Category: NC

JIM KELLEY TO HEAD MARINE PATROL’S SOUTHERN DISTRICT   MOREHEAD CITY – Jim Kelley was recently promoted to captain of N.C. Marine Patrol District 3, which encompasses the southern coastal area of the state.   Kelley received his captain pins Nov. 8, moving into the position formerly held by Rex Lanier, who was promoted to […]

Coastal Recreational Fishing License (CRFL) Advisory Committee The NC Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Coastal Recreational Fishing License (CRFL) Advisory Committee (AC) will meet on Wednesday, November 28, at 10 a.m.  The meeting will be held at the Bender Building, Room 116, Craven Community College located at 800 College Court in New Bern. Topics of discussion […]

GILL NETS – ALBEMARLE SOUND MANAGEMENT AREADr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 6:00P.M., Friday,  December 14, 2007, the following provisions shall apply to the use of gill nets in the ALBEMARLE SOUND MANAGEMENT AREA:I. AREA DESCRIPTION: Albemarle Sound Management Area as described in Marine Fisheries Rule […]

2007 OYSTER RESTRICTIONSDr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective for the period from sunrise, Monday, November 26, 2007 to sunrise, Monday, December 10, 2007 the following changes in restrictions will apply to the quantity allowed and the area open to the mechanical harvest of oysters:I. MEANS AND METHODSMECHANICAL […]

STRIPED BASS SEASON – BEACH SEINES: ATLANTIC OCEANDr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 6:00 A.M., Monday, December 17, 2007, the season for the harvest of striped bass with beach seines in the Atlantic Ocean waters of North Carolina SHALL OPEN.  The following restrictions shall apply:I. SIZE […]

STATE EXTENDS COMMERCIAL FLOUNDER SEASON   MOREHEAD CITY – Commercial flounder fishermen will get 14 extra days to make up for below average harvests this fall.   At the request of the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission, Fisheries Director Louis Daniel issued a proclamation Tuesday extending the commercial Southern flounder season to Dec. 14 at 6 […]

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, December 1, 2007, the harvest of striped bass with COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS IN THE ALBEMARLE SOUND MANAGEMENT AREA WILL OPEN and the following provisions shall apply:I. […]

FLOUNDER-COMMERCIAL HARVEST INTERNAL COASTAL WATERSDr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 6:00 P.M., Friday, December 14, 2007, the following restrictions shall apply to the commercial harvest of flounder in internal coastal waters:I. AREA DESCRIPTION   Internal coastal waters of the state of North Carolina as defined in Marine […]