RFA BLASTS ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND FISH FRAUD Catch Share Program Decimates Stocks & Bankrupts Recreational Sector (06/06/2012) In May of 2010, the Environmental Defense Fund officially saw their new Limited Access Privilege Programs launched in New England’s groundfishery with the support and encouragement of NOAA Fisheries. Two years later, the Gulf of Maine (GOM) […]
SNAPPER-GROUPER COMPLEX-COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL PURPOSES Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 9:00 A.M., Thursday, June 7, 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: […]
Coast Guard recovers swimmer off NC coast PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A Coast Guard crew recovered a 43-year-old male swimmer off the coast of Bald Head Island, N.C., Monday at approximately 8:30 p.m. At approximately 7 p.m., a Brunswick County dispatcher contacted watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Carolina reporting four people were in the water. […]
Coast Guard rescues sailors 30 miles off Cape Hatteras, NC PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard rescued two sailors after their 49-foot sailing vessel began taking on water approximately 30 miles east off the coast of Cape Hatteras, N.C., Monday. At approximately 3 a.m., a crewmember aboard the Devil Slander contacted watchstanders at Coast Guard […]
SEN. SCHUMER ANNOUNCES SENATE MAGNUSON HEARINGS Says Expected Capitol Hill Discussions With Fishermen "Long Overdue" (6/4/2012) Following five years of diminished access, and a pair of national rallies in Washington DC, it appears that coastal fishermen will finally get a chance to be heard before the U.S. Senate. United States Senator Charles E. […]
Coast Guard, good Samaritan rescue divers near Beaufort, NC PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard rescued two people after being separated from their recreational boat, approximately 10 miles off the coast of Beaufort, N.C., Sunday. At approximately 4:30 p.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Carolina received a report over VHF-FM channel 16 from a […]
State Seeks Applicants for Saltwater Fishing License Projects MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is accepting applications for proposals for the 2012-2013 funding cycle from the N.C. Marine Resources Fund. The fund, which receives proceeds from the sale of Coastal Recreational Fishing Licenses, provides grants for projects that help manage, protect, […]
States Schedule Hearings on Black Drum Public Information Document Arlington, VA – The States of New Jersey, Delaware, North Carolina and the Commonwealth of Virginia have scheduled their hearings to gather public comment on the Public Information Document (PID) to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Black Drum. The PID provides the public […]
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, June 1, 2102, the following restrictions will apply to the fisheries for snapper-grouper: I. Black Sea Bass, south of Cape Hatteras (35o 15.0321’ N. Latitude) A. For commercial purposes: It is unlawful […]
Coast Guard coordinates AMVER vessel’s high-seas rescue PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Watchstanders at the Coast Guard 5th District command center coordinated a rescue approximately 400 miles northeast of Bermuda with the assistance of a German flagged container ship, Friday night. At approximately 6:30 p.m., the watchstanders received a notification from a member of the National […]
