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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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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“First in Flight” is apparently still up for grabs, at least as far as the state of Connecticut is concerned. The centennial of the Wright brothers’ first manned, powered flight was 10 years ago, and the mostly good-natured feud between North Carolina and Ohio over where flight began has long quieted. Now Connecticut has stirred […]
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Technically, Lynne Foster is a “come-here” on Hatteras Island, a term meant to distinguish the natives from the interlopers. But between her genuine warmth and determined drive to help her adopted community, she has earned well-deserved “belongs-here” status. Foster was awarded Outstanding Citizen of the Year at Dare County’s 38th annual Dare Day celebration this […]
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It was a juicy saga that began in June 2010 and spurred a frenzy of worldwide publicity. A mate on the charter boat Citation, based out of Hatteras, forgot to buy his $15 fishing license. In a crazy twist, that oversight ends up creating a technicality that disqualifies the boat of more than $1 million […]
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Not quite six years ago, North Carolina officially opened the eastern campus of the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching at the beautifully restored Coast Guard Station on Ocracoke Island. The state Senate now wants to shutter the place up. Islanders were thrilled that the $7 million state-funded renovation maintained the station’s authentic […]
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The controversial gamefish bill that would have made three species of wild-caught fish unavailable to watermen and consumers in North Carolina was killed late Wednesday, making it the fourth time a gamefish measure has perished in the state. “It is officially dead,” said Rep. Paul Tine, a Kitty Hawk Democrat. “It will not run.” […]
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A provision in the proposed state Senate budget that would consider options to acquire Oregon Inlet was a surprise to officials at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, the owner of the waterway’s submerged land and much of the adjacent property. “We have not had conversations with anybody at all about acquiring Oregon Inlet,” said Darrell Echols, […]
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By CATHERINE KOZAK Tolls for the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry are included in the proposed state Senate bill, but another measure that would eliminate tolling for all state ferry routes is still kicking around. The uncertainty has resulted in a reprieve for the Cedar Island and Swan Quarter routes, which were scheduled to have toll increases by […]
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Shifting sand continues to cause problems for returning the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferries to their original route. However, the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division will add more runs on the route to handle increased demand during the coming Memorial Day holiday weekend. Tests conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers late last month showed […]
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