SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA Dr. 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 shellfish area closures will take effect immediately:No person shall take or attempt to take any oysters, clams or mussels or […]
Oyster FMP Advisory Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission Hard Clam and Oyster FMP Advisory Committee will meet on Monday, August 13, at 6 p.m., in Room 305, the CMAST Building, Carteret Community College, 303 College Circle, Morehead City.The committee will review the complete drafts of the Hard Clam and Oyster Fishery Management Plans. If […]
Standard Commercial Fishing License (SCFL) Eligibility Pool The Board Meeting for the Standard Commercial Fishing License (SCFL) Eligibility Pool will be at 10A.M., Monday, September 10 in the Shellfish Sanitation Conference Room in Morehead City. If you have any questions please contact Cristy Giddens at 800-682-2632 or 252-726-7021.Standard Commercial Fishing License (SCFL) Eligibility Pool The Board […]
2007 SHRIMPING AND CRAB TRAWLINGDr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that the following areas WILL OPEN to shrimping and crab trawling, effective at 5:00 P.M., Sunday, July 22, 2007:I. AREA DESCRIPTIONSA. CARTERET COUNTYWest Bay-Long Bay- (Map 1)B. ONSLOW COUNTY1. Foster’s Creek – near Intracoastal Waterway Marker #48. (Map 2) […]
Federal Fishery Advisory Panel Seats Open to Applicants Members of the public are encouraged to submit applications to the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council for seats currently available on its advisory panels. Working at the grass roots level, advisory panel members provide information and guidance in the development and implementation of federal fishery management plans. The […]
Coast Guard Medevacs Injured Fisherman PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A Coast Guard rescue helicopter crew from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., medevaced an injured fisherman, 37-miles east of Oregon Inlet N.C., this afternoon. Alex Valero, a 43-year-old Honduran man, working onboard the Erin Renee, an 83-foot commercial fishing vessel, was medevaced by a Coast Guard helicopter […]
2007 SHRIMPING AND CRAB TRAWLINGDr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that the following change will occur in crab trawling restrictions, effective at 12:01 a.m., Thursday, July 26, 2007:I. AREA DESCRIPTIONWestern Pamlico Sound – West of a line beginning at a point 35° 4 .6167’ N – 76° 27.8000’W on […]
SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA Dr. 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 shellfish area closures will take effect immediately:No person shall take or attempt to take any oysters, clams or mussels or […]
Coast Guard Investigates Cause of Tugboat Grounding NORFOLK, VA – The U.S. Coast Guard has completed its response to the grounding of the tug RUSSEL B. MURRAY, which ran aground near the north island of the Monitor-Merrimac Bridge Tunnel at about 8:00 a.m. Friday. The tug refloated without assistance Friday afternoon, and was towed alongside […]
Hampton Roads Cutter Tows Mariner to Safety PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The crew of the 87-foot Coast Guard Cutter Seahorse, homeported here, is towing a disabled 35-foot sailing vessel to Ocean City, Md., with a 68-year-old Czechoslovakian man onboard. Coast Guard watch standers at the Rescue Coordination Center (RCC) in Portsmouth, Va., received notification Wednesday morning […]
