NOAA Fisheries Requests Public Comments on an Action to Allow Transfer of Black Sea Bass Pot Endorsements (Comment Period Ends October 22, 2012) NOAA Fisheries requests public comments on a resubmitted action from Amendment 18A to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (Amendment 18A). The notice […]
Coast Guard medevacs fisherman 45 miles off NC coast PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard medevaced a crewmember from a fishing vessel approximately 45 miles northeast of Oregon Inlet, N.C., Monday. Crewmembers aboard the Ashley Nicole, a 42-foot fishing vessel, contacted Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet watchstanders at approximately 10 a.m., reporting that a crewman […]
Coast Guard assists disabled vessel 46 miles off NC coast PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard assisted two people aboard a 24-foot pleasure craft that was disabled approximately 46 miles southeast of Sneads Ferry, N.C., Sunday. The operator of the vessel contacted Coast Guard Sector North Carolina watchstanders via VHF-FM channel 16 at approximately […]
Coast Guard, good Samaritans medevac 4 near Southport The Coast Guard and good Samaritans medevaced four people after their 20-foot pleasure craft reportedly allided with a platform near Deep Point Marina in Southport, N.C., Saturday. The operator of the vessel contacted Coast Guard Sector North Carolina watchstanders via VHF-FM channel 16 at approximately 9 p.m., […]
Shallow-draft Inlet Meeting The Wilmington District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will conduct a Shallow-draft Inlet Meeting at 2:00 pm on Tuesday August 7, 2012. The meeting will be held at Pearsall Memorial Presbyterian Church located at 3902 Market Street, Wilmington, NC 28403. We will be discussing all project issues for the following […]
Coast Guard rescues 2 from capsized vessel in Bogue Inlet, NC EMERALD ISLE, N.C. — A Coast Guard boat crew from Station Emerald Isle rescued two people, a man and a woman, after their vessel capsized in Bogue Inlet near Emerald Isle, Monday. The boat crew was underway for training on a 45-Foot Response […]
U.S. Commerce Department Announces 2012 Regional Fishery Council Appointments The Commerce Department today announced the appointment of 30 new and returning members to the eight regional fishery management councils that partner with NOAA’s Fisheries Service to manage ocean fish stocks. Council History The councils were established by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to […]
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard rescued two people from the water 500 yards off Wrightsville Beach, N.C., Sunday. The two men fell in the water when a storm front moved through the area and caused their 17-foot sailing vessel to capsize. At approximately 6:45 p.m., a security guard called Coast Guard Station […]
Coast Guard restores aids in inlet near Topsail, NCWILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard has completed the replacement of the aids to navigation in New Topsail Inlet Thursday. The aids were temporarily removed in October 2011 due to severe shoaling in the area. The Army Corps of Engineers was able to dredge the inlet in […]
NOAA Fisheries Service Has Implemented a Rebuilding Plan for Red Grouper in the South Atlantic NOAA Fisheries Service has implemented a rebuilding plan for red grouper. The red grouper stock of the South Atlantic was assessed in 2010 through the Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review Process. The assessment determined red grouper to be overfished (population […]
