MOREHEAD CITY – No cold stun events have been reported for spotted seatrout this year, but conditions are such that one or more could occur in coastal creeks and bays. Anyone seeing a trout cold stun event should report it to the N.C. Marine Patrol at 1-800-682-2632 or to N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries spotted […]
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene a meeting of its Shrimp Advisory Panel (AP) Thursday, March 3, 2016, from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm. The meeting will be held at the Gulf Council office, 2203 N. Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, in Tampa, Florida. The AP is scheduled to discuss the biological review […]
February 11, 2016 New 16 in 16 Program in Effect through 2016 Now through the end of 2016, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources is offering a half-price incentive to 16-year-old anglers purchasing a fishing license for the first time. In Maryland, anglers under the age of 16 are not required to possess licenses.“Young anglers […]
WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard rescued two men Tuesday after their boat overturned near Carolina Beach. Sector North Carolina watchstanders received a report at 11:06 p.m. Monday stating two men, ages 25 and 35, were aboard the 41-foot fishing boat Allicat, when the boat ran aground in Snow’s Cut. The men remained aboard and […]
WARRENTON, Ore. – The Coast Guard suspended the search at 10:36 a.m. for a 17-year-old girl who reportedly fell off a cliff and into the water at Cape Kiwanda Tuesday. "Despite our best efforts and an exhaustive multi-agency search, we were unable to locate the missing girl," said Mr. Greg Merten, operations unit controller at […]
WARRENTON, Ore. — The Coast Guard lifted a three-day Captain of the Port order Monday night that restricted vessels with a draft deeper than 20 feet from navigating the Coos Bay bar entrance due to potential debris in the navigation channel. Two Panamanian-flagged bulk carriers that were affected by the order have been cleared for […]
WARRENTON, Ore.— Coast Guard crews are searching for a 17-year-old girl who reportedly fell off a cliff and into the water at Cape Kiwanda. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Astoria, an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Facility Newport and a 47-foot Motor Life Boat crew from […]
SEATTLE — A Coast Guard aircrew rescued a man who was reportedly suffering from symptoms of Parkinson’s disease on a 24-foot fishing vessel in Guemes Channel Saturday. The aircrew of an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Air Station Port Angeles airlifted the man to emergency medical services responders at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, who […]
Alexandria, VA – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s American Eel Management Board approved North Carolina’s Aquaculture Plan for 2016, allowing up to 200 pounds of glass eels to be harvested for aquaculture purposes. North Carolina’s plan is the first to be approved under the aquaculture plan provisions of Addendum IV to the Interstate Fishery […]
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard placed transit restrictions on the Thimble Shoals Channel Thursday between buoys 1 and 2, and Anchorage C west of Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel after a buoy sank in the channel. Only vessels with a 20-foot draft or less are allowed to transit through the channel. At 4:30 p.m., Fifth District Coast […]
