COAST GUARD CRACKS DOWN ON ILLEGAL FISHING ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.– Three commercial fishing vessels were cited this morning after fishing in a restricted area 50-miles off the coast of New Jersey. The fishing vessels Full Throttle, homeported in Nanticoke, MD., No Limits, homeported in Norfolk, VA., and the Miss Marley II from Ocean City MD., […]
HURRICANE RITA TRIGGERS ADDITIONAL FISHERY FAILURE AND FISHERY RESOURCE DISASTER DECLARATION IN LOUISIANA AND TEXAS Oct. 4, 2005  U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez today announced a formal determination of a fishery failure in Louisiana and Texas due to the devastation following Hurricane Rita. The affected area includes the Gulf of Mexico coastal areas of […]
Southeast Advisory Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Southeast Advisory Committee will meet on Tuesday, October 18 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 potential temporary management measures for the 2006 fishing season as part […]
Reward offered for identification of person(s) responsible for manateedeathThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a reward of up to $10,000 toany person who furnishes information which leads to an arrest, a criminalconviction, civil penalty assessment, or forfeiture of property, of anyperson(s) responsible for the death or relating to the death of a WestIndian […]
MARINE PATROL ANNOUNCES NEW HIREMOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Marine Patrol, law enforcement branch of the state Division of Marine Fisheries, has added a new officer to its ranks.Todd Saunders is a new field officer working in the Sea Level/Carteret County area. Prior to his employment with Marine Patrol, Tyer worked as a police officer […]
PA-89-2005PROCLAMATION SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, upon the recommendation of Leah Devlin, D.D.S., M.P.H., State Health Director, Department of Health and Human Services, hereby announces that the following changes in shellfish harvesting areas will take effect at sunrise, Wednesday, October 5, 2005.All those waters closed in Brunswick and […]
PA-89-2005PROCLAMATION SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, upon the recommendation of Leah Devlin, D.D.S., M.P.H., State Health Director, Department of Health and Human Services, hereby announces that the following changes in shellfish harvesting areas will take effect at sunrise, Wednesday, October 5, 2005.All those waters closed in Brunswick and […]
Changes Affect Rod and Reel Fisheries for Bluefin Tuna Based on a review of dealer reports, daily landing trends, available quota, and the availability of bluefin tuna on the fishing grounds, the General category daily retention limit of two large medium or giant bluefin per vessel per day/trip will be extended through January 31, 2006. […]
Cooperative Efforts Protecting Coral Reef Ecosystems NOAA and U.S. Coral Reef Task Force partners are improving coral reef conservation efforts from federal to local levels according to a new report. The report, “Implementation of the National Coral Reef Action Strategy: Report on U.S. Coral Reef Agency Activities from 2002 to 2003,” highlights the activities of […]
Endangered Species Bill Passes in the House of Representatives On September 29, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3824, the “Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2005“, by a vote of 226 to 193. Science Committee Chairman Sherwood Boehlert, Rep. George Miller and six other House members proposed a substitute amendment that was […]
