ACTIVE DUTY COAST GUARDSMAN AND FT. COLLINS NATIVE AWARDED ACHIEVMENT MEDAL FOR SAVING LIFE PORTSMOUTH, Va., — Coast Guard Petty Officer Dennis Amerson, a Ft. Collins native, was awarded the Coast Guard Achievment medal for his heroic actions at a local restaraunt in Baltimore where he saved the life of a 75 year-old woman May […]
COAST GUARD TO RESCUE STRANDED BOATERS ON DAMAGED SAILING VESSEL PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Coast Guard Atlantic Area Command Search and Rescue Controllers are coordinating the Coast Guard response to a mayday call from a 36-foot sailing vessel with five people on board, approximately 250 miles off the coast of Nantucket, Mass. The mayday call was […]
New conservation effort at upcoming Governor’s Cup Billfishing Series The South Carolina Governor’s Cup Billfishing Series, entering its 18th season, will feature five tournaments along the coast beginning May 3rd at Edisto Island and ending July 1 at the Charleston City Marina’s HMY/Viking MegaDock Billfishing Tournament. This year, the Governor’s Cup Advisory Board, in an […]
NEW NOAA ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE LAUNCHED, REACHES ORBIT May 25, 2006  NOAA and NASA officials confirmed that a new geostationary operational environmental satellite, designed to track hurricanes and other severe weather impacting the nation, successfully reached orbit last night after it was launched from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The spacecraft separation […]
Bipartisan fisheries management bill passes Resources Committee WASHINGTON – The House Resources Committee today approved H.R. 5018, the American Fisheries Management and Marine Life Enhancement Act, sponsored by Chairman Richard Pombo (R-Calif.), Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) and Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska), on a vote of 26 to 15. H.R. 5018 reauthorizes the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation […]
Regional Conservation Equivalency Proposed for Summer Flounder NOAA Fisheries has proposed measures contained in Framework Adjustment 6 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan that would allow regional conservation equivalency in the summer flounder recreational fishery. The intent of this proposed rule is to increase flexibility and efficiency in the […]
Recreational Measures Set for Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Fisheries NOAA Fisheries has approved the final 2006 recreational measures for the summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass fisheries. A letter to permit holders provides tables that summarize the minimum fish size, possession limit, and fishing season for these fisheries. For the summer […]
Swordfish Management Measures Extended NOAA Fisheries has published a final rule to extend the 2005 management measures for North Atlantic swordfish and adjust quotas to account for updated landings information. This final rule implements a recommendation adopted by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT). The effective date of this rule is […]
Optimum Temp for Selected Species Species Lower Temp Optimum Temp Upper Temp Albacore 59 62-65 66 Amberjack 60 65-75 80+ Atlantic Bonito 60 65-75 80+ Atlantic Cod 31 44-49 59 Atlantic Mackerel 40 45-55 70 Barracuda 55 72-80 86 Bigeye Tuna 52 62-74 80 Blackfin Tuna 65 70-75 82 Black Marlin 68 72-82 […]
7th Annual Dixie Chicken Fishing Funament Memorial Day Weekend May 26-28 Harbourgate Marina, Little River, SC Food, Fishing, Fun! Awards Cash Prizes Auction Live Entertainment A mixed species tournament in memory of Jim Caudle. All proceeds benefit the Jim Caudle Artificial Reef Foundation. For more details, call 843-249-1637 Added attraction: Flounder […]
