4 RESCUED FROM CAPSIZED VESSEL SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas – Early this afternoon, the Coast Guard and a good samaritan rescued three females and one male, out of Port Mansfield Channel in the Laguna Madre. According to initial reports, the four had been fishing when the boat began to take on water from the stern […]
Lake Norman Striped Bass Size Limit Lifted From July 1-Sept. 30 RALEIGH, N.C. (July 1, 2005)  Striped bass anglers fishing Lake Norman will be able to keep four stripers of any size per day from July 1 to Sept. 30. The new regulation, approved by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission in March, allows anglers […]
FOUR-YEAR-OLD GIRL SAVED, GRANDFATHER DIES PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A four-year-old girl was rescued after becoming separated from her family while swimming with her grandfather, who was later found deceased, near their 40-foot sailboat in Herring Bay, Md., Tuesday evening. The girl’s grandmother called the Coast Guard about 7:10 p.m. after she received a cell phone […]
NOAA CONFIRMS 28th RIGHT WHALE MOTHER-CALF PAIRGood News for Critically Endangered Species July 1, 2005  NOAA Fisheries Service biologists have confirmed the year’s 28th unique sighting of a North Atlantic right whale mother-calf pair, making this one of the best calving years on record for these rare and endangered animals. In recent days, NOAA […]
NOAA AWARDS $54,834 FOR GEORGIA OYSTER HABITAT RESTORATION The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded $54,834 to the University of Georgia Marine Extension Service for a community-based project to restore oyster habitat in estuaries throughout coastal Georgia. The project is funded by the Community-based Restoration Program within NOAA Fisheries Service and the NOAA Coastal Services […]
STATE RELEASES REPORT CARD ON HEALTH OF FISHERIES Stocks Reclassified to Reflect Changing Status MOREHEAD CITY – North Carolina’s coastal and ocean fisheries showed limited signs of progress as two stocks, striped mullet and sharks were upgraded to recovering, while weakfish was downgraded to overfished and summer flounder was shifted to the concerned category, according […]
Southeast Advisory Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Southeast Advisory Committee will meet on Tuesday July 12, 2005 at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Wilmington Regional Office, located at 127 Cardinal Drive Extension in Wilmington, NC.The committee will review and discuss the draft Shrimp Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The draft FMP […]
SHRIMP MEETINGS PLANNED THIS SUMMER MOREHEAD CITY – Closing additional North Carolina inshore waters to trawling and establishing a recreational limit for shrimp harvest are among a list of actions proposed in the draft Shrimp Fishery Management Plan being discussed during a series of public meetings in July and August.Since January 2004, an advisory group […]
Congressman McIntyre Helps Introduce Coastal Restoration ActCongressman McIntyre, a member of the House Coastal Caucus, recently helped introduce legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that strengthens laws to help rebuild North Carolina beaches and reauthorizes a program to research new and innovative ways to combat coastal erosion.The Coastal Restoration Act restates congressional intent regarding […]
Finfish Advisory Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Finfish Advisory Committee will meet on Wednesday, July 6, 2005 at 10:30 a.m. The meeting will be at the Beaufort County Community College located at 5337 Hwy 264 East, Building 10, Board Room, Washington, NC.The committee will review and discuss a proposal for limited entry in the […]
