Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act Passes Congress On December 8, 2006, in the final hours of the 109th Congress passed the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act. President Bush, through his Ocean Action Plan, made reauthorizing the Magnuson-Stevens Act a top priority. The President called for an end to overfishing, increased use […]
Council Weighs Input from Scientific Committee and AdvisorsMembers of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council utilized input from its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) and advisory panels during its meeting in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina last week regarding a broad range of fisheries issues in the South Atlantic. Agenda items for review included marine protected […]
COAST GUARD SUSPENDS ACTIVE SEARCH FOR LAURA GAINEY PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The U.S. Coast Guard suspended the search for Laura Gainey today at 7:20 p.m. The U.S. Coast Guard C-130 airplane that searched through the afternoon was released from the search at about 5:30 p.m. The motor vessel Strong Patriot was also released from the […]
SEARCH CONTINUES FOR GAINEY TODAY, MEDIA AVAILABILITY SCHEDULED PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The search continues today for Laura Gainey, who went overboard from the sailing vessel Picton Castle about 470 miles southeast of Cape Cod. The U.S. Coast Guard plans to hold a media availability at 3 p.m. at the Atlantic Area command center in Portsmouth, […]
SEARCH FOR GAINEY TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Plans are being made to continue the search tonight for Laura Gainey, who went overboard from the sailing vessel Picton Castle about 470 miles southeast of Cape Cod. Canadian and U.S. Coast Guard C-130 airplanes searched for her throughout the day, aided by the […]
SEARCH CONTINUES FOR MISSING CANADIAN WOMAN PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The search continues today for a Canadian woman who went overboard from the sailing vessel Picton Castle about 470 miles southeast of Cape Cod. A Canadian Coast Guard C-130 airplane searched through the night, aided by the motor tanker Mindanao and the woman’s shipmates aboard the […]
U.S.and Canadian Coast Guard Search for Missing Woman PORTSMOUTH, Va. – U.S. and Canadian Coast Guard C-130 aircraft are searching an area 470 miles southeast of Cape Cod for a woman reported missing from the 189-foot Canadian sail training vessel Picton Castle last night. At approximately 9 p.m. Friday, personnel at the Rescue Coordination Center […]
SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREAPreston P. Pate, Jr., 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 changes in shellfish harvesting areas will take effect at sunrise, Saturday, December 9, 2006.Portions of those waters in Carteret and New Hanover […]
COAST GUARD RESCUES THREE IN ELIZABETH RIVER PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A Coast Guard crew rescued three men Thursday night after the work boat they were on began sinking in the Elizabeth River. Coast Guard search and rescue coordinators received the report that the 20-foot push boat was sinking at about 10:20 p.m. A rescue crew […]
BLACK SEA BASS – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS – ATLANTIC OCEANPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01A.M., Friday, December 8, 2006, the following restrictions shall apply to the commercial black sea bass fishery north of Cape Hatteras (35° 15.3’N. Latitude):I. SIZE LIMITIt is unlawful to possess black sea […]
