Coast Guard to hold formal hearing on N.C. parasailing accident WILMINGTON, N.C. – The Coast Guard is scheduled to hold a formal hearing to receive testimonies concerning the parasailing accident that occurred Aug. 28 in Ocean Isle, N.C. that resulted in the death of two women. The hearing will be held from Sept. 23-25 […]
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, September 18, 2009, 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 […]
Missing 12-year-old found off N.C. coast COROLLA, N.C. – The Coast Guard was notified by Currituck Emergency Management coordinators that the missing 12-year-old child was found deceased this morning in Duck, N.C., three-quarter mile from the original search location. The boy’s mother called 911 Friday morning reporting her son was boogy boarding on the […]
Coast Guard to conduct investigation into parasailing accident PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Rear Adm. Wayne Justice, Coast Guard 5th District commander, ordered a district formal investigation Monday to determine the cause of the parasailing accident in Ocean Isle, N.C. Friday resulting in the death of two females. A district formal investigation is conducted by a Coast […]
Coast Guard and NOAA make fisheries bust in protected area SOUTHPORT, N.C. – Coast Guard crews located two vessels in a protected area about 55 nautical miles southeast of Southport and worked with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration personnel to seize 2,000 pounds of fish Aug. 6. The Coast Guard Cutter Block Island crew located […]
Coast Guard medevacs crewmember from dredge OREGON INLET, N.C. – Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet crews transported an injured crewmember from a dredge Saturday after the tug and dredge ran aground in Oregon Inlet near buoy 10. The crew of the dredge Cooper River called Sector North Carolina watchstanders reporting the vessel ran aground […]
Coast Guard finds weapon, drugs on felon’s boat in Oak Island, N.C. SOUTHPORT, N.C. – The Coast Guard found an illegal firearm, ammunition, and illegal drugs in a grounded fishing vessel and assisted local law enforcement officers with taking the vessel’s owner into custody near the Southport Harbor marina Wednesday night. The North Carolina Marine […]
Coast Guard rescues fishermen near Avon, N.C. AVON, N.C. – A Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued two fishermen after their boat sank 14 miles northeast of Avon Wednesday morning. The fishermen aboard the Rose Mary, a 41-foot wooden shrimper, made a distress call to Sector North Carolina watchstanders on VHF channel 16 stating they were taking on water. The watchstanders issued an Urgent Marine Information Broadcast […]
WATERFRONT ACCESS PROJECTS SOUGHT FROM N.C. SOUTHERN COAST MOREHEAD CITY – N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries Director Louis Daniel is seeking additional applicants from the state’s southern coastal areas for the Waterfront Access and Marine Industry Fund. Approximately $4.5 million remains in the portion of the fund that had been earmarked for […]
NOAA Fisheries Provides Additional Clarifications on Guidelines Designed to End Overfishing Earlier this year, in its revised National Standard 1 Guidelines, NOAA Fisheries published final guidance that is designed to help end overfishing and rebuild federally managed marine fish stocks. The guidance outlines a system of annual catch limits and accountability measures to prevent annual […]
