Marine Fisheries Commission to Meet in Pine Knoll Shores MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet Feb. 27-March 1 at the Clam Digger Inn, 511 Salter Path Road, Pine Knoll Shores. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. Feb. 27, 9 a.m. Feb. 28 and 8:30 a.m. March 1. The meeting is open […]
Commerce Inspector General Begins Review of Catch Share Programs February 12, 2013 — The Office of the Inspector General of the United States Department of Commerce has begun a review of the controls and processes associated with NOAA’s catch share programs for commercial fisheries. This is a continuation of the multiple-phase review of the National […]
THE ABSURDITY OF FISHERIES MANAGEMENT PART 2 – WHEN DOES GOVERNMENT BECOME ACCOUNTABLE? In our first installment of the Absurdity of Fisheries Management series, the Recreational Fishing Alliance (RFA) shined the spotlight on the "fatally flawed" Marine Recreational Fishing Statistical Surveys (MRFSS) which the Department of Commerce is using today to essentially shut down ‘commerce’ […]
Commercial Harvest of Vermilion Snapper in South Atlantic Waters Will Close on February 13, 2013 Commercial harvest of vermilion snapper in South Atlantic waters will close, at 12:01 a.m. (local time) February 13, 2013. Commercial harvest will reopen at 12:01 a.m. (local time) on July 1, 2013. The 2013 January – June commercial catch limit […]
Coast Guard medevacs 2 from grounded boat near Morehead City NCPORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard medevaced two people Saturday from a grounded 34-foot boat near Spooner’s Creek just off the Intercoastal Waterway in Morehead City, N.C. A crewmember contacted Coast Guard Sector North Carolina watchstanders at approximately 9:30 a.m. reporting their 34-foot boat ran […]
