FISHING VESSEL GROUNDS IN PONTE VEDRA BEACH JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The fishing vessel Captain A.B. after it grounded in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., at approximately 5:30 a.m. today. The fishing vessel had three people aboard when it ran hard aground at the 1400 block of Ponte Vedra Blvd., which is just north of Guana River […]
Council Approves Snapper Grouper Amendment 13C – Final Alternatives ListedPublic 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, […]
Prescribed Burns to be Conducted on Alligator River and Pea Island National Wildlife Refuges in North CarolinaAlligator River and Pea Island National Wildlife Refuges are preparing to begin winter prescribed burning season in an effort to reduce the build up of fuels and improve wildlife habitat on both refuges in Manteo, North Carolina . If […]
Senate Commerce Committee to Mark Up Magnuson-Stevens Bill The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee (Chair Ted Stevens, R-AK) on December 15th, will mark up a six year reauthorization of the fundamental federal fishery management law that bears the name of Sen. Stevens (S 2012). The mark-up will likely be webcast beginning at 10 am […]
FLOUNDER – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS – ATLANTIC OCEANPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Wednesday, December 14, 2005, the following restrictions shall apply to the commercial flounder fishery:I. HARVEST LIMITSA. During the period beginning at 12:01 A.M., Wednesday, December 14, 2005 and ending at 6:00 P.M., […]
STRIPED BASS SEASON –BEACH SEINES : ATLANTIC OCEANPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 8:00 P.M., Monday, December 12, 2005 the following restrictions shall apply to the harvest of striped bass with beach seines in the Atlantic Ocean waters of North Carolina.I. SEASON CLOSUREThe Atlantic Ocean beach seine […]
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, December 14, 2005, 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 […]
TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF RULE – RIVER HERRINGPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01A.M., Sunday, January 1, 2006, the following shall apply to North Carolina Fisheries Rules for North Carolina Waters:1. North Carolina Fisheries Rules for Coastal Waters 15A NCAC 3M .0513 is modified by the suspension of […]
North Carolina Summer Flounder Commercial Quota Transferred to Virginia The State of North Carolina has agreed to transfer 4,975 lb of its 2005 commercial quota to the State of Virginia to cover a landing of a North Carolina vessel that was disabled at sea and subsequently granted safe harbor in Virginia. The revised summer flounder […]
Seafood & Health Conference Wraps Up; Overwhelming Scientific Evidence Shows Why Americans Should Eat Two Servings of Fish and Shellfish Every Week Many of the world’s leading scientists, academics and dietitians met in Washington, DC, this week to discuss the relationship between seafood and health. Sponsors of the conference included NOAA and the governments of […]
