Two Fishermen Rescued After Boat Starts Sinking PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Two Cape May fishermen were rescued today by the combined efforts of the Coast Guard and other fishing vessels. The two men on the 46-foot bay scalloper Captain Charlie, Matt McElroy and William Grier, radioed a distress signal to Coast Guard Group Eastern Shore operators […]
Draft Addendum II to the Atlantic Menhaden FMP Approved for Public CommentStates to Conduct Public Meetings this SummerThe Commission’s Atlantic Menhaden Management Board approved sending forward Draft Addendum II to Amendment 1 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Menhaden for public comment and review. Most states will be conducting public hearings on the […]
Public Comments Requested on a Proposal to Alter Time/Area Closure for Atlantic Sharks NOAA Fisheries Service has received a petition from the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Marine Fisheries seeking to reduce the extent of the time/area closure for Atlantic sharks off the Mid-Atlantic region. This proposal requests a change […]
State and Federal Law Enforcement Team Up to Protect Endangered Sea Turtles The NOAA Fisheries Service Office for Law Enforcement, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Coast Guard are teaming up again this year with commercial fishermen to protect threatened and endangered sea turtles. The […]
Comments Invited on Proposed Rule to Designate Staghorn and Elkhorn Corals as Threatened This proposed action would place elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) and staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) on the list of threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). While elkhorn and staghorn corals are not currently in danger of extinction throughout all or a […]
Reminder to Keep Appropriate Distance from Marine Mammals A juvenile bottlenose dolphin recently spotted off of St. Helena Islands in South Carolina received the attention of people throughout the Low Country. This dolphin resembles “Carolina Snowball,” a famous albino dolphin that was well known around South Carolina and Georgia in the 1950s and early 1960s. […]
The 15th Annual Cape Fear Blue Water Fishing Tournament Wow, it’s here. The 15th Annual Cape Fear Blue Water Fishing Tournament. The weather is co-operating & all things point to a great tournament. Schedule of Events…… Captains Party 7:00 PM Thursday May 12th @ Bradley Creek Fishing Days Friday & Saturday Bragging & Awards celebration […]
ASMFC Weakfish Board Initiates Development of Addendum to Address Stock DeclinesAlexandria, VA – The Commission’s Weakfish Management Board authorized development of an addendum to Amendment 4 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Weakfish to address stock declines. The action is taken in response to the latest stock assessment, which indicates that total mortality has […]
BARGE REFLOATED AS CLEAN-UP OF OIL SPILL PROGRESSES NORFOLK, Va. – The tank barge VB 53, which grounded in the upper James River on Sunday, May 8, 2005, was successfully refloated at about 7:00 a.m. today. Divers have determined that there are cracks in the bottom of the barge caused by the grounding. The barge […]
Coast Guard Responds to James River Oil Spill; Update #1 NORFOLK – Coast Guard Marine Safety Office Hampton Roads has moved its Command Post for the oil spill on the upper James River to Osborne Park Landing, just above river from the location of the grounded barge. This new location will improve coordination between the […]
