State Record Gag Grouper, Queen Trigger Caught MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries officially certified two state record fish catches Friday. A Jacksonville man broke the state queen trigger fish record with a 10 pound, 11 ounce fish caught July 3, and a Newport man established the state gag grouper […]
Coast Guard rescues 2 from capsized vessel in Bogue Inlet, NC EMERALD ISLE, N.C. — A Coast Guard boat crew from Station Emerald Isle rescued two people, a man and a woman, after their vessel capsized in Bogue Inlet near Emerald Isle, Monday. The boat crew was underway for training on a 45-Foot Response […]
Southern Flounder Advisory Committee to Meet MOREHEAD CITY – The Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan Advisory Committee to the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet at 6 p.m., July 25 at the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources Regional Office, 943 Washington Square Mall, Washington. A meeting agenda follows. For more […]
Finfish Advisory Committee to Meet (CORRECTION Time 11:00 a.m.) MOREHEAD CITY – The Finfish Advisory Committee to the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet at 11 a.m., July 25 at the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources Regional Office, 943 Washington Square Mall, Washington. A meeting agenda follows. If you have […]
Sea Turtle Advisory Committee to Meet MOREHEAD CITY – The Sea Turtle Advisory Committee to the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet at 6 p.m., July 26 at the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries Central District Office, 5285 Highway 70 West, Morehead City. A meeting agenda follows. If you have any questions, […]
PROPOSED POUND NET SETS In accordance with N. C. Marine Fisheries Rule 15A NCAC 03J .0502, notice is hereby given that, VINCENT B. EMORY, CEDAR ISLAND, NORTH CAROLINA, proposes to set pound net(s) in CARTERET COUNTY, at the following location(s): 1. Pamlico Sound, northern Hodges Reef. This set will be approximately 710 yards […]
U.S. Commerce Department Announces 2012 Regional Fishery Council Appointments The Commerce Department today announced the appointment of 30 new and returning members to the eight regional fishery management councils that partner with NOAA’s Fisheries Service to manage ocean fish stocks. Council History The councils were established by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to […]
Grant Money Available for Recreational Boating Infrastructure MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is accepting proposals for the Boating Infrastructure Grant, or BIG, Program for federal fiscal 2013. BIG is a program of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that reimburses up to 75 percent of costs for projects that […]
SNAPPER-GROUPER COMPLEX-COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL PURPOSES Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Thursday, July 5, 2012, the following restrictions will apply to the fisheries for snapper-grouper: I. Black Sea Bass, south of Cape Hatteras (35o 15.0321’ N. Latitude) A. For commercial purposes: 1. It […]
Black Sea Bass Upgraded to “Recovering” in 2012 Stock Status Report MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries declared black sea bass, both north and south of Cape Hatteras, “Recovering” in its 2012 Stock Status Report released today. The report upgrades the black sea bass stock south of Cape Hatteras from […]
