Merchant ship crews respond to sailor’s call for assistance off Bermuda PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Crewmembers aboard two merchant ships responded to the Coast Guard’s call for assistance to medevac a Canadian man reportedly experiencing signs of a heart attack aboard his sailboat 170 miles southwest of Bermuda, Thursday. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard 5th […]
Coast Guard warns mariners of shoaling at Oregon Inlet, NC WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard warned mariners of shoaling near the center span of the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge at Oregon Inlet, N.C., Thursday. A survey conducted this week by the Army Corps of Engineers noted water depths as low as two feet in […]
GILL NETS – ALBEMARLE SOUND AREA Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 8:00 A.M. on Saturday, November 12, 2011, the following provisions shall apply to the use of gill nets in the following areas: I. AREA DESCRIPTION A. In Croatan and Roanoke, Albemarle and Currituck sounds, […]
SPOTTED SEATROUT RECREATIONAL Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective 12:01 A.M., Monday, November 14, 2011, the following will apply to spotted seatrout in the recreational fishery: I. SPOTTED SEATROUT RULE SUSPENSION North Carolina Marine Fisheries Rule 15A NCAC 03M .0504 (a) and (b) are suspended. II. MINIMUM […]
SPOTTED SEATROUT COMMERCIAL Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective 12:01 A.M. Monday, November 14, 2011, the following will apply to spotted seatrout for commercial purposes: I. SPOTTED SEATROUT RULE SUSPENSION North Carolina Marine Fisheries Rule 15A NCAC 03M .0504 (a) is suspended. II. MINIMUM SIZE LIMIT It […]
Coast Guard temporarily removes navigational aids from Lockwoods Folly Inlet WILMINGTON, N.C. – Coast Guard Sector North Carolina personnel temporarily removed the aids to navigation from Lockwoods Folly Inlet this week due to severe shoaling in the waterway. Shoaling conditions in the area were exacerbated in late August by Hurricane Irene. Depths […]
NOAA Fisheries Service Seeks Public Comment on the South Atlantic Comprehensive Annual Catch Limit Amendment NOAA Fisheries Service is seeking public comment on the Comprehensive Annual Catch Limit Amendment for the South Atlantic Region. The notice of availability for the Comprehensive Annual Catch Limit Amendment was published on October 20, 2011 (76 FR 65153), with […]
Coast Guard schedules temporary changes to navigational aids near Wilmington, NC **CORRECTION: It was initially released that the Coast Guard is scheduling to remove the aids to navigation located at the Lockwoods Folly Inlet in Smithville, N.C. Correct is the Lockwoods Folly Inlet between Holden Beach and Oak Island, N.C. WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast […]
STRIPED BASS SEASON – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS – ALBEMARLE SOUND MANAGEMENT AREA Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Saturday, October 1, 2011, the harvest of striped bass with COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS IN THE ALBEMARLE SOUND MANAGEMENT AREA WILL OPEN and the following provisions […]
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., Tuesday, November 1, 2011, the following restrictions shall apply to the commercial flounder fishery: I. HARVEST LIMITS During the period beginning at 12:01 A.M., Tuesday, November 1, 2011 and ending […]
