Southeast Advisory Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Southeast Advisory Committee will meet on Tuesday July 12, 2005 at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Wilmington Regional Office, located at 127 Cardinal Drive Extension in Wilmington, NC.The committee will review and discuss the draft Shrimp Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The draft FMP […]
SHRIMP MEETINGS PLANNED THIS SUMMER MOREHEAD CITY – Closing additional North Carolina inshore waters to trawling and establishing a recreational limit for shrimp harvest are among a list of actions proposed in the draft Shrimp Fishery Management Plan being discussed during a series of public meetings in July and August.Since January 2004, an advisory group […]
Congressman McIntyre Helps Introduce Coastal Restoration ActCongressman McIntyre, a member of the House Coastal Caucus, recently helped introduce legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that strengthens laws to help rebuild North Carolina beaches and reauthorizes a program to research new and innovative ways to combat coastal erosion.The Coastal Restoration Act restates congressional intent regarding […]
Finfish Advisory Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Finfish Advisory Committee will meet on Wednesday, July 6, 2005 at 10:30 a.m. The meeting will be at the Beaufort County Community College located at 5337 Hwy 264 East, Building 10, Board Room, Washington, NC.The committee will review and discuss a proposal for limited entry in the […]
STATE RELEASES REPORT CARD ON HEALTH OF FISHERIESStocks Reclassified to Reflect Changing Status MOREHEAD CITY – North Carolina’s coastal and ocean fisheries showed limited signs of progress as two stocks, striped mullet and sharks were upgraded to recovering, while weakfish was downgraded to overfished and summer flounder was shifted to the concerned category, according to […]
Public Comments Invited on 2005 Marine Mammal Stock Assessments The Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) requires NOAA Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to prepare stock assessments for each stock of marine mammals occurring in waters under the jurisdiction of the United States. These reports contain information regarding the distribution and abundance […]
NOAA Grant Programs to Support Community-based Habitat Efforts in 2006 NOAA has published a Notice advertising the availability of funds for its competitive grant programs. The Community-based Restoration Program is soliciting applications from non-profit organizations, academia, local and state agencies, and community groups wishing to conduct fishery habitat restoration projects. A new program will also […]
NOAA Fisheries Seeks Candidates for 2 Executive Positions NOAA Fisheries Service is currently advertising two senior executive positions – Director, Office of Science and Technology and Director, Office of Habitat Conservation in its Headquarters Office in Silver Spring, Maryland. The Director, Office of Science and Technology is located in NOAA Fisheries Service’s Headquarters Office in […]
