COAST GUARD MEDEVACS INJURED BOATER PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A Coast Guard 47-foot motor lifeboat crew from Station Ocracoke, N.C., responded to a report of an injured boater today.The Coast Guard was notified at 7:23 p.m. that a 57 year-old woman had suffered an injury sustained from a fall while aboard the sail boat Meander approximately 14 miles off the coast […]
Eastern Oyster Not Endangered A biological review team has completed an Endangered Species Act (ESA) status review report for the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) and submitted it to NOAA Fisheries. The eastern oyster occurs naturally in a great diversity of habitats along the western Atlantic Ocean from the Canadian Maritime Provinces to the Gulf of […]
FISH FOR FREE JULY 4MOREHEAD 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 – as […]
COAST GUARD CREW MEDEVACS INJURED SAILOR PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A Coast Guard helicopter crew medevaced a Navy crewman from the USS Bainbridge about 45 miles off Hatteras Island, N.C., today. The USS Bainbridge contacted the Coast Guard at about 3 p.m. to report that a 26-year-old female sailor had injuries to her face and one […]
GILL NET CHARGES LEVIEDMOREHEAD CITY – N.C. Marine Patrol acted quickly Wednesday to cite the owners of a gill net left in the mud at low tide in the Newport River. A N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries biologist received a call Wednesday morning informing him that someone had posted a video on YouTube that showed […]
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 temporary closures will take effect immediately:No person shall take or attempt to take any oysters, clams or mussels […]
SNAPPER-GROUPER Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Friday, June 29, 2007, the following restrictions will apply to the taking of snapper-grouper from the Atlantic Ocean for recreational and commercial purposes: I. SIZE AND POSSESSION LIMITS A. The size and possession limits of N.C. […]
STATE RELEASES 2007 STOCK STATUS REPORTMOREHEAD CITY – A 2007 stock status report released today shows changes to the status of some species based on new definitions for different categories describing the health of fish and shellfish populations in North Carolina coastal waters.Under the former definitions, a species was classified as overfished based on a […]
COAST GUARD MEDEVACS DIVER OFF N.C. COAST PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A Coast Guard helicopter crew medevaced a woman from a commercial dive boat about 30 miles east of Atlantic Beach, N.C., today. The vessel Flying Fish reported at 12:30 p.m. that the 32-year-old woman was on the ship’s deck and was initially unresponsive after surfacing […]
Bak Bar wins 49th ‘Big RockBruce Paul, Media DirectorJune 16, 2007Bak Bar made last call at the 49th annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament’s weigh station Friday, weighing in a 613-pounder to win $800,839 from the event’s $1,568,950 purse.Bak Bar captain Tommy Lewis, Huger, S.C., reached Morehead City just after 11 p.m. with a blue […]
