CULTCH PLANTING MEETINGS TO BE HELD IN MARCHMOREHEAD CITY (Feb. 28, 2006) – The Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) will hold public meetings in March to receive public input on cultch planting – where shells and rock are placed on formerly productive shellfish beds to restore the habitat. Oysters, clams and other aquatic life are […]
NTSB TO MEET ON BALTIMORE WATER TAXI CAPSIZING, GULF OF MEXICO HELICOPTER CRASH The National Transportation Safety Board holds a public Board meeting Tuesday, March 7, at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L’Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C.There are two items on the agenda. The Board will consider final accident reports […]
BLACK SEA BASS – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS – ATLANTIC OCEANPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01A.M., Thursday, March 2, 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 […]
Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Civil Penalty Remission/ Law Enforcement Committee The first meeting of the Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Civil Penalty Remission/ Law Enforcement Committee will be held Monday, March 6, at 2 p.m. at the Craven County Cooperative Extension Service Office, located at 300 Industrial Drive in New Bern. The committee will discuss potential […]
FLOUNDER – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS – ATLANTIC OCEANPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Thursday, March 2, 2006, the following restrictions shall apply to the commercial flounder fishery:I. HARVEST LIMITSDuring the period beginning at 12:01 A.M., Thursday, March 2, 2006 and ending at 6:00 P.M., Thursday, […]
STRIPED BASS SEASON – OCEAN TRAWL: ATLANTIC OCEANPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Thursday, March 2, 2006, the season for the harvest of striped bass with ocean trawls in the Atlantic Ocean waters of North Carolina WILL OPEN. The following restrictions will apply:I. SIZE LIMITNo person […]
FISHERIES COMMISSION SUPPORTS STRIPED BASS GEAR DECLARATIONMOREHEAD CITY (Feb. 27, 2006) – The Marine Fisheries Commission is asking the for N.C. General Assembly’s help in trying to bring order to the commercial striped bass fishery in the Atlantic Ocean. The MFC wants commercial fishermen to annually select one of three gears allowed to commercially harvest […]
MFC Spiny Dogfish Compliance Advisory Panel Meeting The MFC Spiny Dogfish Compliance Advisory Panel Meeting scheduled for Friday, March 3, at 2 p.m. has been canceled. The meeting was scheduled to take place at both the C-Mast Building (Carteret Community College) and the College of the Albemarle in Manteo. We will let you know when […]
NOAA Seeks Public Input on Strategic Priorities; Comments Due Mar 9 NOAA is seeking input on priorities for its next five-year planning cycle. Each year, NOAA collects views on emerging programmatic trends to support the agency’s strategic goals. Stakeholder views and comments will be summarized and used by NOAA leadership in the development of priorities […]
Public Comments Requested on New Fishery Management Plan Amendments NOAA Fisheries Service has announced the availability of Amendment 17 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Coastal Migratory Pelagic (CMP) Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic and Amendment 25 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resource of the Gulf […]
