While an international panel is studying revisions of stock quotas of bluefin tuna, the federal agency that divvies up the U.S. share will consider new regulations that address allocation share along the East Coast, a long-standing bone of contention between New England and Southeast watermen. A draft amendment to the Highly Migratory Species Management Plan […]
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It almost seems we are going from one extreme to another this year. In the spring we had a hard time with pier, surf, and inshore fishing because of what seemed like a never ending northerly wind that helped to keep the water and air temps lower than we would like or needed for hot […]
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Summer is here. You can tell by the return of visitors, traffic on Highway 12, the southwest wind with heat and humidity and the chance of thundershowers each day. It?s good to see the folks here again. Of course, this is also high season for visiting turtles and shorebirds that are busy nesting on our […]
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The Dare County Board of Commissioners has set a public hearing on a proposed one percent increase in the occupancy tax for Monday, July 15, at 5:30 during the regularly scheduled July board meeting. The tax increase would go to funding beach nourishment. Three towns that are interested in nourishment – Duck, Kitty Hawk, and […]
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The Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras village has a busy schedule of summer programs that are happening every day of the month this summer and cover a wide variety of interests. Programs include activities for kids to enjoy maritime history through craft-making and for folks to learn about the history of the Civil […]
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A rulemaking petition submitted recently to the North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission is asking that inside waters be closed to shrimp trawling, a proposal that watermen say would devastate their business and deprive consumers of the state’s second most popular seafood. Trawl nets are already prohibited by state law in secondary nursery areas, but petitioner […]
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A 22-year-old man from Montpelier, Va., drowned and his 15-year-old brother almost drowned on Wednesday, June 26, in an incident on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore beach in Frisco. According to Hatteras Island District Ranger David Carter, the call for help for swimmers in trouble about 200 yards north of the Frisco Pier came in […]
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The Cape Hatteras National Seashore has released its proposal to facilitate additional beach access to the public. A public comment period will open July 1 and run through Aug. 2. Public meetings will also be scheduled soon, probably for mid-July. The Proposal to Facilitate Additional Public Beach Access Project presents an evaluation of two alternatives […]
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Outer Banks Ace is asking for community assistance throughout the month of July to help area children receive the care and attention they need from the local Children’s Miracle Network hospital, Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters in Norfolk. Playrooms, classrooms, red wagon rides, and bedside visits from furry friends — this isn’t your […]
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Marine Fisheries Commission Chairman Rob Bizzell yesterday scheduled a meeting for Friday to consider a petition for rulemaking that effectively would prohibit trawling in North Carolina’s internal coastal waters. Then today, he cancelled the meeting. According to an MFC press release, Bizzell has decided, instead, to ask the Finfish, Shellfish/Crustacean, Habitat and Water Quality and […]
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