Council Approves Snapper Grouper Amendment 13CPublic input plays role in final management measuresThe South Atlantic Fishery Management Council voted to approve Amendment 13C to its Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan to address overfishing for snowy grouper, golden tilefish, vermilion snapper, and black sea bass during its recent meeting in Carolina Beach, North Carolina. Management measures […]
MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION SEEKS ADVISORS Morehead City – The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) is looking for interested individuals to fill vacancies on all eight of its advisory committees.MFC Chairman Mac Currin said, “Our management system is based upon and requires public participation – it is the backbone of the Fisheries Reform Act. Advisors […]
U.S. COAST GUARD PLACES RESCUE 21 SYSTEM INTO SERVICE NEW COMMUNICATION SYSTEM BRINGS 21ST CENTURY TECHNOLOGY TO SEARCH AND RESCUE, BOOSTS COAST GUARD’S MARITIME HOMELAND SECURITY CAPABILITIES WASHINGTON – The United States Coast Guard announces a significant milestone in its critical life saving and homeland security missions by officially accepting Rescue 21 at a ceremony […]
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 closures will take effect immediately:No person shall take or attempt to take any oysters, clams or mussels or […]
Coast Guard Temporarily Relieves Captain Reports indicate that the captain oof the new Coast Guard icebreaker was temporarily relieved of command after an accident that dented the $90 million ship. As the Mackinaw floated into the Grand Haven Channel on Monday, the 240-foot ship slowly turned and rammed the breakwall on Lake Michigan. The accident […]
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 closures will take effect immediately:No person shall take or attempt to take any oysters, clams or mussels or […]
2005 OYSTER RESTRICTIONSPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at sunrise, Monday, December 19, 2005 mechanical harvest of oysters will be allowed and the following changes in restrictions will apply:I. MEANS AND METHODSMECHANICAL HARVEST RESTRICTIONS: 1. Oysters may be taken by mechanical methods (See General Information Section VI. E.,G. […]
MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION SEEKS ADVISORSMorehead City – The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) is looking for interested individuals to fill vacancies on all eight of its advisory committees. MFC Chairman Mac Currin said, “Our management system is based upon and requires public participation – it is the backbone of the Fisheries Reform Act. Advisors […]
MALCHACE U.S. MERCHANT VESSEL Builder: Merrill-Stevens Shipbuilding – Launched in 1920 as Chickamauga renamed Malchace Port of Origin: Jacksonville, Fla. Propulsion: Single screw – Oil fired steam turbine – 11 kts. cruising Type: Steam Freighter Tonnage: 3516 tons Length: 333 feet Width: 48 feet Armament: Unarmed merchant freighter Owner History: Marine Transport Lines Incorporated, New […]
PAPOOSE U.S. Merchant Vessel Builder: Launched in 1921 as the Dutch vessel Silvanus Port of Origin: Refitted in 1927 by the Southwestern Shipbuilding Co., San Pedro, California Propulsion: Single screw – Steam driven – 10 kts. cruising Type: Steam Fuel/Oil Tanker Tonnage: 5,939 tons Length: 412 feet Width: 53 feet Armament: Unarmed fuel transport Owner […]
