*NAME CORRECTIONS* FOUR MEN FOUND DECEASED AFTER 10-HOUR SEARCH Below are the corrected names of the men recovered deceased. The names were originally gathered during the heat of the search, and the proper spellings were not confirmed until now. ATLANTIC BEACH, N.C. – The bodies of four volunteer firefighters from Banner Elk, N.C., who were […]
NOAA ANNOUNCES U.S. SPRING OUTLOOKDrought and Wildfire Concerns Highlighted for April through June At a news conference today in Phoenix, Ariz., the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in partnership with the National Interagency Fire Center, announced that despite periodic precipitation, NOAA’s U.S. Spring outlook supports the potential for a significant wildfire season in the Southwest […]
Economic questions added to MRFSS Beginning in January, every fisherman who is interviewed dockside by the Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistical Survey (MRFSS) will receive a series of questions about the money they spent on that trip. They will also be asked to participate in a longer follow-up mail survey that collects information on annual expenditures […]
MISSING PENNSYLVANIAN RESCUED NEAR GRENADA SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A U.S. citizen was rescued Wednesday by the crew of a fishing vessel after being located by a Dutch aircraft approximately 38 nautical miles west of Grenada, after he had gone missing Monday while sailing a Hobbie Cat in the vicinity of Glover Island, Grenada. […]
Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Public Information Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Public Information Committee will meet on Tuesday, March 21, at 1 p.m. The meeting will be held at the DENR Regional Office, 943 Washington Square Mall, Washington, NC in the Marine Fisheries Conference Room. If you have any questions please contact Jess Hawkins […]
ISS SIGHTINGS ARE POSSIBLE FROM MON MAR 13 TO SAT MAR 25 SATELLITE SIGHTING INFORMATION FOR WILMINGTONNC NC The following ISS SIGHTINGS ARE POSSIBLE FROM MON MAR 13 TO SAT MAR 25 The following fields are listed from left to right:SATELLITE LOCAL DURATION MAX ELEV APPROACH DEPARTURE DATE TIME MIN DEG DEG-DIR DEG-DIR ISS Mon […]
FOUR MEN FOUND DECEASED AFTER 10-HOUR SEARCH ATLANTIC BEACH, NC. – The bodies of four volunteer firefighters from Banner Elk, N.C., who were on a fishing trip were located this morning off Lockwood Folley Inlet, N.C., after an overnight search involving Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and local assets. Kevin Bell, 38, Griff Lygrely, 22, Michael […]
COAST GUARD SAVES THREE FROM SEA BOSTON – The Coast Guard rescued three Maine fishermen today near midnight after their boat sank 55 miles southeast of Portland, Maine. The Coast Guard received a distress signal from the 44-foot Celtic Pride’s Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon, followed by a mayday from the crew of the Portland […]
Awesome Amphibians, Remarkable Reptiles Take Center Stage at Herp Day 2006 They slithered. They hopped. They jumped. They descended on the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences on March 11 for a one-day extravaganza in their honor, proving once and for all that you don’t have to be warm and fuzzy to be loved. Reptiles and […]
River Herring Limits Set for Inland Fishing Waters RALEIGH, N.C. (March 15, 2006)  The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission reminds fishermen to observe regulations on river herring when fishing coastal rivers this season. The daily creel limit for alewife and blueback herring, collectively known as river herring, is 25 fish larger than 6 inches. This […]
