Hatteras North – Recreational Black Sea Bass Closure Effective November 1, 2012 The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced yesterday that the recreational black sea bass fishery will close on November 1, 2012. The fishery will remain closed to recreational fishermen in federal waters (3-200 miles from shore) through the end of the year. The […]
Joint Coastal Recreational Fishing License Committee to Meet MOREHEAD CITY – A Joint Coastal Recreational Fishing License Committee of the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission and N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will meet at 1 p.m., Dec. 4 at the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources Regional Office, 943 Washington Square Mall, Washington. Meeting agenda Call […]
Coast Guard advises mariners of Coastal Carolina Railroad Bridge temporary schedule change WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard is advising mariners of a temporary operating schedule change for the Coastal Carolina Railroad Bridge across the Newport River in Morehead City, N.C., that began Wednesday and will be in effect until Oct. 1, 2013. To […]
CONGRESS TO BLAME FOR BLACK SEA BASS CLOSURE Unrealistic Provisions In Magnuson Stevens Act Strike Again October 22, 2012 – The black sea bass fishery is rebuilt. However, the stock is too healthy for anglers to go fishing. According to the Mid Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC), there are simply too many black sea […]
NOAA Names Richard D. Methot, Jr., New NOAA Science Advisor for Stock Assessments Richard D. Methot, Jr., (PhD), has been named the first NOAA Science Advisor for Stock Assessments. In this new role, he will be the agency’s senior-most authority in the field of stock assessment science. His priorities will be to facilitate a national […]
NOAA Fisheries Announces New Regulations for Golden Tilefish in the South Atlantic Regulatory Amendment 12 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region NOAA Fisheries will publish a final rule on October 9, 2012, which increases annual catch limits and modifies recreational accountability measures for golden tilefish in the […]
Commercial Harvest of Black Sea Bass Closing to Vessels Fishing in the South Atlantic Federal Waters on October 8, 2012 The commercial harvest of black sea bass in federal waters of the South Atlantic from 35°15.19′ N. lat. (the latitude of Cape Hatteras Light, North Carolina) to Key West, Florida, will be closed, effective 12:01 […]
SNAPPER-GROUPER COMPLEX-COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL PURPOSES Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Friday, September 28, 2012, the following restrictions will apply to the fisheries for snapper-grouper: I. Black Sea Bass, south of Cape Hatteras (35° 15.0321’ N. Latitude) A. For commercial purposes 1. It […]
Council Recognizes Law Enforcement Officer of the Year North Carolina Marine Patrol Officer Jonathan Hall receives award Members of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council awarded its Law Enforcement Officer of the Year award to Jonathan Hall, Marine Patrol Officer with the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Marine Fisheries Division. Officer Hall […]
Marine Fisheries Clarifies Purpose of Shrimp Meetings MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries would like to clarify that a draft revision to a N.C. Shrimp Fishery Management plan does not recommend a ban on shrimp trawling in state waters. The draft revision, which is out for public comment, does not recommend any […]
