The search for Greg Mickey continues The search for Greg Mickey continues. The reports I have been given include….Divers visiting the Dive Site off of Frying Pan Tower Yesterday found a dive belt and BCD. Yesterday a plane off the North End of Oak Island spotted a diving mask in the water about 100 yds […]
NOAA PUBLISHES ATLANTIC LARGE WHALE TAKE REDUCTION PLANProposed Rule Opens for Public Comment The NOAA Fisheries Service today announced publication of a proposed rule to further reduce entanglements of large whales in commercial fishing gear along the U.S. East Coast. The proposed rule would revise the agency’s current regulations under the Atlantic Large Whale Take […]
NOAA TAKES STEPS TO REDUCE SHIP COLLISIONS WITH ENDANGERED NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALESFewer Than 300 Critically Endangered Right Whales Exist June 22, 2005  The NOAA Fisheries Service published a notice today as part of the ongoing strategy to reduce ship collisions with endangered North Atlantic right whales. The agency published a Notice of Intent to […]
NOAA FISHERIES SERVICE PROPOSES IMPROVED GUIDELINES FOR FISHERY MANAGEMENT DECISIONS New Guidelines Address National Standard One of Magnuson-Stevens Act NOAA Fisheries Service today proposed improved guidelines to help fishery managers implement National Standard One of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. National Standard One requires fishery managers to prevent overfishing and rebuild stocks in […]
The search for Greg Mickey continues The search for Greg Mickey continues. The seas have come down drastically, and that is good news. A number of boats will be heading out tomorrow to continue the search. “Details” will be out for sure & they will be monitoring Channel 16 & 68. If any club members […]
Prayer and SEARCH REQUEST!!!!!!!! Many of you know by now that the Coast Guard has suspended it’s search for club member Greg Mickey. Many of our members have assisted in the search yesterday, and some are going out again today. We continue to lift up Julia and her family with prayers of comfort, and hope. […]
Size Matters wins 47th Big Rock June 18, 2005 MOREHEAD CITY N.C. – When it comes to the Big Rock, size matters.Size Matters, a Maryland-based boat captained by Josh Ruskey, survived a late scare by former champion Dancin’ Outlaw to hold on and win the 47th annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament.The Dancin’ Outlaw, winner […]
NOAA DEPLOYS SEVEN NEW HURRICANE BUOYS June 17, 2005  The NOAA National Data Buoy Center launched six new weather data buoy stations designed to enhance hurricane monitoring and forecasting. The buoys have been deployed in key locations in the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. The center also deployed a seventh buoy […]
Coastal Ocean Research and Monitoring Program (CORMP)-Notice to Mariners The Coastal Ocean Research and Monitoring Program (CORMP) of the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNW) is seeking the co-operation of all mariners operating in the NC coastal ocean (specifically Onslow and Long Bays) to help safeguard the CORMP buoys and shore based moorings against vandalism. […]
Size Matters takes Big Rock lead June 17, 2005 MOREHEAD CITY N.C. – Size Matters, a Maryland-based boat captained by Josh Ruskey, grabbed the overall lead in the 47th annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament Friday when it showed up at the scales with a 529-pounder that was reeled in by lady angler Gigi Wagoner. […]
