North Carolina Asks to Re-Open Gillnet Fishery in Pamlico Sound NOAA Fisheries Service has received an application from the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (NCDMF) to allow the shallow water flounder gillnet fishery to operate in a closed area of Pamlico Sound. Beginning in 2002, NOAA Fisheries Service had closed the area to fishing […]
NOAA and Research Partners Make Critical Discovery Related to Harmful Toxins in Shellfish Results of a new study by NOAA and other research partners have revealed the molecular basis for resistance and accumulation of paralytic shellfish toxins (PSTs) in softshell clams. Paralytic shellfish poisoning is caused by algae that naturally produce PSTs. Shellfish feed on […]
CULTCH PLANTING MEETINGS TO BE HELD IN APRILMOREHEAD CITY – The Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) will hold public meetings in April to receive suggestions and comments on cultch planting – where shells and rock are placed on formerly productive shellfish beds to restore the habitat. Oysters, clams and other aquatic life are attracted to […]
NOAA MAKES ELECTRONIC CHARTING DATA AVAILABLE FOR NON-NAVIGATION USERS THROUGH NEW WEB PORTAL April 6, 2005  In response to high public demand, NOAA announces a more user-friendly approach to accessing and viewing NOAA electronic navigational charts for non-navigational purposes. A complement to NOAA ENCs, the NOAA ENC Direct to GIS (ENC Direct) Web portal […]
Unifying Saltwater and Freshwater Fishing Licenses Creates Challenges RALEIGH, N.C.  The N.C. General Assembly last year approved the creation of a saltwater fishing license, but legislators left the details to be worked out this spring. Among them are resident and nonresident fees, the time period of licenses and potential enforcement problems. Richard Hamilton, executive […]
DIVISION OF MARINE FISHERIES PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE PROPOSED POUND NET SETIn accordance with NC Marine Fisheries Commission Rule 15A NCAC 03J .0107, notice is hereby given that a public meeting will be held April 18, 2005 at 7 p.m. in the District Courtroom, Beaufort, N.C. to receive comments on a proposal by Marcus J. Goodwin […]
MAN RESCUED AFTER BOAT SINKS ON YORK RIVER PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A Navy MH-60S helicopter crew pulled a man from the York River today after his 15-foot boat began taking on water shortly before 2 p.m. Coast Guard Group Hampton Roads received a call from Seatow reporting the man in distress near the mouth of […]
LOCAL CUTTER TRAINING FOR OIL SPILLS PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The crew of a local Coast Guard unit will be training to respond to hazardous oil and chemical spills in the region and are inviting members of the media to come out to observe the training Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. The crew of the 175-foot Coast […]
Court Decision Reverses Ballast Exemption to the Clean Water Act; Federal Court Ruling to Prevent Spread of Invasive Species by Requiring Permits for Dumping Ballast Water SAN FRANCISCO, April 5 /U.S. Newswire/ — A Federal Court ruled last week that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must repeal its ballast water exemption under the Clean Water […]
TWO FISHERMEN RESCUED; SEARCH CONTINUES FOR THIRD MAN PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Two fishermen were rescued and the Coast Guard is searching for a third this afternoon 50 miles off Cape Fear, N.C. The two rescued fishermen were located at about 2 p.m. today by a container ship, the Greek-flagged vessel Sophia Britannia. One man was […]
