Journal of the ... conventions of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the state of North-Carolina [serial].

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The Negro bishop movement in the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina /

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Journal of the ... annual convention, Diocese of South Carolina.

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Sketches of North Carolina : historical and biographical, illustrative of the principles of a portion of her early settlers.

Mode of access: Internet.

Recollections and observations during a ministry in the North Carolina Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, South, of forty-three years,

Mode of access: Internet.

The relation of Christianity to civil government in the United States : a sermon, preached in St. Michael's Church, Charleston, February 13th, 1833, before the convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the Diocese of South-Carolina /

Cover title: Rev. J. Adams' convention sermon on the relation of Christianity to civil government in the United States of America.

The centennial history of the Protestant Episcopal church in the diocese of New York, 1785-1885.

"Prepared for the press by a member of the Committee, under its direction."--Pref.

History of the First Presbyterian Church, High Point, North Carolina, 1859-1959.

Mode of access: Internet.

The times, morally considered, in a charge, from the Bishop, to the clergy, of the Diocese of South Carolina, delivered in St. Philip's Church, Charleston, on Monday, 13th February, 1843.

Mode of access: Internet.

Narrative of events connected with the rise and progress of the Protestant episcopal church in Virginia : to which is added an appendix, containing the journals of the conventions in Virginia from the commencement to the present time.

Mode of access: Internet.

The doctrines of the Episcopal Church not Romish. An address to the Convention of the Episcopal Church of Virginia, at the close of his annual report. Delivered in Lynchburg, Virginia, May 16th, 1844.

"Appendix. Comparative view of the doctrines of Protestant churches on the subject of the church, ministry, and sacraments, as set forth in their articles, confessions, catechisms, etc.": p. 20-35.

Characterization of North Carolina commercial fisheries with occasional interactions with marine mammals

In accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA, 16 U.S.c. et seq.), the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is required to publish an annual List of Fisheries (LOF) which categorizes U.S. commercial fisheries based on their level of interaction with marine mammals. The objective of this document is to provide a characterization of the six 2001 MMPA Category II commercial fisheries (i.e., those with occasional interactions with marine mammals) in North Carolina (NC). This report outlines the history, fishing method and gear configurations (using the U.S. system of measurement), primary target species, temporal and spatial characteristics including trip and landing statistics, and monthly variations in species composition for each fishery for a five-year period (1995 - 1999). (PDF contains 63 pages)

A comparison between circle hook and J hook performance in the dolphinfish, yellowfish tuna, and wahoo troll fishery off the coast of North Carolina

We compared numbers of strikes, proportions of fish that hooked up after strikes, proportions of fish that stayed on hook (retained) after hook up, and numbers of fish caught between circle and J hooks rigged with dead natural fish bait (ballyhoo)and trolled for three oceanic predator species: dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus), yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares), and wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri). Interactions were compared between circle and J hooks fished on 75 trips by two user groups (charter and recreational fishermen). Hooks were affixed to three species-specific leader types most commonly fished in this region: monofilament (dolphinfish), fluorocarbon (tuna), and wire (wahoo). Numbers of fish caught per trip and three potential mechanisms that might inf luence numbers caught (i.e., number of strikes, proportion of fish hooked, and proportion retained) were modeled with generalized linear models that considered hook type, leader type, species, user (fishing) group, and wave height as main effects. Hook type was a main effect at the catch level; generally, more fish were caught on J hooks than on circle hooks. The effect of hook type on strike rates was equivocal. However, J hooks had a greater proportion of hook-ups than did circle hooks. Finally, the proportion of fish retained once hooked was generally equal between hook types. We found similar results when data from additional species were pooled as a “tuna” group and a “mackerel” group. We conclude that J hooks are more effective than circle hooks at the hook-up level and result in greater numbers of troll-caught dolphinfish, tunas

Age, growth, and reproduction of dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) caught off the coast of North Carolina

Age, growth, and reproductive data were obtained from dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus, size range: 89 to 1451 mm fork length [FL]) collected between May 2002 and May 2004 off North Carolina. Annual increments from scales (n=541) and daily increments from sagittal otoliths (n=107) were examined; estimated von Bertalanffy parameters were L∞ (asymptotic length)=1299 mm FL and k (growth coefficient)=1.08/yr. Daily growth increments reduced much of the residual error in length-at-age estimates for age-0 dolphinfish; the estimated average growth rate was 3.78 mm/day during the first six months. Size at 50% maturity was slightly smaller for female (460 mm FL) than male (475 mm FL) dolphinfish. Based on monthly length-adjusted gonad weights, peak spawning occurs from April through July off North Carolina; back-calculated hatching dates from age-0 dolphinfish and prior reproductive studies on the east coast of Florida indicate that dolphinfish spawning occurs year round off the U.S. east coast and highest levels range from January through June. No major changes in length-at-age or size-at-maturity have occurred since the early 1960s, even after substantial increases in fishery landings.