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STRIPED BASS MEETING TO BE HELD SEPT. 7

MOREHEAD CITY - A public meeting to discuss the upcoming commercial striped bass season in the Atlantic Ocean will be held Sept. 7, at 7 p.m., at the Roanoke Festival Park in Manteo.

This year the total allowable catch for the commercial ocean season is 480,000 pounds. Topics to be discussed include harvest allocation for the beach seine, gill net and trawl fisheries, along with the timing of the season opening and daily landing limits. Fishermen and interested public are encouraged to attend these meetings to share their thoughts on this important fishery with the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries.

For more information, please contact Sara Winslow, Division of Marine Fisheries, by e-mail at sara.winslow@ncmail.net or by phone at 800-338-7805 or 252-264-3911.

Aug. 12, 2004

TWYNE PROMOTED TO LIEUTENANT

MOREHEAD CITY - Colonel Joseph Lynch, head of the North Carolina Marine Patrol, today announced Don Twyne, Jr. has been promoted to lieutenant of the patrol's northern district, headquartered in Columbia. His new responsibilities begin immediately.

Twyne, 38, is a life-long resident of Dare County and has been with the Marine Patrol for over 10 years, serving as a field officer and then sergeant with the northern district. He completed his basic law enforcement training at the College of the Albemarle in 1993. Twyne is a member of the Manteo Baptist Church, Masonic Lodge 521 and Ducks Unlimited. He and his wife Beverly live in Manteo with their two children, Paige and Don Twyne III.

With 59 sworn law enforcement positions, the Marine Patrol is the law enforcement component of the state Division of Marine Fisheries and enforces regulations and laws to protect North Carolina's coastal and ocean fisheries. Its jurisdiction includes all coastal waters extending to 3 miles offshore, and out to 200 miles offshore for some federally regulated species. Officers monitor 2.5 million acres of water and over 4,000 miles of coastline. Along with inspecting commercial and recreational boats, Marine Patrol officers also check seafood markets, fish dealers, restaurants, piers, beaches and vehicles carrying seafood.

For more information, please contact Marine Patrol Colonel Joe Lynch at 252-726-7021 or 800-682-2632.

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NEW TRAWLING RULES IN EFFECT FOR DARE COUNTY

MOREHEAD CITY - Fishermen need to be aware of new trawling restrictions in the Dare County area.

On Aug. 1, new designations for secondary and special secondary nursery areas went into effect in several areas of the state. Secondary nursery areas are permanently closed to shrimp trawling and special secondary nursery areas are also closed to trawling but can be opened by proclamation between Aug. 16 and May 14 of each year, if conditions warrant the change.

New restrictions are in place for the following water bodies: