U.S. Commerce Department Announces 2012 Regional Fishery Council Appointments The Commerce Department today announced the appointment of 30 new and returning members to the eight regional fishery management councils that partner with NOAA’s Fisheries Service to manage ocean fish stocks. Council History The councils were established by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to […]
Grant Money Available for Recreational Boating Infrastructure MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is accepting proposals for the Boating Infrastructure Grant, or BIG, Program for federal fiscal 2013. BIG is a program of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that reimburses up to 75 percent of costs for projects that […]
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., Thursday, July 5, 2012, 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. For commercial purposes: 1. It […]
Black Sea Bass Upgraded to “Recovering” in 2012 Stock Status Report MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries declared black sea bass, both north and south of Cape Hatteras, “Recovering” in its 2012 Stock Status Report released today. The report upgrades the black sea bass stock south of Cape Hatteras from […]
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard rescued two people from the water 500 yards off Wrightsville Beach, N.C., Sunday. The two men fell in the water when a storm front moved through the area and caused their 17-foot sailing vessel to capsize. At approximately 6:45 p.m., a security guard called Coast Guard Station […]
