COAST GUARD TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING FOR DOMINION BRIDGE REGULATIONS PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard will hold a public meeting to provide a forum for citizens to provide comments on operation regulations for the Dominion Boulevard (U.S. 17) Bridge in Chesapeake. The meeting will be open to the public and will be held at […]
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 temporary closure will take effect immediately:No person shall take or attempt to take any oysters, clams or mussels or […]
CULTCH PLANTING MEETINGS TO BE HELD IN MARCHMOREHEAD CITY (Feb. 28, 2006) – The Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) will hold public meetings in March to receive public input on cultch planting – where shells and rock are placed on formerly productive shellfish beds to restore the habitat. Oysters, clams and other aquatic life are […]
NTSB TO MEET ON BALTIMORE WATER TAXI CAPSIZING, GULF OF MEXICO HELICOPTER CRASH The National Transportation Safety Board holds a public Board meeting Tuesday, March 7, at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L’Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C.There are two items on the agenda. The Board will consider final accident reports […]
BLACK SEA BASS – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS – ATLANTIC OCEANPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01A.M., Thursday, March 2, 2006, the following restrictions shall apply to the commercial black sea bass fishery north of Cape Hatteras (35° 15.3’N. Latitude):I. SIZE LIMITIt is unlawful to possess black sea […]
Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Civil Penalty Remission/ Law Enforcement Committee The first meeting of the Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Civil Penalty Remission/ Law Enforcement Committee will be held Monday, March 6, at 2 p.m. at the Craven County Cooperative Extension Service Office, located at 300 Industrial Drive in New Bern. The committee will discuss potential […]
FLOUNDER – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS – ATLANTIC OCEANPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Thursday, March 2, 2006, the following restrictions shall apply to the commercial flounder fishery:I. HARVEST LIMITSDuring the period beginning at 12:01 A.M., Thursday, March 2, 2006 and ending at 6:00 P.M., Thursday, […]
STRIPED BASS SEASON – OCEAN TRAWL: ATLANTIC OCEANPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Thursday, March 2, 2006, the season for the harvest of striped bass with ocean trawls in the Atlantic Ocean waters of North Carolina WILL OPEN. The following restrictions will apply:I. SIZE LIMITNo person […]
FISHERIES COMMISSION SUPPORTS STRIPED BASS GEAR DECLARATIONMOREHEAD CITY (Feb. 27, 2006) – The Marine Fisheries Commission is asking the for N.C. General Assembly’s help in trying to bring order to the commercial striped bass fishery in the Atlantic Ocean. The MFC wants commercial fishermen to annually select one of three gears allowed to commercially harvest […]
MFC Spiny Dogfish Compliance Advisory Panel Meeting The MFC Spiny Dogfish Compliance Advisory Panel Meeting scheduled for Friday, March 3, at 2 p.m. has been canceled. The meeting was scheduled to take place at both the C-Mast Building (Carteret Community College) and the College of the Albemarle in Manteo. We will let you know when […]
