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COAST GUARD RECEIVES MAJORITY OF MARITIME SECURITY PLANS,

COAST GUARD RECEIVES MAJORITY OF MARITIME SECURITY PLANS, BEGINS ISSUING PENALTIES PORTSMOUTH – The U.S. Coast Guard announced today that 90 percent of vessels and port facilities turned in security plans as required by the Maritime Transportation Security Act. Penalties are being issued to those that have not submitted any of the information required. Though […]

STRIPED BASS SEASON

FF-17-2004 PROCLAMATION RE: STRIPED BASS SEASON – OCEAN TRAWL: ATLANTIC OCEAN Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 3:00 P.M., Friday, February 6, 2004, the season for the harvest of striped bass with ocean trawls in the Atlantic Ocean waters of North Carolina WILL OPEN. The following restrictions will […]

SPINY DOGFISH

FF-16-2004 PROCLAMATION RE: SPINY DOGFISH-COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS– ATLANTIC OCEAN Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 9:30 A.M., Friday, February 6, 2004 the following restrictions will apply to the harvest of spiny dogfish in the Atlantic Ocean waters of North Carolina. I. SEASON CLOSURE The Atlantic Ocean harvest of […]

SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA

PA-8-2004 PROCLAMATION RE: SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, upon the recommendation of Leah Devlin, D.D.S., M.P.H., State Health Director, Department of Health and Human Services, hereby announces that the following changes in shellfish harvesting areas will take effect at sunrise, February 4, 2003. The following areas in Brunswick […]

Council Meets in Alexandria, Virginia

Council Meets in Alexandria, Virginia The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council met in Alexandria, Virginia last week to consider a number of issues. The Council’s Demersal Committee met with the ASMFC’s Board to consider the alternatives that will be included in Framework 5 to the Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan (FMP). […]

NOAA WORKS WITH EKKOSOFT.US

NOAA WORKS WITH EKKOSOFT.USTO BRING TIDAL INFORMATION TO CELL PHONE USERS Recreational boaters, fishermen, beachgoers and others now have a faster, easier way of obtaining tide predictions. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and ekkosoft.us of Newburyport, Mass., a wireless application development firm, will provide tide information over cellular phones. NOAA is an agency […]

PRESIDENT SEEKS MORE THAN $1.3 BILLION FOR U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE IN 200

PRESIDENT SEEKS MORE THAN $1.3 BILLION FOR U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE IN 2005 BUDGET President George W. Bush is requesting more than $1.3 billion — $22.6 million more than last year for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2005 budget. The request represents the administrations continuing commitment to protect Americas natural resources and support […]

Body of Evidence

Admin Note: Good reading for anyone that is interested in our fisheries.  Body of Evidence The Fragile State of America’s Oceans – A Review of Recent Science and a Framework for Recovery Download it HERE WASHINGTON (January 27, 2004) A new report from the Marine Fish Conservation Network (Network) released today to governors of coastal […]

Follow-up on Mid Atlantic Fishery Management Council Meeting

Follow-up on Mid Atlantic Fishery Management Council Meeting The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council met in Alexandria, Virginia last week to consider a number of issues. The Council’s Demersal Committee met with the ASMFC’s Board to consider the alternatives that will be included in Framework 5 to the Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Fishery […]

LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS

LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS You Can Download it complete HERE FIFTH COAST GUARD DISTRICT WATERS – INCREASED THREAT LEVEL The U.S. Coast Guard is asking for assistance from all mariners to be on the lookout while they are transiting the local waterways. The Department of Homeland Security and Coast Guard are asking you report any […]