]
Coast Guard keeps merchant mariners and public informed on whales PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard is taking active measures to ensure the health and safety of whales in local waters. Every year, from November to April, several whale species return to the Virginia coastal waters that are part of their migratory routes and […]
Council Seeks Input on MPA Use for Species Protection The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold two public workshops in April and May to solicit information regarding the use of marine protected areas (MPAs) to help protect speckled hind and warsaw grouper, two species currently listed as undergoing overfishing. The first workshop will be […]
Marine Fisheries Commission Continues to Seek Advisers MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission has extended the deadline for applying to sit on various advisory committees. The commission is seeking commercial fishermen from the Pamlico and Core sounds areas or other individuals interested in sea turtle protection to fill three vacancies on […]
