Measures approved for dolphin, blueline tilefish, yellowtail snapper and black sea bass; 2016-2020 Vision Blueprint if approved by the Secretary of Commerce, new federal fishing measures approved by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council during its meeting last week in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina will be implemented in 2016. The regulation changes are designed to […]
MOREHEAD CITY — Waters in the Pamlico Sound and the northern portion of Core Sound will close to anchored, large-mesh gill nets starting one hour after sunrise on Thursday morning due to interactions with sea turtles. The closure impacts Management Unit B under the state’s Sea Turtle Incidental Take Permit, which includes all of […]
MOREHEAD CITY — In adopting a supplement to the Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan, The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission has instituted a combination of size limit changes, modifications to fishing gear allowances, total allowable landings and season closures. Beginning Jan. 1, 2016, the commercial minimum size limit will go up from 14 inches to 15 […]
NEW ORLEANS — Over the course of the past week, the Coast Guard responded to multiple cases along the Gulf of Mexico where people in distress were not wearing lifejackets. Life Jackets should be used with any activity on the water, whether it’s done with a paddle, motor or a sail. Using a properly fitted […]
The S.C. Natural Resources Board, the policy making body of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources, will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6 in Room 335 (board room) of the Rembert C. Dennis Building located at 1000 Assembly St. in Columbia. Board meetings are open to the public and anyone with business for […]
The final rule implementing Amendment 7 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Dolphin Wahoo Fishery of the Atlantic and Amendment 33 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (Dolphin Wahoo Amendment 7 and Snapper-Grouper Amendment 33) published on December 28, 2015 (80 FR 80686). Regulations will be […]
MIAMI — The Coast Guard is reminding boaters to practice safe boating and exercise caution during New Year’s Eve celebrations, and throughout the upcoming weekend. Coast Guard crews throughout the Seventh Coast Guard District will be on duty New Year’s Eve to ensure everyone venturing out on the water has a safe holiday. Anyone planning […]
MIAMI — The Coast Guard continues to respond to the loss of containers from the barge Columbia Elizabeth, which reported losing multiple containers between Cape Canaveral and Palm Beach, Florida, Sunday. Marine prevention teams from Coast Guard Sector Miami and Marine Safety Detachment Lake Worth have been dispatched to the Port of Palm beach where […]
MIAMI — Twenty Cuban migrants were repatriated to Bahia de Cabanas, Cuba, by the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Kathleen Moore Tuesday. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Key West, Florida command center received a report of eight people aboard a homemade raft 31 nautical miles south of Key West Saturday night. The Coast […]
BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard, Maryland State Police, Maryland Natural Resources Police and Anne Arundel County Fire Rescue are searching for a man Friday off Sandy Point State Park in Annapolis. Coast Guard Sector Baltimore watchstanders received a report Thursday at approximately 9 p.m. from Anne Arundel Fire Rescue stating a man not wearing a […]
