Finally found the ride I wanted!

I finally got that Parker After waiting for so long and seeing all my buds from high school with the cool new rides catching the offshore fish, I get the ride I always wanted. I bought the 2300CC Parker that I had fished on with a friend from wilmington for years. He bought Kesslers 26′ […]

Public Forum on the Navy Sonar Range

Public Forum on the Navy Sonar Range Impacts and Gaps in Science Monday, August 14, 2006 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Duke University Marine Laboratory Auditorium Beaufort, North Carolina Come hear expert speakers talk about the potential impacts of the Navy’s proposed sonar range on commercially and recreationally important fish, sea turtles and marine mammals and the gaps in current scientific […]

East Coast Got-Em-On King Classic

East Coast Got-Em-On King Classic – RULE CHANGE   East Coast Got-Em-On King Classic this weekend will be aCaptain’s Choice event this year and you must declare which day ( Saturdayor Sunday) at the registration tent on Friday. Enty fee is $300 and we have two TWT for open and class and 23 and under […]

COAST GUARD RESCUES TWO

COAST GUARD RESCUES TWO PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard saved a married couple a mile and a half from Bloody Point Light, Md., this afternoon after a severe thunderstorm fouled their sailboat’s propeller. A crew from Coast Guard Station Annapolis rescued Stephen and Deborah Annard, of Columbia, Md., after a report at 6:30 p.m. […]

Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission to Meet; Aug 14-17 in Arlington, VA

Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission to Meet; Aug 14-17 in Arlington, VA The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) will be holding its Summer Meeting on August 14 – 17, at the Doubletree Hotel Crystal City in Arlington, VA. The preliminary agenda for the Summer Meeting has a number of items of interest to the […]

STATE RELEASES REPORT CARD ON HEALTH OF FISHERIES

STATE RELEASES REPORT CARD ON HEALTH OF FISHERIES North Carolina Stocks Remain Stable. MOREHEAD CITY – North Carolina’s coastal and ocean fisheries remained relatively stable this year, according to the state’s annual stock status report, with striped mullet being the bright spot, as the stock was upgraded from recovering to viable.While the striped mullet meets […]

Removal of Cape Fear River Locks and Dams Could Improve Fish Populations

Removal of Cape Fear River Locks and Dams Could Improve Fish Populations RALEIGH, N.C. (June 26, 2006) – The removal of three obsolete dams in North Carolina could improve recreational and commercial fisheries for striped bass, American shad, hickory shad, and help tremendously in restoration efforts for river herring, Atlantic sturgeon and shortnose sturgeon. The […]

Landings of Large Medium and Giant Bluefin to date

Landings of Large Medium and Giant Bluefin to date As of 06/29/2006 fishing year landings of Atlantic bluefin tuna are as follows: The Coastwide General Category has landed 4.5 mt out of 1163.3 mt to date. The Harpoon category: 1.9 mt out of 124.0 mt to date. Longline North: 4.7 mt out of 150.4 mt […]

LORAN Data Channel (LDC)

LORAN Data Channel (LDC) This is part of the on-going effort between the Federal Aviation Administration and the U.S. Coast Guard to modernize the LORAN-C system. The LORAN Data Channel (LDC) will provide information using pulse position modulation of the broadcast signal. The proposed pulse position modulation would be used to broadcast up to sixteen […]

Boating safety enforcement stepped up over July 4 holiday

Boating safety enforcement stepped up over July 4 holiday The S.C. Department of Natural Resources will be out in force patrolling the state’s waterways this July 4 holiday weekend, traditionally the busiest boating time of the year in South Carolina. “Again this weekend, as we have throughout the summer, DNR boating safety officers will be […]