Category: NC

DANIEL NAMED TO STATEâ€âÃ

DANIEL NAMED TO STATE’S TOP FISHERIES POSTMOREHEAD CITY – Dr. Louis Daniel has been named as the new director for the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries and will begin his new duties Feb. 1.Daniel, 43, replaces Preston Pate, who served as the division’s director since 1997. The Division of Marine Fisheries has the lead role […]

SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA

SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA Preston P. Pate, Jr., 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 temporary closures will take effect immediately:No person shall take or attempt to take any oysters, clams or mussels or […]

STRIPED BASS SEASON â€âÃ

STRIPED BASS SEASON –GILL NETS : ATLANTIC OCEANPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Tuesday, January 23, 2007 the season for the harvest of striped bass with gill nets in the Atlantic Ocean waters of North Carolina WILL OPEN. The following restrictions shall apply:I. SIZE LIMITNo […]

GILL NETS – ALBEMARLE SOUND MANAGEMENT AREA

GILL NETS – ALBEMARLE SOUND MANAGEMENT AREAPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Thursday, February 1, 2007, the following provisions shall apply to the use of gill nets in the ALBEMARLE SOUND MANAGEMENT AREA.I. AREA DESCRIPTION:The Albemarle Sound Management Area as described in Marine Fisheries Rule […]

NOAA Seeking Proposals for Cooperative Fisheries Research

NOAA Seeking Proposals for Cooperative Fisheries Research The Mid-Atlantic Research Set-Aside (RSA) Program provides a mechanism to fund research and compensate vessels through the sale of fish harvested under a research quota. Up to 3 percent of the total allowable landings (TAL) in certain Mid-Atlantic fisheries may be dedicated to research endeavors under the RSA […]

NOAA Scientists Study Potential Bias in Recreational Surveys

NOAA Scientists Study Potential Bias in Recreational Surveys The 2006 National Research Council review of NOAA Fisheries’ recreational fisheries data program pointed out some factors that may cause overestimates or underestimates of catch and effort figures. Over the past year, NOAA Fisheries scientists have been evaluating these and other sources of potential bias in hopes […]

Controlled Access Committee

Controlled Access Committee The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a meeting of its Controlled Access Committee January 23-24, 2007 in Charleston, South Carolina. The Committee will meet to discuss a possible Limited Access Privilege Program for the snapper grouper fishery in the South Atlantic region. A public comment period will be held as […]

SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA

SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREAPreston P. Pate, Jr., 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, Saturday, January 13, 2007.All those waters from the Intracoastal Waterway to mainland […]

COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS â€

COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS – ATLANTIC OCEANPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Tuesday, January 16, 2007, the following restrictions shall apply to the commercial flounder fishery:I. HARVEST LIMITSA. During the period beginning at 12:01 A.M., Tuesday, January 16, 2007 and ending at 6:00 P.M., Tuesday, January […]

NOAA to Hold Regional Public Meetings on Possible Management Measures for Sharks

NOAA to Hold Regional Public Meetings on Possible Management Measures for Sharks and Swordfish NOAA Fisheries has published a series of combined regional meetings on an Atlantic swordfish proposed rule and scoping meetings on potential shark management measures. The proposed rule on Atlantic swordfish would provide a reasonable opportunity for U.S. vessels to more fully […]