Marine Fisheries Commission Meeting Set for Morehead City MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet Feb. 22-24 at the Crystal Coast Civic Center, 3505 Arendell St. Morehead City. The meeting is open to the public. The commission is slated to consider recommendations from a Committee to Define a Commercial Fisherman. […]
NOAA Honors Fishery Management Councils On January 30, 2012, NOAA and NOAA Fisheries honored the eight fishery management councils for their role in shaping the science-based management of U.S. fisheries and the historic milestone to be achieved this year with the implementation of annual catch limits on all federally managed fisheries. These eight councils and […]
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 Wednesday, February 1, 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 […]
STRIPED BASS SEASON – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS – ALBEMARLE SOUND MANAGEMENT AREA Dr. Louis B. Daniel, III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Wednesday, February 1, 2012, the harvest of striped bass with COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS IN THE ALBEMARLE SOUND MANAGEMENT AREA WILL OPEN and the following provisions […]
BLACK SEA BASS – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Wednesday, February 1, 2012, the following restrictions shall apply to the commercial black sea bass fishery north of Cape Hatteras (35° 15.3’N. Latitude): I. SIZE LIMIT It is unlawful […]
FLOUNDER – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS – ATLANTIC OCEAN Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Wednesday, February 1, 2012, the following restrictions shall apply to the commercial flounder fishery: I. HARVEST LIMITS During the period beginning at 12:01 A.M., Wednesday, February 1, […]
MOREHEAD CITY – The Conservation Fund Committee to the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet Jan. 31, at 1:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Division of Marine Fisheries, 3441 Arendell St., Morehead City. An agenda for the meeting is attached. For more information, contact Randy Gregory at 252-808-8078 or Ra***********@****nr.gov […]
PAMLICO SOUND, N.C. — A Coast Guard helicopter crew hoisted three people from the water after their sailboat ran aground near Rawls Island, Saturday. Members aboard the Honey Badger, a 26-foot sailboat, made a mayday call via VHF-FM channel 16, notifying Coast Guard watchstanders that their boat was on ashoal near Rawls Island. […]
Fisheries, Wildlife Approve 14 Coastal Recreational Fishing License Grants MOREHEAD CITY – Revenues from the N.C. Coastal Recreational Fishing License will pay nearly $2 million in the coming year toward projects to help provide coastal fishing access and fisheries and habitat research. The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission and the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission […]
Public Comment Sought on Blue Crab Management Proposals RALEIGH – Fishermen will get a chance to comment on the future of crab fishing in North Carolina at a series of public meetings to be held in the coming weeks. The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold six meetings to receive public comments on Draft […]
