Coast Guard rescues boaters near Wrightsville Beach, NC PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard rescued four after their 20-foot boat began taking on water approximately ten miles off the coast of Wrightsville Beach, N.C., Wednesday. At approximately 3 p.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Station Wrightsville Beach received the report from a member of the New […]
Delayed Start Date of the 2012/2013 Commercial Fishing Season for Black Sea Bass in the South Atlantic Commercial Fishing Season for Black Sea Bass Begins July 1, 2012 NOAA Fisheries Service is issuing a temporary rule to delay the start date of the commercial fishing season for black sea bass in the South Atlantic. This […]
Fisheries Commission Extends Flounder Gill Net Closure; Decreases Yardage Limit in Carteret County Waters MOREHEAD CITY – New restrictions on large mesh gill nets will go into effect Sunday in Carteret County waters to further protect threatened and endangered sea turtles and prevent overfishing of Bogue Sound. The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission voted […]
North Carolina to Prohibit Menhaden Purse Seine Fishery in State Waters MOREHEAD CITY – North Carolina will soon prohibit certain menhaden purse seine fishing operations in state waters. The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission voted last week to prohibit the use of purse seines deployed from a mother ship for the harvest of menhaden […]
LARGE MESH GILL NETS: INTERNAL COASTAL WATERS Dr. Louis B. Daniel III Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 6:25 P.M. on Sunday, May 20, 2012, the following provisions shall apply to the use of large mesh gill nets: I. SUSPENSION OF PORTION OF MARINE FISHERIES RULE 15A NCAC 03J .0103 […]
GILL NETS – ALBEMARLE SOUND AREA Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M. on Friday, May 18, 2012, the following provisions shall apply to the use of gill nets in the following areas: I. AREA DESCRIPTION A. In Croatan and Roanoke, Albemarle […]
NOAA Fisheries Service is Elminating the 240-Foot (40-Fathom) Snapper Grouper Prohibition in the South Atlantic Effective May 10, 2012 NOAA Fisheries Service is eliminating the 240-foot (40-fathom) snapper grouper prohibition in South Atlantic federal waters. The 240-foot prohibition, implemented on January 31, 2011, prohibited the possession of six deepwater snapper grouper species (snowy […]
Commercial, Recreational Landings Decrease Slightly MOREHEAD CITY – North Carolina commercial and recreational fish and shellfish harvests decreased slightly in 2011. The commercial harvest decreased by about 6 percent to 67.5 million pounds, according to landings reports collected by the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries’ Trip Ticket Program. This harvest had an estimated […]
NOAA Fisheries Service is Eliminating the 240-Foot (40-Fathom) Snapper-Grouper Prohibition in the South Atlantic NOAA Fisheries Service is eliminating the 240-foot (40-fathom) snapper-grouper prohibition in South Atlantic federal waters. The 240-foot (40-fathom) prohibition, implemented on January 31, 2011, prohibited the possession of six deepwater snapper-grouper species (snowy grouper, blueline tilefish, yellowedge grouper, misty grouper, queen […]
HOUSE VOTES TO STOP NEW CATCH SHARE FUNDING RFA To "Rally" Key Senate Allies For Support (5/9/2012) The House of Representatives last night voted 220-191 to pass the Southerland-Grimm Amendment to close the loophole created by environmental special interest groups to expand Limited Access Privilege Programs or "catch shares," along the Atlantic Coast and […]
