COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL SHARK HARVEST – ALL STATE WATERS Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M. Tuesday, January 1, 2013, the harvest of sharks taken in state waters is restricted as follows: I. COMMERCIAL HARVEST RESTRICTIONS: A. ALLOWABLE SPECIES AND SEASONS: It is […]
NOAA Fisheries Publishes a Final Rule to Allow Transfer of Black Sea Bass Pot Endorsements (Effective January 7, 2013) NOAA Fisheries is publishing final regulations for a resubmitted action from Amendment 18A to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (Amendment 18A) on December 7, 2012. Amendment 18A was […]
NOAA Fisheries to withdraw proposed rule to require turtle excluder devices in certain shrimp trawls Based on new data collected this summer, NOAA is withdrawing a proposed rule to require turtle excluder devices (TEDs) for skimmer trawls, pusher-head trawls, and wing-net trawls in the southeast shrimp fisheries. NOAA observers collected data that showed the devices […]
Cultch Planting Meetings Scheduled for Southern Coastal Areas MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold three public meetings in December to receive suggestions and comments on cultch planting in the southern coastal areas of the state. Cultch planting is where shells and rock are placed into the waters to enhance shellfish […]
Shrimp Advisers Sought MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is looking for people to sit on a Shrimp Fishery Management Plan Advisory Committee. The committee will assist the division in drafting an amendment to the Shrimp Fishery Management Plan that focuses on bycatch and associated issues. Bycatch is a term that refers […]
FLOUNDER – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS – ATLANTIC OCEAN Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Wednesday, November 28, 2012, the following restrictions shall apply to the commercial flounder fishery: I. HARVEST LIMITS During the period beginning at 12:01 A.M., Wednesday, November 28, 2012 and ending […]
SNAPPER-GROUPER COMPLEX-COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL PURPOSES Effective at 12:01 am, Wednesday, November 21, 2012 returns shallow water grouper species and red snapper for commercial purposes to limits in existence prior to November 13, 2012. Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Wednesday, November 21, 2012, the […]
Coast Guard rescues 2 from capsized boat near Shallotte NCPORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard rescued two people from the Shallotte Inlet Sunday after their flat-bottomed skiff capsized near Shallotte, N.C. A good Samaritan contacted Coast Guard Station Oak Island watchstanders via VHF-FM channel 16 at 12:15 p.m. reporting a capsized boat with two people […]
Coast Guard assists 2 stranded kayakers near Emerald Isle NCPORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard assisted two kayakers Sunday who were stranded in the marsh near Bear Island within the Hammocks Beach State Park in Swansboro, N.C. Carteret County 911 relayed a distress call to Coast Guard Sector North Carolina watchstanders at 10 a.m. notifying […]
State to Take Closer Look at Bycatch in Shrimp Fishery RALEIGH – The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will take a more in-depth look at ways to reduce bycatch in the state’s shrimp fishery. The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission voted last week to initiate the process of amending the state’s Shrimp Fishery Management Plan. Through […]
