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Pesto and Shrimp Pasta
Ingredients:
1 pound linguine pasta
1/2 cup butter
2 cups heavy cream
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/3 cup pesto
1 pound large shrimp, peeled and de-veined
Directions:
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
Add linguine pasta, and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, or
until al dente; drain.
In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Stir in
cream, and season with pepper. Cook 6 to 8 minutes,
stirring constantly.
Stir Parmesan cheese into cream sauce, stirring until thoroughly
mixed. Blend in the pesto, and cook for 3 to 5
minutes, until thickened.
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2.28.2008 Volume
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This Week's Article |
WilmingtonFishing.Com
For the past eight years CharlestonFishing.Com has grown,
expanded, and grown again. Each year we have been amazed that the
number of visits and participation in the site has continued to
grow. As we began looking at where our visitors come from we began
to realize that many people along the coast, both north and south of
Charleston were using the site on a regular basis. We added sections
for Myrtle Beach and Georgetown and for Hilton Head, Edisto and
Savannah to the south. Part of the success we realize comes from the
fact that the site provides good local information and if we
branched out too far, geographically, we would begin to lose the
very thing that made the site successful. Over the years we had
several people mention to us that Wilmington could really use a
website like CharlestonFishing.Com and finally this year we decided
to branch out and start WilmingtonFishing.Com
As we did with the Charleston site, we are really relying
heavily upon the local fishing population in Wilmington to tell us
what they want in a site. We have taken many ideas from Charleston
that were suggested to us over the years and incorporated them into
Wilmington site so we feel like this site is definitely starting out
much more useful, but we also realize there are things unique to the
Wilmington area that will need to be implemented into the new site.
We hope that over time we will be able to build the kind of
camaraderie and fishing family we have on CharlestonFishing and that
anglers will find the site informative, entertaining and friendships
will be formed that exist outside of the site and onto the water.
If you are in the Wilmington area reading this newsletter we
welcome you to come and join the site. If you have friends in that
area that love to fish, we encourage you to tell them about the
site. As with CharlestonFishing, everything on WilmingtonFishing.Com
will be free to the public. Please email us with any suggestion or
ideas you may have to make the site a great place to come and learn
about fishing. |
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This Week's News
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Meeting Reminder
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will meet next
week, March 3-7, 2008 in Jekyll Island, Georgia. The meeting will
take place at the Jekyll Island Club Hotel, 371 Riverview Drive,
Jekyll Island, GA 31527, 800/535-9547 or 912/635-2600. An agenda for
the meeting week is attached.
Detailed information for the meeting, including committee agendas
and briefing book materials can be found on the Council’s web site
at www.safmc.net
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Meeting agenda highlights include:
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Joint meeting of the
Limited Access Privilege (LAP) Program Exploratory Workgroup and
Committee
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Presentation by
Redstone Consulting Group regarding LAP Programs
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Snapper Grouper
Committee Meeting: includes Amendment 15B (sales provisions,
allocations for snowy grouper and red porgy, permit
renewal/transfer, etc.) – review and consider for approval;
Approval of Amendment 16 (addressing gag and vermilion snapper
overfishing) for public hearings; and other items;
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Joint Habitat and
Ecosystem-based Management Committees – Review recommendations
from advisory panels and approve the Fishery Ecosystem Plan and
FEP Comprehensive Amendment for public hearings;
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Allocation Committee
– The committee will review comments received during the public
scoping process for the Comprehensive Allocation Amendment and
provide direction to staff for options to be included;
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Law Enforcement
Advisory Panel Meeting
NOTE: There will be a
public comment period on Friday, March 7, 2008 at 8:15 a.m.
regarding Amendment 15B to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management
Plan.
