Surveys indicate shoaling in Carolina Beach Carolina Beach, NC – Mariners are advised that Carolina Beach Inlet’s Aids to Navigation may be unreliable due to recent shoaling across the channel, with depths less than 2 feet in the vicinity of Carolina Beach Inlet Buoys 1, 2 and 7. This presents a potential hazard of grounding […]
OCRACOKE, N.C. – Coast Guard crews and good Samaritans rescued three fishermen after their fishing vessel began taking on water and sank Monday in the Pamlico Sound northeast of the Brant Island Shoal. Crew from the Good Samaritan fishing vessel, Miss Kelly, relayed a mayday call to Sector North Carolina watchstanders at 6:10 a.m., Monday […]
Multi-agency search for missing man in Pamlico River, N.C. WASHINGTON, N.C. – The Coast Guard and other responders are searching for an approximately 70-year-old man Monday, after reports that he fell off his 19-foot Sea Ox into the Pamlico River near Goose Creek State Park, about 10 miles east of Washington. The crew of the tug Island Girl called Station […]
Coast Guard suspends search for missing N.C. boaters ATLANTIC BEACH, N.C. – The Coast Guard suspended its search at 8:10 p.m. Wednesday for two missing men after their 31-foot Fountain boat capsized Tuesday morning and a third man aboard was rescued 30 miles outside of Beaufort Inlet near Big Rock in Carteret County. Missing are […]
NOAAs Reponse To Oil Spill We are all watching the unfolding oil spill incident occurring in the Gulf of Mexico and are deeply concerned over the anticipated impacts this spill can have on marine life and the economies which rely on them. I want to give you a brief summary of NOAA’s and Fisheries’ full […]
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species News Effective January 1 through January 31, 2010, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) adjusts the General category daily Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) retention limit to two large medium or giant BFT per vessel per day/trip . Until January 1, 2010, the current retention limit of three […]
THE MFC ADVISOR Marine Fisheries Commission Business Meeting Clam Digger Inn at Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina September 23-25, 2009 The Marine Fisheries Commission and the Division of Marine Fisheries continue to look for ways to keep committee advisors and the public informed about commission activities. It is our intent to publish the MFC […]
NOAA Fisheries Publishes a Final Rule for South Atlantic Snapper-Grouper Amendment 15B NOAA Fisheries Service published the final rule for Amendment 15B to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic region on November 16, 2009. This final rule will: Prohibit the sale of snapper-grouper harvested under the bag […]
Federal Fisheries Management Council Approves Measures to Protect Largest Deepwater Coral Reef in the South Atlantic Historic measures aim to protect over 23,000 square miles of coral habitats Members of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council voted unanimously last week to approve the Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Amendment 1, a move that will bolster the […]
Coast Guard to hold formal hearing on N.C. parasailing accident WILMINGTON, N.C. – The Coast Guard is scheduled to hold a formal hearing to receive testimonies concerning the parasailing accident that occurred Aug. 28 in Ocean Isle, N.C. that resulted in the death of two women. The hearing will be held from Sept. 23-25 […]
