Spiny Dogfish Compliance Advisory Panel The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Spiny Dogfish Compliance Advisory Panel will meet on Thursday, August 24, at 1 p.m. The meeting will be held at the DENR Washington Regional Office, Washington Square Mall, 1424 Carolina Avenue, Washington, N.C.At this meeting the panel will formulate their recommendations to the N.C. […]
Hearings Planned on Marine Protected Areas The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council is planning a series of public hearings in September regarding Amendment 14 to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan. Amendment 14 would establish a series of 8 marine protected areas (MPAs) in Federal waters off the South Atlantic to protect a portion of […]
Comment Period Extended for Proposed Rule to Address Ship Strikes of Endangered Right Whales On June 26, 2006 , NOAA Fisheries proposed regulations to implement speed restrictions on vessels longer than 65 ft in certain locations and at certain times of the year along the U.S. Atlantic seaboard. The proposal is designed to reduce the […]
MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION SEEKS COMMERCIAL RED DRUM ADVSIORSMOREHEAD CITY- The North Carolina Marie Fisheries Commission is looking for Commercial fishermen to serve as advisors in developing the Red Drum Fishery Management Plan (FMP).The advisory committee will be composed of representatives from the commercial, recreational and scientific communities to assist in developing long-term management goals for […]
SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREAPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, upon the recommendation of Leah Devlin, D.D.S., M.P.H., State Health Director, Department of Health and Human Services, hereby announces that the following changes in shellfish harvesting areas will take effect at sunrise, Saturday, August 12, 2006.All those waters in Carteret and Brunswick Counties will […]
COAST GUARD ATLANTIC AREA/FIFTH DISTRICT WINS COAST GUARD 2005 RESCUE COORDINATION CENTER PORTSMOUTH, Va.-The Coast Guard Atlantic Area/Fifth District Rescue Coordination Center won the Coast Guard’s 2005 Rescue Coordination Center Search and Rescue Controller of the Year Award. The search and rescue team included Lt. Cmdr. Karen Anderson, Lt. Flavio Baltazar, Lt. Bruce Tucker, Lt. […]
2006 SHRIMPING AND CRAB TRAWLINGPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that the following area WILL OPEN to shrimping and crab trawling, effective at 6:00 A.M., Wednesday, August 16, 2006:DARE COUNTYOuter Shallowbag Bay- east of a line beginning on the northeast shore at a point 35° 54.6729’N – 75° 39.8099’W; running […]
Sea Turtle Resuscitation and Handling Requirements As part of its Section 10 Permit from the National Marine Fisheries Service, the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (NCDMF) is required to notify fishermen of handling and resuscitation requirements that they must use for incidentally captured sea turtles. In fulfillment of that requirement, the following guidelines are […]
COMMERCIAL GILL NETS – PAMLICO SOUND GILL NET RESTRICTED AREA (PSGNRA)Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective 12:01 A.M., Friday, September 1, 2006, the following management measures will be implemented for commercial gill net fisheries in Pamlico Sound:I. PAMLICO SOUND CLOSUREIt is unlawful to use large mesh gill nets […]
Landings of Large Medium and Giant Bluefin to date As of 08/03/2006 fishing year landings of Atlantic bluefin tuna are as follows: The Coastwide General Category has landed 12.7 mt out of 1163.3 mt to date. The Harpoon category: 17.9 mt out of 124.0 mt to date. Longline North: 8.9 mt out of 150.4 mt […]
