Marine Fisheries Commission Sea Mullet Fishery Management Plan Advisory Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission Sea Mullet Fishery Management Plan Advisory Committee (AC) will convene on Thursday, May 4, at 6 p.m. The AC will meet in Room B204, Administration Building, Craven County Community College, New Bern. The committee will receive a presentation on a description […]
Kevin M. McMaster Sentenced to 25 Months in Federal Prison For Selling Federally-Protected Wildlife Valued at More Than $200,000A Pennsylvania man who sold more than $200,000 worth of endangered species’ parts, hides and mounts through his website and retail shop in Port St. Lucie, Florida, was sentenced 25 months in prison today by a federal […]
Press Conference Call for the National Fish Habitat Action PlanIt’s not every day you have an opportunity to talk fish, fishing andaquatic habitat with H. Dale Hall, Director of the U.S. Fish and WildlifeService; Bill Hogarth, NOAA Fisheries Service Assistant Administrator; JohnCooper, Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies President and othernational conservation leaders. But on […]
MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION TO MEET APRIL 27 & 28MOREHEAD CITY- The Marine Fisheries Commission will meet April 27-28 at the Wilmington Hilton Riverfront Hotel in Wilmington, NC. The meeting is open to the public.On April 26, the commission will hold a public meeting at 7 p.m. at the same location to discuss any fishery issues.For […]
Strategic Habitat Advisory Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission Strategic Habitat Advisory Committee (SHA) will meet on Monday, May 1, 2006 at 10:00 am at the CMAST Building, Room #205, located at 303 College Circle in Morehead City, North Carolina. The committee will discuss changes made to the working draft report, steps to include in the […]
U.S. COAST GUARD URGES BOATING SAFETY PORTSMOUTH, Va., — With the summer upon us, and warm days ahead, the Coast Guard can not emphasize enough the importance of boating safety. This year the Coast Guard anticipates a record number of boaters on our many waterways that make up Hampton Roads than ever before. However, many […]
COAST GUARD SEARCHING FOR 8 POSSIBLE PEOPLE IN THE WATER HERNANDO BEACH, Fla. – Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg watch standers received a call at 7 p.m. today on channel 16 from a boater stating that his vessel, the Rum Runner III, was taking on water 50-nautical miles northwest of Hernando Beach, Fla., with eight […]
NOAA RESEARCH VESSEL RECEIVES AWARD FOR VEGETARIAN DIET A NOAA research vessel powered by soybeans, the first modern U.S. research vessel to operate free of petroleum products, was given an award by the Department of Energy’s Federal Energy Management Program during an Earth Day Week event on the shores of Lake Michigan. “NOAA has a […]
STRIPED BASS RECREATIONAL- ATLANTIC OCEAN: OCRACOKE INLET TO NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA STATE LINE Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Monday, May 1, 2006 the following restrictions will apply to the recreational harvest of striped bass in the Atlantic Ocean waters of North Carolina from Ocracoke Inlet […]
RIVER HERRING Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 6:00 A.M., Thursday, April 20, 2006, the following restrictions will apply to the harvest of river herring: SEASON A. The season for harvest of river herring in the Chowan River Herring Management Area by pound net will re-open. No […]
