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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, Thursday, July 20, 2006.All those waters in Carteret and Onslow counties will […]

RESEARCH SANCTUARYPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 3:00 P.M. Wednesday, July 19, 2006, the following area is declared a RESEARCH SANCTUARY and IS CLOSED to all fishing equipment:I. AREA DESCRIPTIONPENDER COUNTYAn area in Old Topsail Creek consisting of approximately 0.30 acres beginning at a point 34°21.8960’ N […]

HERRING MEETINGS PLANNED THIS SUMMERMOREHEAD CITY – Is a total fishing moratorium the only hope in preventing the collapse of one of North Carolina’s oldest fisheries or will continued harvest restrictions bring about the recovery of river herring? The river herring fishery has changed little since colonial times. Fishermen still ply the same waters, using […]

North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission Conservation Fund Committee The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission Conservation Fund Committee will meet on Wednesday, July 26 at 5 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Division of Marine Fisheries, 3441 Arendell Street, Morehead City.The committee will discuss timelines; distribution procedures and marketing for the Duane Raver fish […]

CHANNEL NETSPreston P. Pate , Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 8:00 A.M., Monday, July 31, 2006, all coastal fishing waters are open to shrimping with channel nets with the following exceptions:I. AREAS CLOSED TO CHANNEL NETSA. All waters bound on the north by the N.C. Highway 210-50 swing bridge […]

2006 SHRIMPING AND CRAB TRAWLINGPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that the following area WILL CLOSE to shrimping and crab trawling, effective at 5:00 p.m., Sunday, July 16, 2006:BRUNSWICK COUNTYIntracoastal Waterway (ICW) – Main channel only, from Ocean Isle Beach Bridge to the South Carolina State line.GENERAL INFORMATION:A. This proclamation […]

Marine Fisheries Commission Habitat and Water Quality Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission Habitat and Water Quality Committee will meet on Monday, July 24, at 1 p.m. at the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Washington Regional Office, located at 943 Washington Square Mall, Washington, NC. The committee will first receive updates concerning the […]

Marine Fisheries Commission Northeast Advisory Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission Northeast Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday, July 20, at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held at Festival Park located at One Festival Park in Manteo.The Draft River Herring Fishery Management Plan will be presented to the committee at this meeting, including management recommendations […]