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<title>FryingPanTower.Com</title>
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<description>Fishing The Carolina Coast</description>
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<title>Nontraditional Stakeholders Sought for Participation in ASMFC Shad &amp; River Herri</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Nontraditional Stakeholders Sought for Participation in ASMFC Shad &#38; River Herring Advisory Panel 
&#160;

Washington, DC &#8211; The Commission's Shad and River Herring Management Board is in process of re-configuring its Shad &#38; River Herring Advisory Panel. As part of that process, the Board is seeking nominations from nontraditional stakeholders to fill two seats on the panel. Examples of such stakeholders include, but are not limited to, nongovernmental organizations, grassroots o]]></description>
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<dc:subject>ASMFC</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2008-03-26T04:31:43-04:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by Capt_Dave</dc:creator>
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<title>SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA</title>
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<description><![CDATA[SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA

Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, upon the recommendation of Leah Devlin, D.D.S., M.P.H., State Health Director, Department of Health and Human Services, hereby announces that the following changes in shellfish harvesting areas will take effect at sunrise, Wednesday, March 26, 2008.

All those waters in Brunswick County will return to the status in existence immediately prior to the March 16, 2008 temporary closures. 

THE FOLLOWING A]]></description>
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<dc:subject>NCDMF</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2008-03-26T04:30:37-04:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by Capt_Dave</dc:creator>
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<title>Sharks in State Waters Need Your Support</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Sharks in State Waters Need Your Support
Millions of sharks are killed worldwide each year in fisheries, and the lucrative global trade in shark fins is driving the extermination of sharks in many parts of the world. In U.S. territorial waters, federal regulations prohibit the practice of shark finning and establish limits on shark catches to foster the recovery of overfished species. In coastal waters under the states' jurisdiction, however, the rules often do not achieve federal standards of ]]></description>
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<dc:subject>MFCN</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2008-03-26T04:25:43-04:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by Capt_Dave</dc:creator>
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<title>Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Finfish Advisory Committee</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Finfish Advisory Committee
The Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Finfish Advisory Committee will meet on Wednesday, April 2, at 12 p.m. at the DENR Regional field office in Washington, located at 943 Washington Square Mall.
 
The committee will receive an update on the Marine Fisheries Commission and DMF activities that affect finfish fisheries.
 
The committee will receive a presentation on the draft Red Drum Fishery Management Plan, and will be asked t]]></description>
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<dc:subject>NCDMF</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2008-03-21T04:29:23-04:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by Capt_Dave</dc:creator>
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<title>WEEKLY UPDATE: 03/20/008</title>
<link>http://www.fryingpantower.com/article4068.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[WEEKLY UPDATE: 03/20/008
NORTH CAROLINA FISHERIES ASSOCIATION
&#8220;Serving Commercial Fishing Families of North Carolina&#8221;

He is Risen&#8230;have a blessed Easter from all of us at NCFA
Despite the fact that the NC Marine Fisheries Commission voted unanimously to put Jule Wheatly&#8217;s name forward as the preferred candidate for the upcoming appointment to the Mid Atlantic Council Governor Easley (true to form) ignored his own advisors and did not mention the preference of the Co]]></description>
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<dc:subject>NCFA</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2008-03-21T04:27:41-04:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by Capt_Dave</dc:creator>
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<title>Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Shellfish Advisory Committee (AC)</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Shellfish Advisory Committee (AC)
The Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Shellfish Advisory Committee (AC) will meet on April 2, at 6 p.m., in Room 305 of the CMAST building located at 303 College Circle in Morehead City, NC. 
&#160;
The committee will receive updates on the MFC, DMF activities, and on the status of oysters, clams, and scallops.&#160; The AC will discuss the mechanical harvest effort options for oysters, as well as the movement of seed shellfi]]></description>
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<dc:subject>NCDMF</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2008-03-21T04:26:05-04:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by Capt_Dave</dc:creator>
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<title>Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Habitat and Water Quality (H&#38;WQ) Committee</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Habitat and Water Quality (H&#38;WQ) Committee 
&#160;
The Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Habitat and Water Quality (H&#38;WQ) Committee will meet on Monday, March 31, at 1 p.m., at the DENR Regional Office, located at 943 Washington Square Mall.
The committee will discuss any modifications to the agenda, approve minutes from the November 5, 2007 and January 14, 2008 meetings, and receive public comments.&#160; The committee will also receive various updat]]></description>
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<dc:subject>NCDMF</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2008-03-21T04:23:38-04:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by Capt_Dave</dc:creator>
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<title>Navy Sonar Testing Application Comments Sought</title>
<link>http://www.fryingpantower.com/article4065.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[
    
