NOAA Fisheries Published a Final Rule to Modify Management of Vermilion Snapper

NOAA Fisheries Published a Final Rule to Modify Management of Vermilion Snapper and Red Porgy in the South Atlantic (Rule becomes effective September 5, 2013) NOAA Fisheries published a final rule to implement Regulatory Amendment 18 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (Regulatory Amendment 18). The final […]

Coast Guard responds to boat allision with Bonner Bridge

Coast Guard responds to boat allision with Bonner Bridge PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard responded Monday to an allision between a 58-foot charter boat with nine people aboard and the Bonner Bridge in Oregon Inlet, N.C. A concerned boater aboard the vessel West Wind witnessed the allision and contacted Coast Guard Sector North Carolina […]

Public Comment Sought on Proposed Fisheries Rules

Public Comment Sought on Proposed Fisheries Rules   MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is accepting public comment on a slate of proposed rule changes on a proposal to give the division director proclamation authority to manage the sheepshead fishery and other topics.   Three public hearings on the proposed rule changes […]