COAST GUARD ASSISTS DISABLED BOATERS PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A rescue crew from Coast Guard Station Annapolis, Md., assisted two boaters today when their 22-foot sailboat became disabled in the Chesapeake Bay. Bobby Murray, 34, and his father-in-law, Clifford Foskey, 75, were sailing Happy Days from Annapolis Harbor to the West River when they began having […]
BIG MONEY AVALIABLE FOR BOATING FACILITIESGrant Deadline ExtendedMOREHEAD CITY – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced another round of grants to help improve docking facilities for recreational transient, non-trailerable boats along the navigable waterways of the United States for federal FiscalYear 2004.The grants are part of the Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) program authorized […]
Fayetteville Angler Reels in Record Catfish from Cape Fear River RALEIGH, N.C. (Sept. 26, 2005) – Is he a clairvoyant or just a darned good catfish angler? Late last year, Brian Newberger predicted to family and friends that he would set a new state record for a flathead catfish by the end of 2005. Shortly […]
NEW INDEX PROVIDES BENCHMARK FOR ATMOSPHERIC GREENHOUSE GASES Researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory in Boulder, Colo., have developed an index that provides a simple means of tracking the annual increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The Annual Greenhouse Gas Index is based on an analysis of […]
SHRIMP PLAN GOES TO RALEIGH FOR REVIEW MOREHEAD CITY – The draft Shrimp Fishery Management Plan (FMP) is on its way to Raleigh for review and comment by the Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the N.C. General Assembly. After a lengthy development and public review process, the N. C. Marine […]
FISHERIES COMMISSION VOTES AGAINST HERRING MORATORIUMInstructs Marine Fisheries to Consider Tighter RestrictionsMOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission decided to allow the recently reconvened River Herring Advisory Committee to continue the five-year River Herring Fishery Management Plan review process and present its recommendations to the MFC in 2006. The Commission decided against implementing a […]
Council Approves Snapper Grouper Amendment for Public Hearings During its recent meeting in Charleston, South Carolina, the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council approved for public hearing Amendment 13C to its Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan to address overfishing for snowy grouper, golden tilefish, vermilion snapper, and black sea bass. The proposed management alternatives, originally developed […]
BUYOUT PROGRAM TO REMOVE MORE HOG OPERATIONS FROM FLOODWATERS THREAT RALEIGH – Six farms in eastern North Carolina have been added as candidates for the third phase of a unique buyout program intended to close swine farms in 100-year floodplain areas devastated six years ago during Hurricane Floyd. The innovative program, the only one of […]
SUMMER FLOUNDER, SCUP, AND BLACK SEA BASS FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – AMENDMENT 12 Amendment 12 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management (FMP), prepared by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, is intended to manage the summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass fisheries pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation […]
2 CATCH SEIZURES, MULTIPLE VIOLATIONS BOSTON – Coast Guard crewmembers aboard Cutters Seneca and Sanibel conducted boardings of two fishing vessels, discovered multiple violations, and partnered with NOAA Fisheries Enforcement to seize the catches Wednesday and Thursday. Crewmembers aboard Coast Guard Cutter Seneca, a 270-foot medium endurance cutter homeported in Boston, boarded the 88-foot fishing […]