        
            
            Navy Sonar Testing Application Comments Sought 
            
        
        
            
            NOAA Fisheries has received a request from the U.S. Navy for authorization for the take of marine mammals incidental to Atlantic Fleet Active Sonar Training (AFAST) activities conducted off the Atlantic coast and in the Gulf of Mexico for the period beginning January 2009 and ending January 2014. Pursuant to the implementing regulations of the M]]></description>
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<dc:subject>NOAAFISH</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2008-03-19T05:27:35-04:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by Capt_Dave</dc:creator>
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<title>2007 U.S. OCEAN POLICY REPORT CARD</title>
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<description><![CDATA[2007 U.S. OCEAN POLICY REPORT CARD
&#160; The Joint Ocean Commission Initiative recently released its third annual U.S. Ocean Policy Report Card. The report card assesses the nation's progress in 2007 toward implementing the recommendations of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy and the Pew Oceans Commission, as well as the actions described in the Administration's U.S. Ocean Action Plan. It also informs policymakers and the public of the critical challenges facing our oceans, while identifying]]></description>
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<dc:subject>Pew</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2008-03-19T05:25:17-04:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by Capt_Dave</dc:creator>
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<title>NAVY SONAR BAN IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA UPHELD</title>
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<description><![CDATA[NAVY SONAR BAN IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA UPHELD
&#160; The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently rejected the Navy's appeal of restrictions banning their use of high-powered sonar within 12 nautical miles of the coast, and furthermore, set additional limits.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; In January, the court had temporarily set aside two restrictions in the ban: that the Navy must shut down sonar if a marine mammal ventures within 2,200 yards of a sonar device; and, that the Navy must reduce sonar]]></description>
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<dc:subject>Pew</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2008-03-19T05:23:52-04:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by Capt_Dave</dc:creator>
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<title>CORALS GROWING SMALLER</title>
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<description><![CDATA[CORALS GROWING SMALLER
&#160;&#160; A recent study by the Wildlife Conservation Society that measured the size of more than 21,000 corals over a 14-year period found that corals are growing smaller and these changes are associated with coral bleaching events and fishing. The researchers measured coral sizes in marine parks in Kenya where fishing is not allowed and compared those findings with corals in nearby fishing grounds. The researchers studied 26 different types of coral and found that co]]></description>
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<dc:subject>Pew</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2008-03-19T05:21:41-04:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by Capt_Dave</dc:creator>
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<title>FISH PERISH AS CLIMATE CHANGE DISRUPTS OCEAN SYSTEMS</title>
<link>http://www.fryingpantower.com/article4061.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[FISH PERISH AS CLIMATE CHANGE DISRUPTS OCEAN SYSTEMS
&#160;&#160; The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) recently released &#34;In Dead Water: Merging Climate Change with Pollution, Over-Harvest, and Infestations in the World's Fishing Grounds,&#34; which maps the multiple impacts of stressors such as pollution, infestations of exotic species, and over-exploitation on the seas and oceans. The report shows that at least 75 percent of the world's key fishing grounds may be affected by ]]></description>
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<dc:subject>Pew</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2008-03-19T05:20:20-04:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by Capt_Dave</dc:creator>
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<title> SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA</title>
<link>http://www.fryingpantower.com/article4060.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[&#160;SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA 

Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, upon the recommendation of Leah Devlin, D.D.S., M.P.H., State Health Director, Department of Health and Human Services, hereby announces that the following shellfish area temporary closures will take effect immediately:

No person shall take or attempt to take any oysters, clams or mussels or possess, sell or offer for sale any oysters, clams or mussels taken from the following polluted areas:
]]></description>
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<dc:subject>NCDMF</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2008-03-17T06:02:22-04:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by Capt_Dave</dc:creator>
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<title>WEEKLY UPDATE: 03/07/008</title>
<link>http://www.fryingpantower.com/article4059.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[WEEKLY UPDATE: 03/07/008
NORTH CAROLINA FISHERIES ASSOCIATION
&#8220;Serving Commercial Fishing Families of North Carolina&#8221;

&#160;
Allocation is key&#8230;all fisheries will be affected by the allocation debate/war that is currently underway. It is very important for all of us in the industry to realize the allocation issues are NOT South Atlantic issues; it is an issue for every fishery. The strategy, exemplified by the actions/leadership of the SAFMC, is to allocate quotas prior t]]></description>
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<dc:subject>NCFA</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2008-03-17T06:00:45-04:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by Capt_Dave</dc:creator>
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<title>GILL NET RULES TO SOON CHANGE</title>
<link>http://www.fryingpantower.com/article4058.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[GILL NET RULES TO SOON CHANGE
&#160;
&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; MOREHEAD CITY &#8211; New gill net restrictions will soon go into effect for the Pamlico County bays and the Bay, Neuse and Pungo rivers.
&#160;
Fishermen who use gill nets with greater than 5-inch mesh length will be required to equip them with 3-foot tie downs.
&#160;
Also, nets with greater than 5-inch mesh length may not be set within 50 yards of the shore in upstream areas of the Ne]]></description>
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<dc:subject>NCDMF</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2008-03-17T05:58:32-04:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by Capt_Dave</dc:creator>
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<title>COMMERCIAL PURPOSES, INTERNAL WATERS</title>
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<description><![CDATA[COMMERCIAL PURPOSES, INTERNAL WATERS

Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 1:00 P.M., Saturday, March 15, 2008, the following restrictions will apply to the taking of flounder for commercial fishing operations:&#160; 

I. &#160;&#160; MINIMUM SIZE LIMIT
&#160;
It is unlawful to possess flounder less than 14 inches total length taken from internal fishing waters as part of a commercial fishing operation.

II. GENERAL INFORMATI]]></description>
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<dc:subject>NCDMF</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2008-03-14T06:34:48-04:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by Capt_Dave</dc:creator>
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<item>
<title>Coast Guard Cautions Against Illegal Charter Boats</title>
<link>http://www.fryingpantower.com/article4056.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[
    
        
            
            Coast Guard Cautions Against Illegal Charter Boats 
            &#160; 
            
        
        
            BALTIMORE&#160;- The Coast Guard cautions passengers, who pay to go fishing on the Chesapeake Bay, to avoid boats that do not have licensed captains or has not been inspected by the Coast Guard.
            The Coast Guard advises passengers to ask boat captains to show their original Coast Guard issued license. If the boat is carryi]]></description>
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<dc:subject>USCG</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2008-03-14T06:33:33-04:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by Capt_Dave</dc:creator>
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<title>Marine Fisheries Forum Set for March 18</title>
<link>http://www.fryingpantower.com/article4055.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[
    
        
            
            Marine Fisheries Forum Set for March 18
            &#160;
            Contact:
            Katie Mosher 919/515-9069
            Heather Ward 919/515-1092
            
            
            &#160;
            North Carolina Sea Grant, the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) and the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) are co-sponsoring the third Marine Fisheries Forum at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center on March 18.&#160; MFC]]></description>
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<dc:subject>SeaGrant</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2008-03-14T06:30:22-04:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by Capt_Dave</dc:creator>
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<title>COAST GUARD RESCUES BOATER IN NORTH CAROLINA</title>
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<description><![CDATA[COAST GUARD&#160;RESCUES&#160;BOATER IN NORTH CAROLINA&#160; 
&#160;
PORTSMOUTH, Va. -&#160;A Coast Guard HH-60 Jayhawk Rescue Helicopter from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C.,&#160;rescued a stranded&#160;boater today in Neuse Creek&#160;in the vicinity of Cherry Point, N.C., after he was reported overdue.

