Category: NC

NOAA PREDICTS WEAK LA NIÑA

NOAA PREDICTS WEAK LA NIÑA Jan. 12, 2006 — Weak La Niña conditions are predicted in the tropical Pacific just in time for spring, but NOAA scientists stress it is too early to know how this could affect springtime and summertime weather patterns in the United States. La Niña is the periodic cooling of ocean […]

BIG STRIPER TAKES TOP SLOT

BIG STRIPER TAKES TOP SLOTMOREHEAD CITY – In the waning days of 2005, out-of-state angler David N. Hiebert hauled in a monster striped bass, breaking a 34-year North Carolina record.On Dec. 30, Hiebert, of Scotts, MI, landed a 62-pound striped bass that was 53.5 inches long, with a 32-inch girth. Hiebert caught the big fish […]

CAP SET ON BLUE CRAB SIZE LIMIT

CAP SET ON BLUE CRAB SIZE LIMITResearch Shows Abundance and Size of Crabs DecliningMOREHEAD CITY – Beginning Jan. 16, recreational and commercial fishermen will be faced with a first-ever maximum size limit for the crabs they harvest – no mature female crabs can be kept over 6 ¾ inches from spike to spike and no […]

FEMALE BLUE CRABS â€ââ

FEMALE BLUE CRABS – ALL COASTAL WATERSPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Monday, January 16, 2006, the following provisions shall apply to the taking of female blue crabs in coastal waters:I. MAXIMUM SIZE LIMIT AND CULLING TOLERANCEA. It is unlawful to possess mature female blue […]

SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA

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 area will take effect at sunrise, Thursday, January 12, 2006.All those waters in Brunswick County will return to […]

Media Advisory Coast Guard Suspends Search for Missing Tugboat Crewman

Media Advisory Coast Guard Suspends Search for Missing Tugboat Crewman PORTSMOUTH, VA. – The Coast Guard has suspended the search this afternoon for Richard Kuczera, a 38-year old crewman from the tugboat Emma M. Roehrig. The search for Kuczera, a New York resident, who fell overboard at approximately 5 a.m. today, eight miles west of […]

SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA

SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA Preston 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 shellfish area temporary closure will take effect immediately:No person shall take or attempt to take any oysters, clams or mussels or […]

MFC Sea Turtle Bycatch Advisory Committee (AC)

MFC Sea Turtle Bycatch Advisory Committee (AC) The MFC Sea Turtle Bycatch Advisory Committee (AC) will meet on Tuesday, January 17 at 10:30 a.m. The meeting will be held at the NCDENR Regional Office in Washington, NC. The committee plans to finalize, discuss and approve the draft management options section for the gears of primary […]

COAST GUARD SEARCHES FOR MISSING CREWMAN

COAST GUARD SEARCHES FOR MISSING CREWMAN PORTSMOUTH, VA – The Coast Guard is searching for a tugboat crewman who who fell overboard approximately 5 a.m., near the CY buoy approximately eight miles west of Cape Charles, Va. A Coast Guard 25-foot search and rescue boat from Station Cape Charles and the Maryland pilot vessel Patasco […]

Tokai rescues two U.S. citizens at sea from vessel taking on water

Tokai rescues two U.S. citizens at sea from vessel taking on water SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Two U.S. citizens were rescued at sea today by the crew of cargo vessel Tokai 55 nautical miles northwest of the Dominican Republic, after their vessel was taking on water. Steve Fierce, tug boat Monitor captain, relayed to […]