Coast Guard rescues 7 from sinking boat in Diamond Shoals PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard rescued seven people Wednesday after the 26-foot boat, Going Deep, started to sink approximately 14 miles east of Cape Hatteras, N.C. The boaters contacted Coast Guard Sector North Carolina watchstanders at approximately 4:30 p.m. and reported their vessel […]
Black Sea Bass South of Hatteras Listed as Viable in State’s Stock Status Report MOREHEAD CITY – Black sea bass south of Hatteras has recovered and is listed as Viable in the 2013 Stock Status Report released by the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries today. A 2013 South Atlantic stock assessment found that the spawning […]
Status of Possible Opening in 2013 of Commercial and Recreational Red Snapper Season in the South Atlantic Federal Waters The final rule to determine red snapper fishing seasons and harvest amounts for 2013 and subsequent years (Amendment 28) is currently under review. NOAA Fisheries will provide 30 days’ notice prior to potential commercial and recreational […]
Federal Fishery Managers Decide Against Requirement for Vessel Monitoring Systems Council considers public comment before taking vote on VMS; approves several amendments for public hearings After considering public comment and recommendations from its advisory panels, the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council has decided not to move forward with an amendment that would have required the […]
Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that the following areas WILL CLOSE to shrimping and crab trawling effective at 5:00 P.M., Sunday, June 16, 2013: I. AREA DESCRIPTION BRUNSWICK COUNTY Intracoastal Waterway (IWW) – main IWW channel only from Ocean Isle Beach Bridge to the North Carolina/South Carolina state […]
2012 Commercial and Recreational Fish and Shellfish Harvests Released MOREHEAD CITY – North Carolina commercial and recreational seafood harvests dropped in 2012, likely due to a combination of environmental, economic and regulatory factors, including the shoaling of Oregon Inlet. Commercial fishermen harvested 56.7 million pounds of finfish and shellfish from North Carolina coastal waters in […]
MOREHEAD CITY – Now that the waters have warmed and sea turtles have returned, the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is urging both commercial and recreational fishermen to take steps to avoid interaction with them. All species of sea turtles found in North Carolina waters are protected under the federal Endangered Species Act, and […]
Recreational Harvest of Snowy Grouper Closing to Vessels Fishing in the South Atlantic Federal Waters on May 31, 2013 Recreational harvest of snowy grouper in the South Atlantic waters will close, at 12:01 a.m. (local time) May 31, 2013. Recreational harvest will reopen at 12:01 a.m. (local time) on January 1, 2014. The 2013 recreational […]
State observers out gathering information by watching anglers fish MOREHEAD CITY – Recreational anglers, who fish in Carteret County waters this spring and summer, may be asked to help state fisheries managers learn more about what they catch. Staff with the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries’ Observer Program will be out in division-owned […]
NOAA Fisheries Requests Public Comments on Actions to Improve Management of Vermilion Snapper and Red Porgy in the South Atlantic Comment Period Ends June 7, 2013 NOAA Fisheries requests public comments on the proposed rule to implement Regulatory Amendment 18 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (Regulatory Amendment […]
