MOREHEAD CITY The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries has certified a new state record red grouper. Robert L. Dean of Creedmoor reeled in the 35-pound, 11-ounce fish June 10 while fishing on the Cheerio Lady charter boat in the Atlantic Ocean 43 miles off Carolina Beach. The fish measured 37 inches total length (from […]
CLOSURE OF THE CAPE FEAR RIVER On April 1, 2018 the M/V ZHEN HUA 18 (IMO 8026921) will be delivering two new ship-to shore container cranes to Berth Eight at the N01ih Carolina State Port Authority (NCSPA) facility located on the Cape Fear River, Wilmington, North Carolina. The combination of the size of the cranes, […]
MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Commercial Fishing Resource Funding Committee will meet at 1 p.m. Feb. 1 at the Department of Environmental Quality’s Washington Regional Office, 943 Washington Square Mall, Washington. The committee is scheduled to discuss funding options for the Commercial Fishing Resource Fund, which receives partial proceeds from commercial fishing license sales. […]
Mid-Atlantic Council to Offer Training Workshops on Electronic Vessel Trip Reporting for the For-Hire Community The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold two workshops in February to help for-hire vessel operators prepare for upcoming electronic reporting requirements. Beginning March 12, 2018, all vessels with Federal charter or party permits for species managed by the Mid-Atlantic […]
Today, NOAA Fisheries announced that Mr. Michael Pentony is the new Regional Administrator for NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office in Gloucester, Massachusetts. He will assume his new duties on January 22, 2018. Mr. Pentony has been with the agency since 2002, serving in a series of positions including as the Assistant Regional Administrator […]
WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard and other agencies are searching for a man in the Pungo River near Hobucken Thursday. Watchstanders at Station Hobucken received a call at approximately 1:20 a.m. reporting a 21-foot TowBoatUS vessel had capsized while towing a 47-foot recreational boat near the Pungo River entrance. A 45-year-old TowBoatUS captain was aboard […]
Public hearing on proposed shellfish leases in Pender County rescheduled for Feb. 28 MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries has rescheduled a public hearing on proposed shellfish leases in Pender County that was cancelled due to inclement weather. The hearing will be held at 6 p.m. Feb. 28 at the Surf […]
Council Seeks Input on Proposed Changes for Atlantic Cobia Management Public hearings scheduled via webinar with listening stations; written comment period open North Charleston, SC – January 10, 2018 Members of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council are soliciting public input on proposed management changes for Atlantic cobia as they consider revising the […]
This proclamation establishes the season, size and creel limits for the recreational black sea bass fishery north of Cape Hatteras. Stephen W. Murphey, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Thursday, February 1, 2018, the following restrictions will apply to the recreational black sea bass fishery north of Cape Hatteras […]
Marine Fisheries Commission accepting public comment on proposed changes to commercial fishing license MOREHEAD CITY The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission is accepting public comment on five recommended changes to the commercial fishing license structure it plans to further discuss at its February meeting. Nothing here is etched in stone, said commission Chairman Sammy […]
