COAST GUARD AND VMRC LOCATE OVERDUE BOATER WACHAPREAGUE, Va. – Coast Guard Station Wachapreague, Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., and Virginia Marine Resources Commission crews located and assisted a boater in the vicinity of Great Machipongo Channel, Va., this morning. Silvia Timmons notified the Coast Guard of the overdue boat at 10 p.m. Thursday. Her […]
Marine Fisheries Commission Business MeetingKill Devil Hills, North CarolinaThe Marine Fisheries Commission and the Division of Marine Fisheries continue to look for ways to keep committee advisors and the public informed about commission activities. It is our intent to publish the MFC Advisor after each business meeting, summarizing the meeting, and providing a list of […]
COAST GUARD RESCUED TWO COLD, STRANDED FISHERMEN ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – A Coast Guard helicopter crew from Air Station Atlantic City rescued two people stranded late last night when their boat ran aground on Champaign Island near Hereford Inlet at about 9 p.m. The 26-foot fishing vessel, Hadriane, was in too shallow of water for […]
Coastal Habitat Protection Plan Steering Committee The Coastal Habitat Protection Plan Steering Committee will meet at 10 a.m. March 6, at the Craven County Cooperative Extension Service office at the Clarks exit from U.S. Highway 70 west of New Bern. The Coastal Habitat Protection Plan Steering Committee is composed of two members each from the […]
Want to catch more fish in 2006? Fisherman’s Post Newspaper, the publication that covers all the saltwater fishing action along the Carolina coast, is hosting its first annual full-day Fishing School in 2006. The Fishing School is staffed by 10 local captains who will share their experience and insights on techniques, equipment, strategy, locations, terminal […]
Commercial Landings of Bluefin tuna As of 02/15/06 fishing year landings of Atlantic bluefin tuna are as follows: The coast wide General category CLOSED at 233.7 mt out of 708.3 mt to date. The Harpoon category CLOSED at: 23.1 mt out of 90.0 mt. Longline North: 22.9 mt out of 116.3 mt to date. Longline […]
SERVICE SEEKS PROPOSALS FROM STATES FOR 2006 ENDANGERED SPECIES GRANTS The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is now seeking proposals from states and U.S. territories interested in acquiring land or planning for endangered species conservation. Through the fiscal year 2006 appropriation from Congress, more than $70 million is available in the Cooperative Endangered Species […]
NOAA SURVEY SHOWS MOST FLOWER GARDEN BANKS CORAL REEFS RECOVERING FROM BLEACHING EVENTContinued Study May Provide Clues on Reef’s Resiliency The coral reefs of NOAA’s Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, located off the Texas-Louisiana coast, have begun to recover from what some observers feared would be a deadly coral bleaching event this past fall. […]
Marine Fisheries Commission Crustacean Advisory Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission Crustacean Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday, March 2 at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held at the C-Mast Building, Room #305 at Carteret Community College, located at 303 College Circle, Morehead City, NC. The committee will receive a presentation on stone crabs from […]
NEW PERMIT TOPIC OF MONKFISH MEETINGMOREHEAD CITY (Feb. 15, 2006) – Fishermen interested in learning about a new monkfish permit are encouraged to attend an informational meeting at Festival Park in Manteo on Feb. 28 at 7 p.m.Staff from the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will explain the new 2006 Monkfish Large Mesh Gill Net […]
