Topics Related to Marine Fisheries

From the Sea to the Mountains

The Marine Patrol Swift Water Rescue Team deployed for about a week to the western North Carolina to assist with Hurricane Helene safety efforts. This was the first deployment of the Swift Water Rescue Team, certified in 2021 after several years of training, that resulted in real-life safety missions and rescues.

Dos and don’ts for sanitary handling of oysters

Learn how to eat oysters safely this season!

Aviation gives Marine Patrol an eye in the sky

Marine Patrol Pilot Mark Daniels taxied the 2004 Cessna 182 to a runway at Carolina Regional Airport in New Bern.

How to Differentiate Pompano Dolphinfish from Common Dolphinfish

Learn how to tell the difference between Common Dolphinfish and Pompano Dolphinfish.

Fisheries Director Catches Up with Anglers at Cape Point

Division of Marine Fisheries Director Kathy Rawls put on her fishing boots and went to the beach at Cape Point in Hatteras this week, but she wasn’t trying to hook a fish.

N.C. Marine Patrol officers learn the ropes of swift water rescues

It requires a lot of training, but when they are finished, the N.C. Marine Patrol will have a certified swift water rescue team, yet another way they can help save lives during emergencies.

One Remarkable Fish: Tag return shows North Carolina striped bass was one of the oldest recorded on East Coast

Clark Purvis could not have known just how remarkable that striped bass he recently caught would turn out to be.

No place for Mr. Grinch in the hearts of Division of Marine Fisheries staff

“And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled 'till his puzzler was sore.