Kim Iverson
Public Information Officer
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council
“Topwater Action”
Campaign Volunteers have major impact on Oyster Restoration and
Marine Habitat Enhancement
Columbia, S.C. – Wearing international orange “Oyster Recovery Team”
t-shirts, Coastal Conservation Association South Carolina (CCA SC)
members and volunteers from every corner of the Palmetto state
converged at the Lowcountry Oyster Festival in Mt. Pleasant to
participate in marine habitat enhancement.
Working with area volunteers, the group’s efforts were crucial to
the collection of more than 1,100 bushels of clean, useable oyster
clutch that will be used by the South Carolina Department of Natural
Resources Marine Resources Division (SCMRD) in the restoration of
oyster habitat.
“SCDNR’s oyster shell recycling program collects approximately
15,000 bushels of shells each year, and the shell collected from the
Boone Hall event will provide a significant part of that,” said Mel
Bell, Director of Fisheries Management with the SCMRD. “To have
1,100 bushels recycled from just one event is a tremendous boost.
The CCA members and volunteers involved with this operation deserve
congratulations.”
Described as the region’s largest oyster roast, the Lowcountry
Oyster Festival annually consumes an estimated 65,000 pounds of
oysters in one day. The opportunity to capture and recycle that much
shell was the deciding factor in CCA SC getting involved.
The effort was the first of many in CCA SC’s new habitat initiative
known as the “CCA Topwater Action Campaign.” Focusing on improving
marine habitat and water quality issues, “Topwater Action” is a
collaborative effort between CCA SC and the SCMRD staff. State-wide
oyster recycling, habitat restoration, education, and a new
adopt-a-creek program similar to adopt-a-highway efforts are the
foundation of the campaign. The two organizations are working to
identify coastal creeks and tributaries where habitat restoration
and improvement will best benefit juvenile fisheries and marine
resources.
“CCA SC’s work in the fisheries arena has been respected for years,
and the organization has been credited for many marine conservation
victories,” said CCA Campaign Chairman Gary Visor. “We want to
expand on those victories by working to improve habitat and water
quality for the future of South Carolina’s marine resources.”
CCA is the largest marine resource conservation group of its kind in
the nation. With more than 95,000 members in 17 state chapters, CCA
has been active in state, national and international fisheries
management issues since 1977. CCA is dedicated to the conservation
and protection of marine resources and to improving the current and
future state of saltwater fishing for recreational anglers and
future generations of fishermen. Visit
www.JoinCCA.org or
www.ccasouthcarolina.com for more information. |
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28 Thursday |
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12:30AM LST 4.8 H |
06:54AM LST 0.9 L |
12:37PM LST 4.0 H |
06:40PM LST 0.8 L |
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29 Friday |
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01:25AM LST 4.7 H |
07:50AM LST 1.1 L |
01:33PM LST 3.9 H |
07:37PM LST 0.9 L |
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1 Saturday |
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02:27AM LST 4.6 H |
08:50AM LST 1.1 L |
02:33PM LST 3.9 H |
08:41PM LST 0.8 L |
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2 Sunday |
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03:30AM LST 4.7 H |
09:49AM LST 1.0 L |
03:35PM LST 4.1 H |
09:45PM LST 0.6 L |
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The Final Word |
The
fishing this past week was pretty good. Offshore the bottom
fishing is going strong with some really nice fish being
caught. There has been a pretty good wahoo bite out beyond
the ledge and there were even a few dolphin reported last
week. Keeping an eye on warm water spots coming off of the
stream should produce some fish is the weather will allow
some boats to make it out. The cold front hitting us this
week from mid week on will make fishing offshore pretty
tough. Inshore the warmer weather early in the week seemed
to help with the redfish bite. Fish are still schooled up
and in some instances penned up by porpoises, but they are
feeding if you can catch them at the right time. The trout
fishing seems to be really hit and miss, which is just about
right for this time of year. The Sheepshead are out over the
reefs if you can get past the black sea bass to get to them.
Currently the weather for this weekend looks a little
better. We can all wait and hope for the best.
Tight
lines…
Andy Pickett
CharlestonFishing.Com |
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