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DNR Marine Resources director elected vice chair of Atlantic Fisheries group

DNR Marine Resources director elected vice chair of Atlantic Fisheries group Robert Boyles, S.C. Department of Natural Resources’ deputy director for the Marine Resources Division in Charleston, has been elected as vice chair of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission.Boyles was elected vice chair on Oct. 26 at an Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission meeting […]

DNR biologists complete red drum stocking for 2006

DNR biologists complete red drum stocking for 2006 Biologists will complete their planned stocking efforts of juvenile red drum for the year with this week’s release of 3,000 13- to 15-inch fish around Little River and the Ashepoo, Combahee and May rivers. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) biologists, along with the U.S. Fish […]

ASMFC GAFFS RECREATIONAL SUMMER FLOUNDER FISHERMEN

ASMFC GAFFS RECREATIONAL SUMMER FLOUNDER FISHERMEN RFA Continuing to Work for Positive Outcome Just when recreational anglers had the chance to keep the 2007 summer flounder season viable, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Summer Flounder Management Board dropped the ball. In a last minute motion offered by Gordon Colvin of the New York […]

General Category 3 Fish Bag Limit Extended and Restricted Fishing Days waived fo

General Category 3 Fish Bag Limit Extended and Restricted Fishing Days waived for November The daily Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) retention limit for vessels fishing under the General category quota has been raised to 3 large medium or giant BFT (73 inches or greater) per vessel per day/trip for the month of November. In addition […]

Coast Guard to Hold Public Meeting for the Upcoming Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Season

Coast Guard to Hold Public Meeting for the Upcoming Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Season ATLANTIC BEACH, NC — The U.S. Coast Guard, National Marine Fisheries Service and the North Carolina Marine Patrol are jointly sponsoring a public meeting November 28 in Morehead City to discuss the upcoming Atlantic bluefin tuna fishery. Commercial and recreational anglers are […]

Nontraditional Stakeholders Sought for Participation in ASMFC Advisory Panels fo

Nontraditional Stakeholders Sought for Participation in ASMFC Advisory Panels for Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass The Commission’s Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board is in the process of re-configuring its three species advisory panels. As part of that process, the Board is seeking nominations from nontraditional stakeholders to fill two […]

SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA

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, November 11, 2006.All those waters in Onslow and Carteret Counties closed […]

FINAL RESULTS FOR 2006 FALL BRAWL

FINAL RESULTS FOR 2006 FALL BRAWL 152 boats fished. 52 boats weighed fish in 2 days and 26 places were paid. Standing Weight Boat Capt. State 1 24.75 ** $ Reel Pursuit Charly Fasssen NC 2 24.6 ** $ Twister Patrick Bryant NC 3 24.3 ** Final Approach James Demyan NC 4 23.45 $ Bank […]

Pair Plucked From Sailboat

Pair Plucked From Sailboat CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Coast Guard rescued two people on their sail boat at 11:43 a.m. today approximately 28-miles south-east of Charleston after setting off their emergency positioning indicating radio beacon because of the rough weather. Terence Snyder, 58, and Caryn Melvin, 47, both residents of Black Mountain, N.C., were on […]

NC Marine Fisheries Commission Spiny Dogfish Compliance Advisory Panel

 NC Marine Fisheries Commission Spiny Dogfish Compliance Advisory Panel The NC Marine Fisheries Commission Spiny Dogfish Compliance Advisory Panel will meet on Thursday, November 16, at 5 p.m., at the DENR Washington Regional Office, Washington Square Mall, 1424 Carolina Avenue, Washington, N.C. Topics of discussion will include the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Technical […]