Outdoors notebook: Deadline for comments on SAFMC amendments Nov. 25

The deadline for commentary on the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's proposed management measures within Amendments 17A, 17B, and Amendment 18 to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan is Nov. 25.

Fishermen and others with a vested interest in the charter fishing and seafood industry along the South Atlantic coast can voice their opinion on these critical issues, which include alternatives to close large areas off the South Atlantic coast to all bottom fishing in order to protect stocks of red snapper.

Six public hearings have already been held on the proposals, including meetings in Charleston and New Bern, N.C. One more meeting is scheduled, for Monday in Newport News, Va.

Written comments may be submitted to Bob Mahood, Executive Director, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405. Visit www.safmc.net to find e-mail addresses to comment individually on the amendments or for more information on the amendments. The deadline for comments is 5 p.m. on Nov. 25.

CCU Invitational

Following the loss of its founder and leader, the Coastal Carolina Invitational fishing match will take a one-year hiatus.

Scheduling snafus and untimely poor weather conditions prevented the 36th annual event from being staged this fall. Coastal Carolina University Marine Science professor Erin Burge is embarking on the task of continuing the tournament following the death on June 28 of the event's founder, CCU English professor Donald Millus.

Burge expects the tournament, which pits college teams from CCU and usually the University of South Carolina and Clemson University in a fishing competition, to continue in the fall of 2010.

Grand Strand DU Chapter

The chapter's annual Greenwing Day for junior Ducks Unlimited members will be held Saturday at A Dog's Way Inn in Murrells Inlet. The event is free and features a fun and educational day encouraging youngsters to enjoy the outdoors safely and responsibly.

Events such as a fishing contest, BB-gun turkey shoot and duck-calling contest will be staged. For more information, call Rick Baumann at 457-8126.

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