Category: NC

STRIPED BASS SEASON â€âÃ

STRIPED BASS SEASON –BEACH SEINES : ATLANTIC OCEANPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 8:00 P.M., Monday, December 12, 2005 the following restrictions shall apply to the harvest of striped bass with beach seines in the Atlantic Ocean waters of North Carolina.I. SEASON CLOSUREThe Atlantic Ocean beach seine […]

BLACK SEA BASS â€ââââ

BLACK SEA BASS – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS – ATLANTIC OCEANPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01A.M., Wednesday, December 14, 2005, 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 […]

TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF RULE â€Ã

TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF RULE – RIVER HERRINGPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01A.M., Sunday, January 1, 2006, the following shall apply to North Carolina Fisheries Rules for North Carolina Waters:1. North Carolina Fisheries Rules for Coastal Waters 15A NCAC 3M .0513 is modified by the suspension of […]

North Carolina Summer Flounder Commercial Quota Transferred to Virginia

North Carolina Summer Flounder Commercial Quota Transferred to Virginia The State of North Carolina has agreed to transfer 4,975 lb of its 2005 commercial quota to the State of Virginia to cover a landing of a North Carolina vessel that was disabled at sea and subsequently granted safe harbor in Virginia. The revised summer flounder […]

Seafood & Health Conference Wraps Up; Overwhelming Scientific Evidence Shows Why

Seafood & Health Conference Wraps Up; Overwhelming Scientific Evidence Shows Why Americans Should Eat Two Servings of Fish and Shellfish Every Week Many of the world’s leading scientists, academics and dietitians met in Washington, DC, this week to discuss the relationship between seafood and health. Sponsors of the conference included NOAA and the governments of […]

COAST GUARD CONDUCTS TWO RESCUES FROM ONE CRUISE SHIP

COAST GUARD CONDUCTS TWO RESCUES FROM ONE CRUISE SHIP PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Two passengers aboard a cruise ship were hoisted today during two separate evolutions off the coast of North Carolina. At 8 this morning, the cruise ship Norwegian Dawn notified the Coast Guard Rescue Coordination Center Norfolk, located in Portsmouth, of a 60 year-old-female […]

COAST GUARD PILOT AWARDED FOR EXCELLENCE

COAST GUARD PILOT AWARDED FOR EXCELLENCE ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.– A pilot from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City will receive the Military Officer’s Association of America’s (MOAA) Outstanding Junior Officer of the Year Award at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J., this Sunday at 2pm. Lt. Rodney Rios, a native of Buena, N.J., and […]

MFC RIVER HERRING FMP ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING

MFC RIVER HERRING FMP ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING The Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) River Herring FMP Advisory Committee will meet on Tuesday, December 13 at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Fish Hatchery, located at 1104 West Queen Street, Edenton, NC. The committee will receive an update on […]

MFC SOUTHEAST REGIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING

MFC SOUTHEAST REGIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING The Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Southeast Advisory Committee will meet on Tuesday, December 13 at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Wilmington Regional Office, located at 127 Cardinal Drive Extension in Wilmington, NC. The committee will receive a presentation on stone crab research and discuss stone […]