PUBLIC MEETING NOTICEThe Coastal Habitat Protection Plan Steering Committee will meet at 1 pm., September 12, in Washington, N.C. at the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) regional office on U.S. Highway 17. The Coastal Habitat Protection Plan Steering Committee is composed of two members each from the Environmental Management, Coastal Resources, and […]
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, Friday, September 8, 2006.Portions of those waters closed on a temporary basis […]
Atlantic HMS Advisory Panel to Meet; Oct 3-4 in Alexandria, VA NOAA Fisheries will hold a two-day Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Advisory Panel meeting on October 3-4. The meeting will be held at the Hilton Mark Center , 5000 Seminary Road, in Alexandria, VA. Discussions will focus on conservation and management options for Atlantic tunas, […]
South Atlantic Council and Committees to Meet; Sept 18-22 in Charleston, SC The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold several meetings on September 18-22, including meetings of the King and Spanish Mackerel Committee and the Snapper Grouper Committee. In addition, the Council will hold a public hearing on Amendment 14 to the Snapper Grouper […]
Boaters Asked to Stay a Safe Distance from Wild Dolphins NOAA Fisheries Service and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission are urging all boaters to keep their distance from wild dolphins. NOAA recommends that people remain at least 50 yards from dolphins and use binoculars if they want a better look. (Learn more about […]
NOAA Fisheries to Hold Public Meetings on Swordfish Management NOAA Fisheries has scheduled a series of public meetings regarding potential management measures for the U.S. Atlantic swordfish fishery. The North Atlantic stock of swordfish is no longer overfished, and NOAA anticipates that a new assessment in September 2006 may identify the stock as fully rebuilt. […]
COAST GUARD SUSPENDS SEARCH FOR MISSING SWIMMER PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard suspended the search this morning for a swimmer caught in a rip tide Tuesday night off Kill Devil Hills, N.C. Dare County 911 notified the Coast Guard at about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday that three swimmers were in distress. Two of the swimmers […]
2006 SHRIMPING AND CRAB TRAWLING Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 8:30 A.M., Friday, September 8, 2006, the following area will close to shrimping and crab trawling, I. AREA DESCRIPTIONBRUNSWICK COUNTYAtlantic Ocean – all waters enclosed by a line beginning at southeastern tip of Bald Head Island […]
GILL NETS – BOGUE BANKSPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 P.M., Saturday, September 8, 2006, the following restrictions shall apply to the gill net fishery off eastern Bogue Banks:I. AREA Gill net requirements in this proclamation apply only in the Atlantic Ocean off the eastern end […]
COAST GUARD RESPONDS TO GROUNDED VESSEL ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Coast Guard crews are responding today to the scene of a 56-foot commercial fishing vessel that grounded at Island Beach State Park about two miles north of Barnegat Inlet, N.J., in the Atlantic Ocean. The Coast Guard was notified at about 5:10 a.m. by the […]
