Category: NC

MEETING TO FOCUS ON FUTURE OF FISHERIES MANAGMENT

MEETING TO FOCUS ON FUTURE OF FISHERIES MANAGMENTMOREHEAD CITY(May 3, 2006) – The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will hold a meeting May 22 at the Crystal Coast Civic Center in Morehead City, beginning at 10 a.m., to discuss future relations with other fisheries management organizations.The level of dissatisfaction with federal and interstate fisheries management expressed […]

Annual “List of Fisheries” Proposed; Classifications Reflect Levels of Harm to M

Annual “List of Fisheries” Proposed; Classifications Reflect Levels of Harm to Marine Mammals NOAA Fisheries Service has published the Proposed List of Fisheries for 2006, as required by the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). The proposed List of Fisheries for 2006 reflects new information on interactions between commercial fisheries and marine mammals. Each commercial fishery […]

MFC Sea Turtle Bycatch Advisory Committee

MFC Sea Turtle Bycatch Advisory Committee The MFC Sea Turtle Bycatch Advisory Committee will meet on Tuesday May 9, at 10:30 a.m. The meeting will be held at Flounders Seafood and Smokehouse Restaurant in New Bern, NC. The committee will review final editorial suggestions from the NCDMF Management Review Team and the NCWRC review team […]

NOAA SEEKS PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NAVYââ‚Â

NOAA SEEKS PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NAVY’S PROPOSED MARINE MAMMAL INCIDENTAL HARASSMENT AUTHORIZATION NOAA Fisheries Service is seeking comments now through May 24 on the U.S. Navy’s proposal to conduct Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Anti-submarine Warfare (ASW) exercises, utilizing tactical mid-frequency sonar, around the Main Hawaiian Islands. RIMPAC is a multi-national training exercise that has […]

AREA WHERE HURRICANES DEVELOP IS WARMER, SAY NOAA SCIENTISTS

AREA WHERE HURRICANES DEVELOP IS WARMER, SAY NOAA SCIENTISTS May 1, 2006 — The region of the tropical Atlantic where many hurricanes originate has warmed by several tenths of a degree Celsius over the 20th century, and new climate model simulations suggest that human activity, such as increasing greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere, may […]

NOAA REACHES A CRITICAL MILESTONE IN U.S. TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM EXPANSION

NOAA REACHES A CRITICAL MILESTONE IN U.S. TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM EXPANSION April 28, 2006 — NOAA announced today that it has reached an important milestone in expanding the U.S. tsunami warning system and is better equipped to detect a tsunami and alert communities of the impending danger. “This marks an important phase in strengthening the […]

COAST GUARD ASSISTS SAILORS CAUGHT IN STORM

COAST GUARD ASSISTS SAILORS CAUGHT IN STORM PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Two sailors were airlifted from their double masted sailing vessel after it was beset by heavy weather 22 miles south east of Oregon Inlet, N.C., at approximately 10:15 p.m., last night. James Grundy, 52, and Valarie Baldinger, 42, requested to be removed from the 60-foot […]

BLACK SEA BASS â€ââââ

BLACK SEA BASS – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS – ATLANTIC OCEANPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01A.M., Monday, May 1, 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 […]

2005 SEAFOOD HARVEST FIGURES RELEASED

2005 SEAFOOD HARVEST FIGURES RELEASED Commercial Harvest Declines Persist MOREHEAD CITY – Continuing a trend that began in 1997, the state’s commercial fishing harvest continues to drop, while recreational fishing remains stable, according to harvest data released by the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries. The 2005 commercial harvest of finfish and shellfish totaled 79 million […]

2006 PERMITS NOW AVAILABLE

2006 PERMITS NOW AVAILABLE This system is now issuing Atlantic tunas, HMS Angling, and HMS Charter/Headboat permits for the 2006 season (June 1, 2006 – May 31, 2007). Permits currently issued by this system are valid from the date issued through May 31, 2007. 2006 Fishing Year will Open on June 1, 2006. Most of […]