Coast Guard Temporarily Relieves Captain Reports indicate that the captain oof the new Coast Guard icebreaker was temporarily relieved of command after an accident that dented the $90 million ship. As the Mackinaw floated into the Grand Haven Channel on Monday, the 240-foot ship slowly turned and rammed the breakwall on Lake Michigan. The accident […]
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 closures will take effect immediately:No person shall take or attempt to take any oysters, clams or mussels or […]
2005 OYSTER RESTRICTIONSPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at sunrise, Monday, December 19, 2005 mechanical harvest of oysters will be allowed and the following changes in restrictions will apply:I. MEANS AND METHODSMECHANICAL HARVEST RESTRICTIONS: 1. Oysters may be taken by mechanical methods (See General Information Section VI. E.,G. […]
MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION SEEKS ADVISORSMorehead City – The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) is looking for interested individuals to fill vacancies on all eight of its advisory committees. MFC Chairman Mac Currin said, “Our management system is based upon and requires public participation – it is the backbone of the Fisheries Reform Act. Advisors […]
MALCHACE U.S. MERCHANT VESSEL Builder: Merrill-Stevens Shipbuilding – Launched in 1920 as Chickamauga renamed Malchace Port of Origin: Jacksonville, Fla. Propulsion: Single screw – Oil fired steam turbine – 11 kts. cruising Type: Steam Freighter Tonnage: 3516 tons Length: 333 feet Width: 48 feet Armament: Unarmed merchant freighter Owner History: Marine Transport Lines Incorporated, New […]
PAPOOSE U.S. Merchant Vessel Builder: Launched in 1921 as the Dutch vessel Silvanus Port of Origin: Refitted in 1927 by the Southwestern Shipbuilding Co., San Pedro, California Propulsion: Single screw – Steam driven – 10 kts. cruising Type: Steam Fuel/Oil Tanker Tonnage: 5,939 tons Length: 412 feet Width: 53 feet Armament: Unarmed fuel transport Owner […]
FISHING VESSEL GROUNDS IN PONTE VEDRA BEACH JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The fishing vessel Captain A.B. after it grounded in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., at approximately 5:30 a.m. today. The fishing vessel had three people aboard when it ran hard aground at the 1400 block of Ponte Vedra Blvd., which is just north of Guana River […]
Prescribed Burns to be Conducted on Alligator River and Pea Island National Wildlife Refuges in North CarolinaAlligator River and Pea Island National Wildlife Refuges are preparing to begin winter prescribed burning season in an effort to reduce the build up of fuels and improve wildlife habitat on both refuges in Manteo, North Carolina . If […]
Senate Commerce Committee to Mark Up Magnuson-Stevens Bill The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee (Chair Ted Stevens, R-AK) on December 15th, will mark up a six year reauthorization of the fundamental federal fishery management law that bears the name of Sen. Stevens (S 2012). The mark-up will likely be webcast beginning at 10 am […]
FLOUNDER – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS – ATLANTIC OCEANPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Wednesday, December 14, 2005, the following restrictions shall apply to the commercial flounder fishery:I. HARVEST LIMITSA. During the period beginning at 12:01 A.M., Wednesday, December 14, 2005 and ending at 6:00 P.M., […]
