Fishing Rights Alliance (FRA) today filed a lawsuit to stop Amendment 16 The Fishing Rights Alliance (FRA) today filed a lawsuit in the Federal District in Jacksonville, Florida against the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) challenging Amendment 16 to the Grouper Snapper Regulations in the South Atlantic. Amendment 16 imposes a 4 month ban on […]
2009 East Coast Got-Em-On Classic King Mackerel Tournament 07/12/09 18:48:33 Primary page 1 Prize P Wt/Pts date time B# Boat Name Angler/Owner City/State L —————————————————————————————————————————— King Mackerel $20000 1 44.45 07/11 14:59 204 Toes Up Richard L Boles Laurinburg, NC 23 $10000 2 38.35 07/11 15:43 87 Reely Miss Behavin Ricky Holden Southport, NC 26 […]
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., Wednesday, July 29, 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 […]
FISH FOR FREE JULY 4 MOREHEAD CITY – Anglers can cast their lines into the surf without a fishing license and without fear of getting a ticket on Independence Day. State law establishes July 4 every year as a free fishing day for all public fishing waters in North Carolina – both saltwater and freshwater […]
Brazilian navy ship assists Coast Guard PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The crew of the Cisne Branco, the Brazilian navy’s tall ship, is assisting three people aboard a 50-foot disabled sailboat Wednesday, 200 nautical miles east of Cape Hatteras, N.C. The crew of the sailboat Infanta used a satellite phone to call the Coast Guard at about 10 p.m. Tuesday after the […]
Sea Creature wins 51st Big Rock By Bruce Paul June 13, 2009 Winning the 51st Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament wasn’t just a figment of Steve Coulter’s imagination. The Hatteras-based captain of the Sea Creature motored to the Big Rock scales Saturday with a 466-pound blue marlin to score a final-day victory and win $746,820 […]
Jodi E. Tynch Memorial King Mackerel Tournament to benefit Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCareCenter June 27, 2009 Wrightsville Beach, NC To honor his wife and to give back to the organization that helped the family through this time, Mike Tynch (along with family friends and a number of community supporters) is hosting the 1st Annual Jodi E. Tynch Memorial King Mackerel Tournament. […]
Local Fire Department Needs Help! Press Release One of our local Fire Departments is in desperate need of a jet ski to conduct water rescue operations. Our current Jet boat is in very bad shape. The motor is on its last leg as well as the rubber pontoon will not stay inflated. This coupled with […]
April 14, 2009, COASTAL FISHERIES REFORM GROUP Press Release: Raleigh NC, House of Representatives. House Bill “h918” the Coastal Game Fish Act has been introduced and referred to the Marine Resources and Aquaculture Committee. This committee is Chaired by Representative Tim Spear, ti*******@***eg.net and includes the following Representatives; Rep. Pat McElraft, pa**********@***eg.net, Rep. Bonner […]
PROPOSE ELIMATION OF LORAN-C LATTICIES FROM NAUTICAL AND RASTER CHARTS IN 2009 NOAA’s National Ocean Service (NOS) intends to eliminate LORAN-C lattices from future editions of NOS Paper Nautical Charts and Raster Navigational Charts starting in 2009. NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey (OCS) requests that all comments about this change be sent via OCS’ inquiry […]
