This proclamation supersedes FF-40-2017, dated October 25, 2017. This proclamation sets the December harvest period and limits for the Atlantic Ocean commercial black sea bass fishery north of Cape Hatteras. The fishery will close by proclamation once the annual North Carolina quota is reached or 6:00 P.M. December 31, 2017, whichever occurs first. Braxton C. Davis, […]
This proclamation opens the Atlantic Ocean commercial flounder season, sets the December harvest period and establishes a 13,500 pound possession limit and a 6,500 pound offload limit. The fishery will close by proclamation once the annual North Carolina quota is reached or December 31, 2017, whichever occurs first. Braxton C. Davis, Director, Division of Marine […]
WHAT/WHEN: The recreational harvest of red snapper in South Atlantic federal waters will reopen for three days in December 2017. Recreational harvest will reopen 12:01 a.m. (local time) on December 8, 2017, and close 12:01 a.m. (local time) on December 11, 2017. During the three-day reopening, the recreational bag limit for red snapper is one fish per […]
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category Fishery: Transfer of Unused Harpoon Category Quota to the General Category for 2017; General category fishery reopens December 1 with an Adjusted December subquota of 12.7 mt NOAA Fisheries adjusts the General category Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) quota by transferring 25.6 mt from the Harpoon category to account for overharvests […]
Commercial Harvest of Gray Triggerfish in Federal Waters of the Gulf of Mexico Will Close on November 18, 2017 WHAT/WHEN/WHERE: Commercial harvest of gray triggerfish in federal waters will close at 12:01 a.m. (local time) on November 18, 2017. Commercial harvest will reopen at 12:01 a.m. (local time) on January 1, […]
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard medevaced a man who was experiencing chest pain Saturday, from a container ship approximately 80 miles off Cape Charles. The crew of the container ship Norwegian Breakaway contacted watchstanders at the Fifth District Command Center in Portsmouth at approximately 12:40 p.m., stating a 26-year-old male was experiencing chest pain […]
MOREHEAD CITY — The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission will meet Nov. 15-16 at the Hilton Garden Inn, 5353 N. Virginia Dare Trail, Kitty Hawk. The meeting will begin at 2 p.m. Nov. 15 and 8:30 a.m. Nov. 16. A public comment period will be held at 6 p.m. Nov. 15. Members of the public […]
