Dredging to begin near Morehead City, NC MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. – Mariners may encounter delays as Army Corps of Engineers dredging operations are scheduled to begin at the North Carolina State Port Docks, the Radio Island Barge Docks and the Aviation Fuel Docks in Morehead City from approximately July 10 through Oct. 31. The dredging […]
Good Samaritian rescues 5 off Cape Lookout FORT MACON, N.C. — Five people were rescued by a good Samaritan 10 miles southwest of Cape Lookout at 10:55 a.m. Friday. The five men were in the water, clinging to their boat for approximately 22-hours before being rescued by Mark Forester aboard his boat, Blucifer. Rescued were […]
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announced today that $649,527 in fisheries enforcement penalties will be returned to 11 individuals or businesses after an independent review of their cases concluded the NOAA enforcement program had in some instances “overstepped the bounds of propriety and fairness.” In his decision memo issued today, Secretary Locke acted on 30 […]
2010 Commercial and Recreational Landings Inch Back Up ATLANTIC BEACH – North Carolina commercial seafood harvests rose slightly, by 4 percent, in 2010 to the highest level since 2005. The same was true for recreational harvests, which inched up 6 percent after a 15 percent decline in 2009. “The increase is a surprise considering increased […]
Coast Guard medevacs 1 from fishing vessel 103 miles east of Cape Lookout, NC PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard medevaced a crewmember off the fishing vessel Alex Marie approximately 103 miles east of Cape Lookout, N.C., Wednesday. At approximately 10:30 a.m. watchstanders at the Coast Guard’s 5th District Command Center received a report […]
The Road to End Overfishing: 35 Years of Magnuson Act Assistant Administrator for Fisheries Talks about the Cornerstone of Sustainable Fisheries As we look toward Earth Day next week, I want to acknowledge and highlight the 35 th anniversary of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Simply called “the Magnuson Act”, this law, its […]
Council Proposes Reduction in Black Sea Bass Limits Bag limit reductions aimed at expanding recreational fishing year season In an effort to keep recreational fishermen from exceeding annual catch limits (ACLs) set for black sea bass in the coming fishing year, members of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council approved an amendment […]
RFA SOUTHEAST MEMBERS COMMENT ON SAFMC MEETINGS Council Votes To Terminate Work on Amendment 21 Catch Share Development March 11, 2011 – The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) Snapper Grouper Committee voted this week with regard to the Snapper Grouper (SG) Amendment 21 Catch Share portion of the document and the majority of […]
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., Monday, March 7, 2011, 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: 1. It is […]
Coast Guard Cutter Elm rescues 4 from capsized boat FORT MACON, N.C. – Crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Elm rescued four boaters when their 27-foot pleasure craft capsized 20 miles east of Cape Hatteras Sunday afternoon. Coast Guard watchstanders received a call from the crew of the vessel at 2:50 p.m. stating they were taking on […]
