Corrected Public Meeting Agenda-NC Marine Fisheries Shrimp FMP Advisory Committee Notice is hereby given that the NC Marine Fisheries Shrimp FMP Advisory Committee that will meet on Monday, August 15, 2005, at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Wayne County Center, located at 208 West Chestnut Street in Goldsboro, NC.Please see the […]
Marine Fisheries Commission Crustacean Advisory Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission Crustacean Advisory Committee will meet on Wednesday, August 17, 2005 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Craven County Community College, located at 800 College Court, room F123 New Bern, NC.If you have any questions, please contact David Taylor or Jess Hawkins […]
Inaugural East Coast Waterways & Beaches Symposium Please take a moment to mark your calendars for August 12th as Carteret County welcomes the “Inaugural East Coast Waterways & Beaches Symposiumâ€ÂÂÂÂ, organized by the Bogue Banks Beach Preservation Association. This one day event runs from 8 am – 4 pm and includes a breakfast reception, lunch, […]
HMS Charter/Headboat recreational BFT Retention Limit Changes on Aug. 1, 2005 The coastwide recreational BFT retention limit for HMS Charter/Headboats will change as of August 1, 2005. the daily retention limit will be 1 BFT per vessel measuring 27 to less than 73 inches curved fork length. Subsequent adjustments to the daily retention limits, if […]
Ducks Unlimited Tournament Update July 29, 2005 – UPDATE: 3:20 pm Friday17 Sails, 26 White and 8 Blue Marlin released today. Bill Collector is still hooked up with a BIG Blue Marlin!The 17th Annual Ducks Unlimited Tournament started off with a bang this morning when a thunderstorm rolled through about the time the 74 participating […]
Draft EIS Available for Red Porgy, Black Sea Bass, Vermilion Snapper, Snowy Grouper and Golden Tilefish NOAA Fisheries Service and the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council are evaluating the environmental impacts of a range of management actions for red porgy, black sea bass, vermilion snapper, snowy grouper, and golden tilefish in a Draft Environmental Impact […]
Proposed Changes Would Facilitate Year-End Commercial Quota Transfers in the Bluefish and Summer Flounder Fisheries Under current regulations for the bluefish and summer flounder fisheries, states may request written approval to transfer all or part of their annual commercial quota to other states. The Mid-Atlantic Council has raised a concern regarding the current NOAA policy […]
ADDITIONAL SHRIMP MEETING TO BE ADDED TO SCHEDULE MOREHEAD CITY – Beaufort is a location added to a series of summer public meetings to discuss the draft Shrimp Fishery Management Plan. This meeting was requested by shrimp fisherman. Closing additional North Carolina inshore waters to trawling and establishing a recreational limit for shrimp harvest are […]
NEWEST COAST GUARD SECTOR STANDS UP IN N.C. PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Coast Guard Sector North Carolina is scheduled to be formally established at a ceremony Friday at 10:15 a.m. at theWilmington, N.C., City Hall. Sector North Carolina is the latest of new sector commands being created Coast Guard-wide. The Coast Guard is establishing sectors by […]
MAN WITH CHEST PAINS MEDEVACED BY COAST GUARD ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.– A man was medevaced this morning after suffering from chest pains while fishing near Great Egg Harbor, N.J. Robert Herodes, from Little Egg Harbor, N.J., was tuna fishing in his 24-foot boat when he began to suffer chest pains. He activated his 406 Emergency […]
