DEADLINE APPROACHES FOR WATERFRONT ACCESS IDEAS MOREHEAD CITY – Time is running out to submit ideas for Waterfront Access and Marine Industry Fund projects. Fisheries Director Louis Daniel will accept public comment and proposals until 5 p.m. Nov. 1. Daniel has oversight of the $20 million fund, created to improve and/or develop […]
2007 OYSTER RESTRICTIONSDr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at sunrise, Monday, November 12, 2007 mechanical harvest of oysters shall be allowed and the following restrictions will apply:I. MEANS AND METHODSMECHANICAL HARVEST RESTRICTIONS: 1. Oysters may be taken by mechanical methods (See General Information Section VI. E., G. […]
MFC INLAND REGIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING The Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Inland Regional Advisory Committee will meet on Tuesday, October 23, at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held at the McKimmon Center located at 1101 Gorman Street in Raleigh. (Please note change in location). The AC will receive updates on the September 2007 […]
COAST GUARD RESCUES NAVY PILOT PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard rescued a Navy Pilot approximately 83 miles Southeast of Cape Henry, Va., today.A Navy FA-18 airplane based out of Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, Va., lost communications with an E2-C Hawkeye aircraft. Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., launched an HH-60 […]
COAST GUARD, HAMPTON ROADS MARITIME ASSOCIATION SPONSOR TENTH ANNUAL TOWING VESSEL SAFETY SEMINAR NORFOLK, Va. – Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads and the Virginia Maritime Association are sponsoring a safety seminar at the Coast Guard Integrated Support Command in Portsmouth, Va., on Thursday Oct. 18, for crewmembers that operate commercial tugs. This is the tenth […]
COAST GUARD HOAX CALLER ARRESTED BALTIMORE – Dorchester County Sheriffs Office took a Taylor’s Island, Md., man into custody this morning after he reportedly made a false distress call that resulted in a search and rescue effort from multiple agencies. The hoax caller called Dorchester County 911 as well as Coast Guard Sector Baltimore at about midnight and […]
MFC NORTHEAST REGIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING The Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Northeast Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday, October 18, at 6:30 p.m., in the County Commissioners’ Room, Old Currituck courthouse, Currituck. The AC will receive updates on the September 2007 Marine Fisheries Commission business meeting held in Pine Knoll Shores and on MFC/DMF recent […]
2007 SHRIMP AND CRAB TRAWLINGDr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that the following areas SHALL OPEN to shrimp and crab trawling effective 5:00 P.M. Sunday, October 14, 2007:CARTERET COUNTYA. Jarrett Bay – Map 1B. Brett Bay – Map 1C. Nelson Bay – Map 1D. East Thorofare Bay-Barry Bay – […]
COAST GUARD, MARINE CORPS MEDEVAC INJURED FISHERMAN PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard and Marine Corps responded to an injured fisherman who sustained head injuries onboard a shrimp trawler in the Pamlico Sound nearby Swan Quarter, N.C., today. A 25-foot boat crew from Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet, N.C., and a PEDRO helicopter from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry […]
4th Annual Battle of The Beach’s October 5th,6th, & 7th Captains Meeting @ Hooters Friday Oct. 5th 6:00PM rules at 7:30PM Fishing Days one out of two you declare Oct. 6th & 7th Weigh Stations @ Wrightsville Beach Marina & Oceana Marina We will honor other local tournament, held the same day, weigh tickets!!!!! […]
