Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Monday, February 15, 2016, the following provisions shall apply to the use of gill nets in Internal Coastal Waters south of Management Unit A (south of 35° 46.3000’ N latitude): I. SUSPENSION OF A PORTION OF N.C. MARINE FISHERIES […]
MOREHEAD CITY – No cold stun events have been reported for spotted seatrout this year, but conditions are such that one or more could occur in coastal creeks and bays. Anyone seeing a trout cold stun event should report it to the N.C. Marine Patrol at 1-800-682-2632 or to N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries spotted […]
WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard rescued two men Tuesday after their boat overturned near Carolina Beach. Sector North Carolina watchstanders received a report at 11:06 p.m. Monday stating two men, ages 25 and 35, were aboard the 41-foot fishing boat Allicat, when the boat ran aground in Snow’s Cut. The men remained aboard and […]
Alexandria, VA – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s American Eel Management Board approved North Carolina’s Aquaculture Plan for 2016, allowing up to 200 pounds of glass eels to be harvested for aquaculture purposes. North Carolina’s plan is the first to be approved under the aquaculture plan provisions of Addendum IV to the Interstate Fishery […]
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard placed transit restrictions on the Thimble Shoals Channel Thursday between buoys 1 and 2, and Anchorage C west of Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel after a buoy sank in the channel. Only vessels with a 20-foot draft or less are allowed to transit through the channel. At 4:30 p.m., Fifth District Coast […]
(H.R. 1987) to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal years 2016 and 2017, and for other purposes, having considered the same, report favorably thereon with an amendment and recommend that the bill as amended do pass. SEC. 302. SURVIVAL CRAFT. Mr. Shuster, from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, submitted the following R […]
The commercial harvest for greater amberjack in South Atlantic waters will close, at 12:01 a.m. (local time) January 21, 2016, and will reopen at 12:01 a.m. (local time) on March 1, 2016. The 2016 commercial quota for greater amberjack is 769,388 pounds gutted weight. Updated landings data indicate the commercial quota will be met by […]
MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries has certified a new state record for white marlin. Neil Manning of Ashburn, Va. reeled in the 138-pound fish Nov. 16 while fishing off Hatteras. The fish measured 85 inches from the tip of the lower jaw to the fork in the tail. The girth of […]
If you’ve been thinking about attending the popular Wilmington Full Day Saltwater Fishing School, on Saturday, February 6, at the Coastline Convention Center from 7:30-5:30, then you better get your tickets by the end of this week. The Wilmington Full Day School is almost a sold out event, and will most likely be sold out […]
MOREHEAD CITY – Revenues from the N.C. Coastal Recreational Fishing License will pay $1.7 million in the coming year for projects that provide coastal fishing access and fisheries and habitat research. The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission approved 15 grants totaling $1,794,208 for the 2016-17 cycle. The grants are funded from the N.C. Marine Resources […]
