BIZARRE FOSSIL SEA MONSTER EMERGES FROM ARGENTINE DESERT Top Predator Feasted on Marine Reptiles and Other Sea CreaturesWASHINGTON–A large fossil sea monster with a head like a carnivorous dinosaur and a tail like a fish’s has been discovered in Argentina’s Neuquén Basin at the foot of the Andes. The scientist who found the specimen is […]
Fifth Group of Endangered Whooping Cranes Departs on Ultralight-guided Flight to Florida Twenty whooping cranes began their ultralight-led flight from the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge in Wisconsin today – the fifth generation of birds taking part in a landmark reintroduction effort sponsored by the Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership. The Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership (WCEP), an […]
SEAFOOD CONSUMPTION REACHES RECORD LEVELS IN 2004Americans Eating More Shrimp, Fresh and Frozen Seafood Nov. 9, 2005  Seafood consumption rose for the third straight year in 2004, as Americans ate a record 16.6 pounds of fish and shellfish per person, the NOAA Fisheries Service announced today. This and more agency data will be officially […]
COAST GUARD RESCUES BOAT SINKING OFF CAPE MAY ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The Coast Guard rescued five people when their 74-foot fishing vessel began taking on water 11 miles east of Cape May, N.J., late last night. Sector Field Office Atlantic City received the call for help at 11:28 p.m. last night from the Lady […]
COMMERCIAL FLOUNDER SEASON CLOSES IN DECEMBER FOR INTERNAL WATERSMOREHEAD CITY – The commercial season for flounder harvested from North Carolina’s internal coastal waters will close for the entire month of December.This commercial closure is part of a suite of measures enacted by the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission as part of the Southern Flounder Fishery Management […]
COAST GUARD SAVES MAN FROM WETSPOT PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A man sailing alone from Rhode Island to Bermuda was rescued after his 34-foot sailing vessel was disabled in gale force winds approximately 260 miles northwest of Bermuda. Micheal Smith, 48, a Rhode Island resident and captain of the sailing vessel Wetspot was safetly brought aboard […]
2005 EAST COAST MILITARY SURFING CHAMPIONSHIPS PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Nearly one-hundred military personnel from around the country, Guam and Puerto Rico will compete in the seventh annual East Coast Military Surfing Championships being held on Sat. Nov. 12, at Jeanettes Pier in Nags Head, NC., beginning at 8 a.m. The event is open to all […]
STATE ANNOUNCES PROGRAM FOR OYSTER GARDENERSMOREHEAD CITY – If you own a pier or dock in North Carolina coastal waters and are interested in growing oysters, the state has got a deal for you.The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is launching a much-anticipated program allowing qualified applicants to grow oysters in containers under docks and […]
RECYCLE THOSE SHELLS!One Person’s Trash is Another Person’s TreasureMOREHEAD CITY – You’ve just had your entire family over for an oyster roast and now you need to get rid of the shells. Instead of using them to fill in that hole in your driveway, consider recycling.The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries has collection sites set […]
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 changes in shellfish harvesting area will take effect at sunrise, Wednesday, November 9, 2005.All those waters between Intracoastsal Waterway Channel Marker […]
