CRAB, EEL, FISH AND SHRIMP POTSPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 7:00 A.M., Thursday, April 20, 2006, the following will apply to crab, eel, fish, and shrimp pots:Pots MAY NOT BE SET in the following area from 7:00 A.M. until 3:00 P.M. on April 20, 2006.I. A. […]
RIVER HERRING Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 6:00 P.M., Wednesday, April 19, 2006, the following restrictions will apply to the harvest of river herring:I. SEASONThe season for harvest of river herring in the Chowan River Herring Management Area by pound net is closed. No person or […]
CRAB POT ESCAPE RINGSPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:00 Noon. Wednesday, April 19, 2006, the following area will be exempt from the escape ring requirement in crab pots until 12:01 A.M., June 15, 2006.I. AREA DESCRIPTION:Newport River bounded by the Highway 70 Bridge in the south […]
Leave Fawns Alone, Wildlife Commission Urges RALEIGH, N.C. (April 13, 2006)  With fawning season in full swing, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is asking people not to approach, touch or remove any white-tailed fawns. At the peak of fawning season in May and June, people might see fawns left alone and assume they have […]
NTSB ACTING CHAIRMAN ROSENKER ADDRESSES MARINE CONFERENCE, HIGHLIGHTS PARTNERSHIPS Washington, DC — National Transportation Safety Board’s Acting Chairman, Mark V. Rosenker yesterday, during a speech at the 44th Annual National Marine Conference, discussed the Board’s investigation of marine accidents and the cooperation required from all involved in promoting and ensuring marine safety. “Safeguarding our nation’s […]
2006 Striped Bass Season for Lower Roanoke River ExtendedRALEIGH, N.C. (April 11, 2006)  The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will extend the period that striped bass may be harvested from the lower Roanoke River through April 22. The season had been set to expire on April 15. The lower Roanoke River is defined as the […]
Public Input Invited for Environmental Impact Statement On Migratory Bird Hunting – Meeting in Charleston, South Carolina The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has published a notice inviting public comment and participation as a part of the scoping process in drafting a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) on the hunting of migratory birds. Comments can […]
NOAA RESEARCH LINKS WATER MOLD TO LESIONS, ULCERS IN EAST COAST ESTUARINE FISH A new study, led by NOAA scientists and reported in the peer-reviewed journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology, provides strong evidence that the water mold known as Aphanomyces invadans is the pathogen responsible for seasonal outbreaks of skin ulcers and lesions observed in […]
National Research Council (NRC) confirms flawed scienceArlington, Virginia, April 5, 2006– After years of complaints by recreational anglers to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and other agencies about the flawed recreational fishing data system, the NRC, an independent scientific body from the National Academy of Sciences, verified their concerns. On Wednesday, March 29, 2006, […]
STRIPED BASS SEASON – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS –ALBEMARLE SOUND MANAGEMENT AREAPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 8:01 P.M., Friday, April 14, 2006, the harvest of striped bass with COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS IN THE ALBEMARLE SOUND MANAGEMENT AREA WILL OPEN and the following provisions shall apply:I. AREA DESCRIPTION […]
