Coast Guard coordinates AMVER vessel’s high-seas rescue PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Watchstanders at the Coast Guard 5th District command center coordinated a rescue approximately 400 miles northeast of Bermuda with the assistance of a German flagged container ship, Friday night. At approximately 6:30 p.m., the watchstanders received a notification from a member of the National […]
Coast Guard rescues boaters near Wrightsville Beach, NC PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard rescued four after their 20-foot boat began taking on water approximately ten miles off the coast of Wrightsville Beach, N.C., Wednesday. At approximately 3 p.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Station Wrightsville Beach received the report from a member of the New […]
NOAA Fisheries Service is Elminating the 240-Foot (40-Fathom) Snapper Grouper Prohibition in the South Atlantic Effective May 10, 2012 NOAA Fisheries Service is eliminating the 240-foot (40-fathom) snapper grouper prohibition in South Atlantic federal waters. The 240-foot prohibition, implemented on January 31, 2011, prohibited the possession of six deepwater snapper grouper species (snowy […]
Coast Guard warns mariners of shoaling at Hatteras, NC WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard is warning mariners of shoaling approximately one-half mile into the Hatteras Inlet Channel here, Monday. The width of the channel has been reduced due to encroaching shoals on either side of the waterway. Vessel operators are urged not to pass […]
Coast Guard assists 6 from aground vessel in Hatteras Inlet, NC PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard assisted six people after a 46-foot charter vessel ran aground in Hatteras Inlet Saturday. Coast Guard Sector North Carolina watchstanders received a report via VHF-FM channel 16 of an aground vessel, the Nancy K, with eight people aboard […]
Coast Guard keeps merchant mariners and public informed on whales PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard is taking active measures to ensure the health and safety of whales in local waters. Every year, from November to April, several whale species return to the Virginia coastal waters that are part of their migratory routes and […]
Council Meeting in Duck, NC: April 10-12, 2012 The public is invited to attend the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s April 2012 meeting to be held at the Sanderling Inn, 1461 Duck Road, Duck, NC 27949, phone 800-701-4111. Below is the meeting agenda. NOTE: For online access to the meeting, register at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/357029721. Once registered […]
NMFS Solicits Proposals for MAFMC 2013 Research Set-Aside Program The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced that it is accepting proposals under the Mid-Atlantic Council’s Research Set-Aside (RSA) Program for research activities to be conducted in 2013. Applications must be received by NMFS on or before 5 p.m. EST on April 2, 2012. […]
NOAA Honors Fishery Management Councils On January 30, 2012, NOAA and NOAA Fisheries honored the eight fishery management councils for their role in shaping the science-based management of U.S. fisheries and the historic milestone to be achieved this year with the implementation of annual catch limits on all federally managed fisheries. These eight councils and […]
PAMLICO SOUND, N.C. — A Coast Guard helicopter crew hoisted three people from the water after their sailboat ran aground near Rawls Island, Saturday. Members aboard the Honey Badger, a 26-foot sailboat, made a mayday call via VHF-FM channel 16, notifying Coast Guard watchstanders that their boat was on ashoal near Rawls Island. […]
