Agenda Set for Rescheduled Marine Fisheries Commission Meeting MOREHEAD CITY – A revised agenda has been set for next week’s N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission meeting in Raleigh. The agenda includes the same topics for discussion that were scheduled for this week’s meeting, but the order of some of the presentations has changed. This […]
Division of Marine Fisheries Works to Remove Tires from Atlantic Beach MOREHEAD CITY – Following reports of tires washing up on Atlantic Beach this weekend in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, staff with the Division of Marine Fisheries this morning are working to clear the tires from the beach. Division staff report that […]
Coastal Waters Temporarily Close to Shellfishing MOREHEAD CITY – Upon recommendation of the state health director, the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will temporarily close all coastal waters to shellfish harvesting effective immediately, due to potential impacts of floodwaters on these areas. The division will begin testing shellfish waters Tuesday and reopen areas […]
Marine Fisheries Commission Meeting Rescheduled MOREHEAD CITY – Due to the state of emergency and the impacts of Hurricane Irene on commission members and the general public, the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission meeting that was scheduled for this week has been postponed until next week. The meeting has been rescheduled Sept. 7-9 at the Holiday […]
Coast Guard medevacs man from boat Pamlico Sound, NC WILMINGTON, N.C. – The Coast Guard medevaced a 65-year-old man from a fishing vessel approximately 9 miles north of Ocracoke Island, N.C., Wednesday. A crewmember aboard the fishing vessel Micah Belle called Coast Guard Sector North Carolina watchstanders at approximately 8 p.m., stating that a […]
Coast Guard medevacs man from boat Pamlico Sound, NC WILMINGTON, N.C. – The Coast Guard medevaced a 65-year-old man from a fishing vessel approximately 9 miles north of Ocracoke Island, N.C., Wednesday. A crewmember aboard the fishing vessel Micah Belle called Coast Guard Sector North Carolina watchstanders at approximately 8 p.m., stating that a […]
Core Sound Closes to Large Mesh Gill Nets to Protect Sea Turtles MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will close the southern part of Core Sound, Back Sound, The Straits and North River to large mesh gill net fishing Monday. The action is being taken due to the number of […]
Dredging to begin near Morehead City, NC MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. – Mariners may encounter delays as Army Corps of Engineers dredging operations are scheduled to begin at the North Carolina State Port Docks, the Radio Island Barge Docks and the Aviation Fuel Docks in Morehead City from approximately July 10 through Oct. 31. The dredging […]
Good Samaritian rescues 5 off Cape Lookout FORT MACON, N.C. — Five people were rescued by a good Samaritan 10 miles southwest of Cape Lookout at 10:55 a.m. Friday. The five men were in the water, clinging to their boat for approximately 22-hours before being rescued by Mark Forester aboard his boat, Blucifer. Rescued were […]
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announced today that $649,527 in fisheries enforcement penalties will be returned to 11 individuals or businesses after an independent review of their cases concluded the NOAA enforcement program had in some instances “overstepped the bounds of propriety and fairness.” In his decision memo issued today, Secretary Locke acted on 30 […]
