Council Reviews Options for Future Management of Red Snapper New stock assessment due for completion in December may prompt changes in regulations Federal fishery managers met last week in Charleston, South Carolina to discuss several amendments currently under development that may impact fishermen in the future who target species such as snapper, […]
Coast Guard urges preparation for Hurricane Earl PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard is urging mariners to heed warnings as Hurricane Earl is expected to affect the mid-Atlantic region between North Carolina and New Jersey Thursday and Friday. As Earl approaches, the Coast Guard urges people to be mindful of the following safety messages: – […]
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, August 20, 2010, 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. It is unlawful to possess black […]
Public Comment Sought on Slate of Proposed New Fishing Rules MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will hold a public hearing Sept. 30 to receive comments on several proposed new rules. The hearing will begin at 6 p.m. at the Craven County Cooperative Extension office, 300 Industrial Dr., New Bern. […]
Shoaling Reported in Bogue Inlet Channel EMERALD ISLE, NC – The aids to navigation in Bogue Inlet, NC, may be unreliable due to recent shoaling that is encroaching into the channel. Water depths may be less than three feet in the vicinity of buoys one and two in Bogue Inlet. These depths pose a hazard to navigation, and boaters […]
Surveys indicate shoaling in Carolina Beach Carolina Beach, NC – Mariners are advised that Carolina Beach Inlet’s Aids to Navigation may be unreliable due to recent shoaling across the channel, with depths less than 2 feet in the vicinity of Carolina Beach Inlet Buoys 1, 2 and 7. This presents a potential hazard of grounding […]
Federal Fisheries Managers Hold Meetings of Public Interest If you fish in federal waters more than three miles off the South Atlantic coast, chances are there is a meeting scheduled in the coming weeks regarding federal fisheries that is of interest to you. Please see the list below and mark your calendars. All […]
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., Sunday, July 25, 2010, 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. It is unlawful to possess black […]
OCRACOKE, N.C. – Coast Guard crews and good Samaritans rescued three fishermen after their fishing vessel began taking on water and sank Monday in the Pamlico Sound northeast of the Brant Island Shoal. Crew from the Good Samaritan fishing vessel, Miss Kelly, relayed a mayday call to Sector North Carolina watchstanders at 6:10 a.m., Monday […]
Measures to Enhance Protection of Deepwater Corals Receive Final Approval Council works cooperatively with fishermen to establish allowable fishing areas while Protecting over 23,000 square miles of deepwater coral habitat The South Atlantic region is home to what may be the largest continuous distribution of deepwater corals in the world. New management […]
