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Several inlet intersections with the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway have become so shoaled that even small boats have difficulty navigating them at low tide.

President’s 2009 Budget Creates Crisis for the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway

The federal budget for 2009 released by President Bush, in early February, is a discouraging step backward for one of the nation’s most critical waterways, according to the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association (AIWA).
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Changes proposed by the N.C. Marine Fisheries will greatly alter striper fishing along the N.C. coast.

Striped Bass and For-Hire Public Hearings Set

From News Reports

MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will hold two public hearings next week on proposed rules that will affect striped bass fishing and criteria for obtaining certain fishing licenses.
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Spotted bass on Lake Keowee have cranked up their feeding activity already, hitting off points, around ledges and under docks.

Keowee spotted bass are on the feed

Dan Kibler

Spring in the upstate is still a month away, but bass fishing on Lake Keowee is starting to really pick up, according to Capt. Chris Shuber of Fishboy Adventures Guide Service in Walhalla.
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The 2008 NCBA convention and 3-D hunters shoot will be held March 28-30 in the Kerr Scott Building at the N.C. State Fairgrounds.

NCBA Schedules Raleigh Convention

Craig Holt

The N.C. Bowhunters Association will holds its 22nd convention and 3-D hunters shoot March 28-30 inside the Kerr Scott Building at the N.C. State Fairgrounds complex in Raleigh.
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James W. Balsiger has been appointed as Acting Assistant Administrator for the NMFS.

NOAA Names Balsiger Acting Director for NMFS

From News Reports

James W. Balsiger has been appointed as acting assistant administrator for NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service, directing federal scientists and regulators responsible for managing commercial and recreational ocean fishing and the protection of marine mammals, sea turtles and their habitat.
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NOAA Names Balsiger Acting Director for NMFS

From News Reports

Sessions for scoring deer antlers will be conducted by DNR across the state during the month of March. The scoring sessions will conclude at the Palmetto Sportsmen's Classic, held March 28-30 at the state fairgrounds in Columbia.

Antler Scoring Sessions set Across S.C.

SCDNR News Release

Antlers will abound throughout the Palmetto State as the search for new state record deer antlers gets underway during the S.C. Department of Natural Resources’ annual series of scoring sessions.
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Evin Stanford has been selected as the Wildlife Biologist of the Year by the N.C. Bowhunters Association,

N.C. Bowhunters Recognize WRC Biologist

From News Reports

RALEIGH, N.C. (Feb. 4) – Evin Stanford, a surveys and research biologist with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, has been chosen as the N.C. Bowhunters Association’s wildlife biologist of the year.
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Johnny Hauser (L) caught this 11 pound, 5 ounce speckled trout at Cape Lookout on January 22.

Near-record Speck Landed at Cape Lookout

Jerry Dilsaver

Johnny Hauser of Johnny’s Goodtime Fishing Charters had a brush with a state record trout when he landed the 11 pound, 5 ounce whopper speckled trout pictured here on the evening of January 22.
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Youth Hunters in the Palmetto State can enjoy special Youth Waterfowl Days on February 2 and 3.

Youth Federal Waterfowl Days set for Feb. 2-3

SCDNR News Release

Young waterfowl hunters across the state will enjoy special days in the field Saturday, Feb. 2 and Sunday, Feb. 3 by participating in Youth Waterfowl Days on private lands, public waters normally open to waterfowl hunting, and on some S.C. Department of Natural Resources Waterfowl Management Areas.
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