Rescued was Greg Williams. 
Williams was reported overdue initially by his wife when he did not return home at a pre-scheduled time. Williams was located at approximately 5:45 p.m., sta]]></description>
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<dc:subject>USCG</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2008-03-14T06:28:15-04:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by Capt_Dave</dc:creator>
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<title>SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA</title>
<link>http://www.fryingpantower.com/article4053.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA 
Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, upon the recommendation of Leah Devlin, D.D.S., M.P.H., State Health Director, Department of Health and Human Services, hereby announces that the following shellfish area temporary closure will take effect immediately:
No person shall take or attempt to take any oysters, clams or mussels or possess, sell or offer for sale any oysters, clams or mussels taken from the following polluted area:
ONSLOW AND CA]]></description>
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<dc:subject>NCDMF</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2008-03-14T06:27:27-04:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by Capt_Dave</dc:creator>
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<title>WEEKLY UPDATE: 03/07/008</title>
<link>http://www.fryingpantower.com/article4052.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[WEEKLY UPDATE: 03/07/008
NORTH CAROLINA FISHERIES ASSOCIATION
&#8220;Serving Commercial Fishing Families of North Carolina&#8221;

&#160;
ALLOCATION,ALLOCATION,ALLOCATION, that&#8217;s the issue at the South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council meeting in Jekyll Island, Georgia despite the fact that the meeting schedule had lot&#8217;s of other issues to attend, such as: Snapper Grouper Amendment 15B (modifications to the sales provision for&#160;snapper grouper, allocations, permit renewa]]></description>
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<dc:subject>NCFA</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2008-03-14T06:25:23-04:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by Capt_Dave</dc:creator>
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<title>2008 Bluefish Specifications Announced</title>
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<description><![CDATA[
    
        
            
            2008 Bluefish Specifications Announced 
            
        
        
            
            NOAA Fisheries has announced final specifications for the 2008 Atlantic bluefish fishery, including state-by-state commercial quotas, a recreational harvest limit, and recreational possession limits for Atlantic bluefish off the east coast of the United States. These specifications are established to maintain sustainable harvests of Atlantic Bluefish an]]></description>
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<dc:subject>NMFS</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2008-03-14T06:21:11-04:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by Capt_Dave</dc:creator>
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<title>PEELER CRAB TRAWLING</title>
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<description><![CDATA[PEELER CRAB TRAWLING

Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 9:00 A.M., Thursday, March 6, 2008, the following areas WILL OPEN to peeler crab trawling:&#160; 

I. AREA DESCRIPTIONS
&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; A. CARTERET COUNTY
1. Waters of Core Sound excluding designated nursery and shellfish management areas
2. Cedar Island Bay - to the Primary Nursery Area line
3. Nelson Bay excluding designated nursery and shellfish management]]></description>
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<dc:subject>NCDMF</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2008-03-14T06:18:45-04:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by Capt_Dave</dc:creator>
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<title>NMFS announces Atlantic Shark Identification Workshops</title>
<link>http://www.fryingpantower.com/article4049.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[NMFS announces Atlantic Shark Identification Workshops 
NMFS announces Atlantic Shark Identification Workshops and Protected Species Safe Handling, Release, and Identification Workshops to be held in April, May, and June of 2008.&#160; Please see the attached announcements for additional details.&#160; For further information regarding workshop requirements, please visit the following webpage: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/workshops or contact Greg Fairclough, HMS Management Division, (727) ]]></description>
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<dc:subject>NMFS</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2008-03-14T06:15:33-04:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by Capt_Dave</dc:creator>
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<title>SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA</title>
<link>http://www.fryingpantower.com/article4048.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA

Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, upon the recommendation of Leah Devlin, D.D.S., M.P.H., State Health Director, Department of Health and Human Services, hereby announces that the following changes in shellfish harvesting areas will take effect at sunrise, Sunday, March 2, 2008.

