Category: NC

MFC NORTHEAST REGIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING

MFC NORTHEAST REGIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING   The Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Northeast Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday, October 18, at 6:30 p.m., in the County Commissioners’ Room, Old Currituck courthouse, Currituck.  The AC will receive updates on the September 2007 Marine Fisheries Commission business meeting held in Pine Knoll Shores and on MFC/DMF recent […]

2007 SHRIMP AND CRAB TRAWLING

2007 SHRIMP AND CRAB TRAWLINGDr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that the following areas SHALL OPEN to shrimp and crab trawling effective 5:00 P.M. Sunday, October 14, 2007:CARTERET COUNTYA. Jarrett Bay – Map 1B. Brett Bay – Map 1C. Nelson Bay – Map 1D. East Thorofare Bay-Barry Bay – […]

COAST GUARD, MARINE CORPS MEDEVAC INJURED FISHERMAN

COAST GUARD, MARINE CORPS MEDEVAC INJURED FISHERMAN PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard and Marine Corps responded to an injured fisherman who sustained head injuries onboard a shrimp trawler in the Pamlico Sound nearby Swan Quarter, N.C., today. A 25-foot boat crew from Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet, N.C., and a PEDRO helicopter from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry […]

4th Annual Battle of The Beach’s

4th Annual Battle of The Beach’s October 5th,6th, & 7th Captains Meeting @ Hooters Friday Oct. 5th 6:00PM rules at 7:30PM Fishing Days one out of two you declare Oct. 6th & 7th Weigh Stations @ Wrightsville Beach Marina & Oceana Marina   We will honor other local tournament, held the same day,  weigh tickets!!!!!   […]

HOAX DISTRESS CALLS COST LIVES, RESOURCES

HOAX DISTRESS CALLS COST LIVES, RESOURCES   BALTIMORE – Each day, the Coast Guard responds to nearly 109 boaters in distress, saving 10 lives and assisting 192 people. But not every distress call is real. Out of the 422 rescue cases handled by Coast Guard Sector Baltimore since October 1, 2006, 15 percent of the cases were […]

2007 CCA NC Inside & Out Tournament

2007 CCA NC Inside & Out Tournament It’s almost time!!  We are fast approaching the 2007 CCA NC Inside & Out Tournament in Morehead City October 12th & 13th.  With that, we wanted to remind everyone that “Early Bird” registration closes this Friday (9/28/07)!!   The “Early Bird” entry for the Inside – Primary Division […]

Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet Kept Busy with Multiple Cases

Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet Kept Busy with Multiple Cases NAGS HEAD, N.C. –   A Coast Guard rescue crew from Station Oregon Inlet medivaced an ailing crewmember onboard the Army Corps of Engineers Dredge Merritt, this morning. Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet was contacted by captain of the Dredge Merritt who was requesting assistance for a […]

SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA

SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREADr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, upon the recommendation of Leah Devlin, D.D.S., M.P.H., State Health Director, Department of Health and Human Services, hereby announces that the following changes in shellfish harvesting areas will take effect at sunrise, Thursday, September 27, 2007.Newport River in Carteret County will return to […]

Gag Grouper and Vermilion Snapper

Gag Grouper and Vermilion Snapper Attendance high at scoping meeting, new assessment for vermilion snapper scheduled        Nearly 100 fishermen attended the final in a series of public scoping meetings held by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council last week in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.  The scoping meeting, held in conjunction with the […]

MULLET – STOP NETS – ATLANTIC OCEAN ââ‚Ãâ

MULLET – STOP NETS – ATLANTIC OCEAN – CARTERET COUNTYDr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M. Monday, October 1, 2007, net restrictions as indicated below will apply to the use of stop nets in the mullet beach seine fishery:I. SEASON:Stop net(s) may be used only […]