PA-89-2005PROCLAMATION 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 changes in shellfish harvesting areas will take effect at sunrise, Wednesday, October 5, 2005.All those waters closed in Brunswick and […]
PA-89-2005PROCLAMATION 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 changes in shellfish harvesting areas will take effect at sunrise, Wednesday, October 5, 2005.All those waters closed in Brunswick and […]
Changes Affect Rod and Reel Fisheries for Bluefin Tuna Based on a review of dealer reports, daily landing trends, available quota, and the availability of bluefin tuna on the fishing grounds, the General category daily retention limit of two large medium or giant bluefin per vessel per day/trip will be extended through January 31, 2006. […]
Cooperative Efforts Protecting Coral Reef Ecosystems NOAA and U.S. Coral Reef Task Force partners are improving coral reef conservation efforts from federal to local levels according to a new report. The report, “Implementation of the National Coral Reef Action Strategy: Report on U.S. Coral Reef Agency Activities from 2002 to 2003,” highlights the activities of […]
Endangered Species Bill Passes in the House of Representatives On September 29, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3824, the “Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2005“, by a vote of 226 to 193. Science Committee Chairman Sherwood Boehlert, Rep. George Miller and six other House members proposed a substitute amendment that was […]
Shark Finning Ban Adopted in the Northwest Atlantic The latest in a series of international agreements to ban shark finning – the practice of slicing off a shark’s fins and discarding the carcass – has been adopted by the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO). This proposal was introduced by the United States and the European […]
COAST GUARD SEARCHES FOR MISSING NJ DIVER ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.– The Coast Guard is searching for a man that failed to surface during a dive trip yesterday morning 13-miles off the coast of New Jersey. Chris Fabino, 52, was reported missing to the Coast Guard yesterday at 11 a.m. after failing to surface from a […]
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 […]
COAST GUARD ASSISTS DISABLED BOATERS PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A rescue crew from Coast Guard Station Annapolis, Md., assisted two boaters today when their 22-foot sailboat became disabled in the Chesapeake Bay. Bobby Murray, 34, and his father-in-law, Clifford Foskey, 75, were sailing Happy Days from Annapolis Harbor to the West River when they began having […]
BIG MONEY AVALIABLE FOR BOATING FACILITIESGrant Deadline ExtendedMOREHEAD CITY – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced another round of grants to help improve docking facilities for recreational transient, non-trailerable boats along the navigable waterways of the United States for federal FiscalYear 2004.The grants are part of the Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) program authorized […]
