COAST GUARD MEDEVACS SICK BOATER PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., air crew responded to a mariner suffering from chest pain 37 miles off the coast of North Carolina today.An HH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter crew from Air Station Elizabeth City hoisted a 58 year-old man from the 100-foot charter vessel Continental Shelf […]
Federal Agencies Announce Availability of Sea Turtle Five-year Status Reviews The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service (Agencies) jointly announced today the completion and availability of six five-year status reviews for federally listed sea turtles: Olive ridley sea turtle; Kemp’s ridley sea turtle; Leatherback sea turtle; Green sea turtle; Hawksbill sea […]
Portsmouth fisherman hauls in world-record croaker Norman Jenkins of Portsmouth holds the largest croaker ever caught, at 8 pounds, 11 ounces. With Jenkins is longtime fishing buddy Sammy Brooks of Portsmouth. SPECIAL TO THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT By LEE TOLLIVER, The Virginian-Pilot © August 18, 2007 | Last updated 7:41 PM Aug. 21 Norman Jenkins has given […]
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Seeks Advisors; Deadline Aug 21 Interested members of the public are encouraged to submit applications to the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council for seats currently available on its advisory panels. There are two Florida commercial seats and one North Carolina commercial seat vacant on the King and Spanish Mackerel Advisory Panel; one […]
Council Seeks Input on Measures to End Overfishing of Gag and Vermilion Snapper The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council is holding a series of six public scoping meetings on an amendment to reduce the commercial and recreational harvest of gag grouper and vermilion snapper. Recent stock assessments show that overfishing is occurring for these economically […]
Deadline Approaching for Cooperative Research Program Applicants NOAA Fisheries’ Southeast Cooperative Research Program provides financial assistance for projects that seek to improve the working relationship between NOAA researchers, state fishery agencies, universities, and fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico and off the South Atlantic states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. The program […]
NOAA Updates Atlantic Hurricane Outlook; Above-Normal Season Still Expected NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center has released its update to the 2007 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook, maintaining its expectations for an above-normal season. As we enter the peak months (August through October) of the Atlantic hurricane season, NOAA scientists are predicting an 85 percent chance of an […]
NOAA Fisheries Service Seeks Public Input on Guidance for Limited Access Privilege Programs NOAA Fisheries Service is seeking public input on what guidance is needed to implement the limited access privilege program provisions found in section 303(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, as amended in 2006. The regional fishery management councils hold […]
Carolina Beach Inlet Receives Full Federal Funding of $1.23 Million Coastal Projects Get Boost from Congress Washington, D.C – U.S. Representative Mike McIntyre has announced that Carolina Beach Inlet has been approved for full federal funding for the upcoming fiscal year by the U.S. House Energy and Water Appropriations Committee. Congressman McIntyre states, “Despite all […]
Step Up For Soldiers at Kure Beach Fishing Pier “Step Up For Soldiers, a nonprofit organization dedicated to “Helping Disabled Soldiers Get On Their Feet”, will hold their second annual Children’s Fishing Day on Saturday August 18, 2007 at Kure Beach Fishing Pier. Registration for the day of free fishing on the pier will begin […]
