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Marine Fisheries Commission Crustacean Advisory Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission Crustacean Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday, March 2 at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held at the C-Mast Building, Room #305 at Carteret Community College, located at 303 College Circle, Morehead City, NC. The committee will receive a presentation on stone crabs from […]

NEW PERMIT TOPIC OF MONKFISH MEETINGMOREHEAD CITY (Feb. 15, 2006) – Fishermen interested in learning about a new monkfish permit are encouraged to attend an informational meeting at Festival Park in Manteo on Feb. 28 at 7 p.m.Staff from the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will explain the new 2006 Monkfish Large Mesh Gill Net […]

GILL NETS – ATLANTIC OCEANPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Thursday, March 16, 2006 the following provisions shall apply to the use of commercial large mesh gill nets in the Atlantic Ocean:I. AREA DESCRIPTION: The Atlantic Ocean II. COMMERCIAL NET AND SEASON CLOSURE RESTRICTIONS:The Atlantic […]

GILL NETS – ALBEMARLE SOUND MANAGEMENT AREAPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, February 16, 2006, the following provisions shall apply to the use of gill nets in the ALBEMARLE SOUND MANAGEMENT AREA.I. AREA DESCRIPTION:The Albemarle Sound Management Area as described in Marine Fisheries Rule […]

MONKFISH – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS – ATLANTIC OCEANPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Thursday, March 16, 2006, the following restrictions shall apply to the commercial monkfish fishery:I. PERMITSMasters of vessels that fish for monkfish in the Atlantic Ocean are restricted to a one mile wide […]

BLACK SEA BASS – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS – ATLANTIC OCEANPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01A.M., Wednesday, February 15, 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 […]

STRIPED BASS SEASON – OCEAN TRAWL: ATLANTIC OCEANPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Wednesday, February 15, 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 […]

FLOUNDER – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS – ATLANTIC OCEANPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Wednesday, February 15, 2006, the following restrictions shall apply to the commercial flounder fishery:I. HARVEST LIMITSA. During the period beginning at 12:01 A.M., Wednesday, February 15, 2006 and ending at 6:00 P.M., […]

NEW RECREATIONAL HERRING LIMITS IN EFFECTMOREHEAD CITY (Feb. 14, 2006) – Recreational fishermen are reminded new 2006 harvest limits are in effect for river herring.Anglers, including Recreational Commercial Gear license holders, are limited to12 river herring (alewife and blueback herring) per person, per day, taken from North Carolina coastal or joint waters. The recreational river […]