COURT AWARDS BLUEFIN TUNA VALUE TO CONSERVATION FUND MOREHEAD CITY – A recent court judgment has added more than $8,500 to the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission Conservation Fund. Carteret County District Court Judge Cheryl Spencer awarded the money to the state July 31 as restitution for illegally sold bluefin tuna. Walter James Harmstead Jr., 39, […]
ASMFC Approves 2008 TALs for Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass, and Bluefish Port Jefferson, NY – The Commission and the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) met this week to finalize the total allowable landings (TAL) limits for summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, and bluefish, and to establish 2008 commercial […]
Council Seeks Input on Measures Needed for Gag and Vermilion Snapper Reductions in harvest needed to end overfishing within the year The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council is holding a series of 6 public scoping meetings to solicit public comment on an amendment to reduce both commercial and recreational harvest of gag grouper and […]
GRANT MONEY AVAILABLE FOR BOATING DOCKS MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is accepting proposals for the Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) program for federal fiscal year 2008. BIG is a program of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that reimburses up to 75 percent of projects that provide docking […]
STRIPED BASS RECREATIONAL SEASON – ALBEMARLE SOUND MANAGEMENT AREADr. Louis B. Daniel, III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Monday, October 1, 2007 the season for striped bass taken for recreational purposes in the Albemarle Sound Management Area will open with the following restrictions:I. AREA DESCRIPTION: The Albemarle Sound […]
Captain Gregg MicKey Sinking Hi Folks, it appears the sinking of the former menhaden vessel will finally happen. Plans were made late yesterday for the sinking at Frying Pan Tower Reef AR 400 on Saturday August 4th. Currently named the Coastal Mariner the 184’ vessel is scheduled to depart Norfolk Va. under tow Thursday August […]
Marine Fisheries Commission Habitat and Water Quality Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission Habitat and Water Quality Committee will meet on Monday, August 13, at 1p.m., at the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Washington Regional Office, 943 Washington Square Mall, Washington. The committee will first receive updates concerning the Marine Fisheries Commission […]
SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, 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 shellfish area closures will take effect immediately:No person shall take or attempt to take any oysters, clams or mussels or […]
Oyster FMP Advisory Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission Hard Clam and Oyster FMP Advisory Committee will meet on Monday, August 13, at 6 p.m., in Room 305, the CMAST Building, Carteret Community College, 303 College Circle, Morehead City.The committee will review the complete drafts of the Hard Clam and Oyster Fishery Management Plans. If […]
Standard Commercial Fishing License (SCFL) Eligibility Pool The Board Meeting for the Standard Commercial Fishing License (SCFL) Eligibility Pool will be at 10A.M., Monday, September 10 in the Shellfish Sanitation Conference Room in Morehead City. If you have any questions please contact Cristy Giddens at 800-682-2632 or 252-726-7021.Standard Commercial Fishing License (SCFL) Eligibility Pool The Board […]
