Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Inland Regional Advisory Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Inland Regional Advisory Committee will meet on Wednesday, June 6, at 6 p.m., in the Ground Floor Hearing Room, The Archdale Building, Raleigh. The committee will receive updates on the Marine Fisheries Commission business meetings held in Carolina Beach and Kill Devil […]
COAST GUARD RESCUES MAN IN ALBEMARLE SOUND PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A Coast Guard HH-60 Jayhawk Rescue helicopter crew based in Elizabeth City, N.C., responded to a report of an aground vessel with an injured boater in the Albemarle Sound today. The crew arrived on scene and hoisted a 54-year old man suffering from a concussion sustained […]
Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Northeast Advisory Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Northeast Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday, June 7, at 6:30 p.m., in the Commission Chambers, Dare County Commission Building, 204 Ananias Street, Manteo. The committee will receive updates on the most recent Marine Fisheries Commission business meeting held in Kill Devil Hills […]
Assessments Scheduled for South Atlantic Amberjack and Red Snapper NOAA Fisheries has scheduled Southeastern Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) workshops for the South Atlantic stocks of greater amberjack and red snapper. These assessments will consist of a series of three workshops: a Data Workshop, an Assessment Workshop, and a Review Workshop. For more information, read […]
NOAA Predicts Above Normal Hurricane Season in 2007 Experts at the NOAA Climate Prediction Center are projecting a 75 percent chance that the Atlantic Hurricane Season will be above normal this year  showing the ongoing active hurricane era remains strong. For the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season, NOAA scientists predict 13 to 17 named storms, […]
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 changes in shellfish harvesting areas will take effect at sunrise, Thursday, May 24, 2007.The following areas will be opened to […]
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COAST GUARD TO BEGIN REMOVAL OF BUOYS IN OLD TOPSAIL CREEK IN NORTH CAROLINA PORTSMOUTH, Va. – All of the navigational buoys in Old Topsail Creek are scheduled for removal by the Coast Guard beginning Tuesday. Shoaling has causd water depths in this North Carolina inlet to become too shallow and dynamic for Coast […]
FISHERIES EXPECTS LICENSE SALES INCREASE FOR HOLIDAYMOREHEAD CITY – State authorities are asking coastal businesses to help spread the word about the new Coastal Recreational Fishing License.In anticipation of increased demand prior to and during Memorial Day weekend, the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries mailed a letter Tuesday to about 700 businesses and related entities, […]
COAST GUARD COORDINATES EVENTS FOR NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The U.S. Coast Guard is coordinating local public outreach efforts this weekend to support National Safe Boating Week, which is celebrated every May as part of an annual campaign to educate the public about safe and responsible recreational boating.The 2007 National Safe Boating Week begins […]
