Category: NC

PUBLIC HEARINGS SET ON PROPOSED RULES AFFECTING OCEAN STRIPED BASS FISHERY

PUBLIC HEARINGS SET ON PROPOSED RULES AFFECTING OCEAN STRIPED BASS FISHERYMOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will hold four public hearings this month on several proposed rules affecting the commercial ocean striped bass fishery.As ocean striped bass populations have improved, more fishermen have entered the fishery resulting in greater competition and conflicts between […]

LOCAL COAST GUARD RESCUES 13 OVER WEEKEND

LOCAL COAST GUARD RESCUES 13 OVER WEEKEND PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Thirteen people were rescued by Coast Guard crewmen from Station Portsmouth during the weekend. One crew rescued two adults and a child around midnight Saturday, when they became disoriented in a small boat on the James River. The Coast Guard arrived to assist just ahead of heavy […]

SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA

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 ASSISTS TWO ADULTS, CHILD

COAST GUARD ASSISTS TWO ADULTS, CHILD PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A Coast Guard crew assisted two adults and a three-year-old child after they became disoriented in foul weather on board their 18-foot boat in the upper James River early Saturday morning. Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads received a call at about midnight from the boat’s female […]

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 effective at sunrise, Saturday, June 9, 2007, the leases located in Carteret County and the White Oak River area of Onslow County that […]

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, June 7, 2007.All those waters in Carteret, Onslow and Pender […]

CREWS SEARCH ELIZABETH R. FOR NORFOLK MAN

CREWS SEARCH ELIZABETH R. FOR NORFOLK MAN PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Search crews are looking for a  man after his 40-foot sailboat was discovered adrift near Waterside in Norfolk, Va. this morning. Missing is James Scott Gibson, of Norfolk. Rescue boats from Coast Guard Station Portsmouth and Portsmouth Fire and Rescue, and an Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., based helicopter […]

Coast Guard Assists Eight Sailors off the Coast Of North and South Carolina

Coast Guard Assists Eight Sailors off the Coast Of North and South Carolina PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard rescued the crews of two sailboats caught in a storm packing 35 mph winds and 40-foot seas along the coast of North and South Carolina today. The first rescue took place when Kevin Hogan, Tom Allen, Jacob […]

SKA KINGFISH HALL OF FAME

SKA KINGFISH HALL OF FAME “WE WELCOME OUR MAY’S WINNER INTO THE SKA KINGFISH HALL OF FAME!” “STAN JARUSINSKI “ It wasn’t even close. Stan Jarusinski. or better known as Captian Stanman will be our May’s Winner into the SKA Kingfish Hall of Fame. Not only is he a National Champion, but also his endeavors […]

HURRICANE SEASON PREPAREDNESS KICK-OFF

HURRICANE SEASON PREPAREDNESS KICK-OFF  PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Coast Guard Station Wrightsville Beach will demonstrate the use of Coastal Warning Display flags to warn mariners of approaching storm conditions at 10:30 a.m. Friday, the first day of hurricane season. Members of the media are invited to attend and should arrive at the station no later than 10:15 […]