SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA Preston 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 shellfish area closure will take effect immediately:No person shall take or attempt to take any oysters, clams or mussels or possess, […]
SHRIMPING AND CRAB TRAWLING Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 5:00 P.M., Sunday, June 25, 2006, shrimping and crab trawling will be allowed in the following areas. This proclamation brings together in one document all areas that are NOW OPEN until changed by subsequent proclamations or newly […]
SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA Preston 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 change in shellfish harvesting areas will take effect at sunrise, Friday, June 23, 2006.The following area in Carteret County will be […]
Multi-year research improves knowledge of sea turtle population The seventh sampling season for a federally funded in-water sea turtle project designed to gain insight into the population trends, migration patterns and general health of sea turtles recently concluded off the coast of Charleston. Since May 2000, biologists with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) […]
‘MARY AGNES’ WINS BOHICKET TOURNAMENT IN GOVERNOR’S CUP SERIES The 18th Annual South Carolina Governor’s Cup Billfishing Series wrapped up the fourth of five tournaments over the weekend with the Bohicket Marina Invitational Billfish Tournament. Series coordinator Tom DuPre with the S. C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) commented that, “it was another great tournament. […]
Steps Taken for Stocks that Were Determined to be Overfished or Subject to Overfishing in 2005 IntroductionNationwide, 54 fish stocks and complexes are overfished and 45 stocks and complexes are subject to overfishing. NOAA Fisheries Service notifies the regional fishery management councils when stock assessments show species to be overfished or subject to overfishing, and […]
NOAA RELEASES REPORT ON STATUS OF U.S. MARINE FISHERIES FOR 2005 Today, NOAA released a report on the status of U.S. marine fisheries for 2005. The government report shows both progress in rebuilding overfished species and response of fisheries managers to slow fishing rates for species that were found in 2005 to have above-target harvests. […]
Chainlink takes Big Rock into OvertimeBruce Paul, Media Director June 17, 2006 – Morehead City, N.C. – Skirt Chaser captain Barry Daniels and angler Chuck Walker of Wilmington are now in a waiting game, twiddling their thumbs until 5:30 p.m. to see if the 486.5-pound blue marlin they caught Friday turns out to be the […]
STRIPED BASS RECREATIONAL SEASON – ALBEMARLE SOUND MANAGEMENT AREAPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Sunday, October 1, 2006 the season for striped bass taken for recreational purposes in the Albemarle Sound Management Area will open with the following restrictions:I. AREA DESCRIPTION: The Albemarle Sound Management […]
COAST GUARD TRANSPORTS INJURED DIVER PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard transported a diver today, approximately 20 miles off the coast of Beaufort Inlet, N.C. Robert Cox, 57, a native of Morehead City, N.C., was transported by a Coast Guard HH-60 rescue helicopter based out of Air Station Elizabeth City. Upon returning to the surface […]
