I remember a time when fish houses rocked to a steady beat of commerce, and the poignant scent of fish money trailed through Hatteras Island’s seven villages. That seems long ago. Most of those fish houses have shut their doors, and many of those fishermen have traded in their boots for jobs. Commercial fishing, as […]
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After learning that I had breast cancer, I was sure the skies would part and a light would shine down from heaven revealing the true meaning of life. To my surprise, life went on pretty much as it had before my diagnosis, and I can’t say that knowing I had cancer helped me unravel the […]
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By SUSAN WEST By SUSAN WEST Paul Dunn runs his commercial fishing boat, the Shannon D., out of Hatteras village on any day when the twin stars of fish behavior and weather align to promise a good catch. Dunn fishes year round, gillnetting for Spanish mackerel, bluefish, and other fish, and trolling for king mackerel. […]
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By SUSAN WEST By SUSAN WEST Chances are remote that oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico would wash ashore in North Carolina, according to the state Department of Crime and Public Safety. If anything, beach-goers might see some tar balls on the beach, not a smothering blanket of oil choking […]
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By SUSAN WEST By SUSAN WEST State fisheries officials approved new gill net restrictions on Thursday, April 13, that settle a lawsuit filed by the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center in February. The lawsuit had sought a ban on the use of all gill nets in state waters, charging that state officials […]
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The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission decided by the slimmest of margins on Friday morning, May 15, that bucking a regional weakfish management plan wasn’t in the best interest of the state. To bring the state into compliance with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) weakfish plan, rules limiting commercial fishermen to a 100-pound […]
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The logo for Outer Banks Catch, the local seafood marketing campaign, was selected Monday, May 10, at a joint meeting of the program’s executive committee and the Dare County Commission for Working Watermen. The logo features a silhouette of a fish composed from the lines of a fork and spoon, and was one of six […]
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Fishermen and county commissioners exchanged information with state officials about a host of fisheries issues at the Dare County Commission for Working Watermen meeting April 21. State officials attending the meeting included North Carolina Rep. Tim Spear, Division of Marine Fisheries director Louis Daniel, and Wildlife Resources Commission director Gordon Myers. Chris Dillon, special projects […]
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A draft report posing consideration of a sweeping reduction in the citizen advisory committee system that supports the state Marine Fisheries Commission has been issued by the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources. The draft Legislative Report on Boards, Commissions and Councils states that one 11- to 13-member advisory council would be more […]
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