PROCLAMATIONRE: SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREAPreston P. Pate, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, upon the recommendation of Leah Devlin, M.P.H., Interim State Health Director, Department of Health and Human Services, hereby announces that the following changes in shellfish harvesting area will take effect at sunrise, Friday, October 15, 2005:The following Oyster Management Areas in Brunswick County will […]
PROCLAMATIONRE: 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 areas will take effect at sunrise, Thursday, October 20, 2005.Chadwick Creek in CarteretCounty will return to […]
NTSB RELEASES FINAL REPORT ON COLLISION BETWEEN U.S. SUBMARINE AND JAPANESE FISHING VESSELWASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Transportation Safety Board today released its final report on its investigation into the collision between a U.S. Navy submarine, the USS Greeneville, and a Japanese motor vessel, the Ehime Maru. The collision resulted in the sinking of the […]
New Control Date Announced for Snapper Grouper Fisheries The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council is considering management measures to further limit participation or effort in the commercial fishery for snapper grouper species (excluding wreckfish) in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the South Atlantic. Many species in the South Atlantic snapper grouper fishery are or […]
Federal Judge Approves Settlement in White Marlin Endangered Species Act Case October 19, 2005- The Recreational Fishing Alliance (RFA) is pleased to report that United States District Judge Richard W. Roberts has approved the settlement agreement in the white marlin Endangered Species Act (ESA) case. The settlement ends nearly two years of litigation and does […]
Public Comment Period Open for Snapper Grouper Amendment 13C Public Hearing Draft Available/ Public Hearings ScheduledPublic Hearing Draft – Snapper Grouper Amendment 13C (5 MB PDF) The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council is soliciting public comment on Amendment 13C to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan. The amendment contains a range of management alternatives to […]
COAST GUARD SUSPENDS SEARCH FOR MISSING BOATER PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard suspended it’s search this morning for Randy Squires, a man who went missing after the 15-foot skiff he was riding in capsized on the Neus River Friday evening. Coast Guard rescue crews from Station Hobucken and Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C. working […]
RESCUE TEAMS SEARCH FOR MAN MISSING IN NEUS RIVER PORTSMOUTH, VA. – Rescue crews from the Coast Guard, Pamlico County Sherriffs Office and Marine Air Station Cherry Point are searching for a man who was last seen going underwater after the15-ft skiff he was riding in capsized. Randy Squires, 43, a Pamlico, North Carolina area […]
The NCFA WEAKFISH MEETING on Tuesday, October 11 was well attended and both Preston Pate and Louis Daniel from the Division were here. The drastic reductions in weakfish harvesting being proposed by the ASMFC were soundly rejected by the NCFA members at the meeting and the North Carolina Division head heard one voice on the […]
MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION SEEKS SEA MULLET ADVSIORS MOREHEAD CITY– The North Carolina Marie Fisheries Commission is looking for interested individuals to serve as advisors in developing the Sea Mullet Fishery Management Plan (FMP). Sea mullet, also known as kingfish or Virginia mullet, are an important recreational and commercial species in North Carolina. Three species of […]