All those waters in Carteret County will return to the status in existence immediately prior to the February 18, 2008 temporary closures. 

THE FOLLOWING ARE]]></description>
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<dc:subject>NCDMF</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2008-03-14T06:10:38-04:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by Capt_Dave</dc:creator>
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<title>WEEKLY UPDATE: 02/29/008</title>
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<description><![CDATA[WEEKLY UPDATE: 02/29/008
NORTH CAROLINA FISHERIES ASSOCIATION
&#8220;Serving Commercial Fishing Families of North Carolina&#8221;

&#160;
Long over-due update Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for information regarding right whale mortality off of Jacksonville, Florida; hard to remember since we asked for the information in March 2007&#8230;well, this just in after close to $4,000 of industry funds were spent. The government&#8217;s reply was sent to Greg DiDomenico of Garden Sate ]]></description>
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<dc:subject>NCFA</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2008-03-14T06:08:58-04:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by Capt_Dave</dc:creator>
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<title>Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Advisory Panel</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Advisory Panel 
The National Marine Fisheries Service will hold a meeting of the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Advisory Panel on April 15-17, 2008, in Silver Spring, MD.&#160; Please see the attached notices for further details or visit the HMS Advisory Panel webpage at http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/Advisory%20Panels/Advisory_Panel.htm]]></description>
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<dc:subject>NOAAFISH</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2008-03-14T06:07:56-04:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by Capt_Dave</dc:creator>
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<title>MEETINGS TO DISCUSS FUTURE RED DRUM MANAGEMENT</title>
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<description><![CDATA[MEETINGS TO DISCUSS FUTURE RED DRUM MANAGEMENT
&#160;
MOREHEAD CITY &#8211; A series of meetings will begin next week offering the public an opportunity to discuss future management of North Carolina&#8217;s red drum fishery.
&#160;
The five meetings will detail proposals in a draft update to the state&#8217;s Red Drum Fishery Management Plan. A fishery management plan makes long-term regulatory recommendations for a fishery.
&#160;
The meetings will be held:
&#160;
Tuesday, March 4&#38;nbsp]]></description>
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<dc:subject>NCWRC</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2008-03-14T06:04:44-04:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by Capt_Dave</dc:creator>
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<title>SCUP</title>
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<description><![CDATA[RE: SCUP

Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Saturday, March 1, 2008, the following restrictions will apply to the commercial scup fishery in the Atlantic Ocean north of Cape Hatteras (35&#176; 15' N. Latitude):

I. SIZE AND HARVEST LIMITS

A. No person may take, possess, buy, sell or offer for sale scup less than 9 inches in length.

B. No person may possess, sell or offer for sale more than 30,000 pounds of scu]]></description>
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<dc:subject>NCDMF</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2008-03-14T06:03:20-04:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by Capt_Dave</dc:creator>
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<title>BLACK SEA BASS – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS – ATLANTIC OCEAN</title>
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<description><![CDATA[RE:&#160; BLACK SEA BASS &#8211; COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS &#8211; ATLANTIC OCEAN

Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Saturday, March 1, 2008, the following restrictions shall apply to the commercial black sea bass fishery north of Cape Hatteras (35&#176; 15.3&#8217;N. Latitude):

I. SIZE LIMIT

It is unlawful to possess black sea bass less than 11 inches total length north of Cape Hatteras.&#160; Total length ]]></description>
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<dc:subject>NCDMF</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2008-03-14T06:02:06-04:00</dc:date>
<dc:creator>Posted by Capt_Dave</dc:creator>
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