Month: November 2005

DUTCH HARBOR-UNALASKA, ALASKA AND NEW BEDFORD, MASS., LAND TOP U.S. FISHING PORT

DUTCH HARBOR-UNALASKA, ALASKA AND NEW BEDFORD, MASS., LAND TOP U.S. FISHING PORTS RANKINGS FOR 2004 Commercial fishermen unloaded 886.4 million pounds of fish and shellfish at the port of Dutch Harbor-Unalaska, Alaska, last year, making it the country’s top port for landings in 2004, the NOAA Fisheries Service announced today. The port of New Bedford, […]

NOAA STUDY SHOWS NEATNESS COUNTS IN PREVENTING DOLPHIN ENTANGLEMENT IN CRAB POT

NOAA STUDY SHOWS NEATNESS COUNTS IN PREVENTING DOLPHIN ENTANGLEMENT IN CRAB POT FISHEREIS Reducing bottlenose dolphin entanglements in the South Carolina crab pot fishery may be as simple as keeping the rope tied to the pot in a straight untangled line as it goes into the water, according to NOAA researchers. The study, prepared for […]

COMMERCIAL FLOUNDER SEASON CLOSES IN DECEMBER FOR INTERNAL WATERS

COMMERCIAL FLOUNDER SEASON CLOSES IN DECEMBER FOR INTERNAL WATERS MOREHEAD CITY – The commercial season for flounder harvested from North Carolina’s internal coastal waters will close for the entire month of December. This commercial closure is part of a suite of measures enacted by the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission as part of the Southern Flounder […]

GILL NETS – ALBEMARLE SOUND MANAGEMENT AREA

GILL NETS – ALBEMARLE SOUND MANAGEMENT AREA Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Monday, November 21, 2005, the following provisions shall apply to the use of gill nets in the ALBEMARLE SOUND MANAGEMENT AREA: I. AREA DESCRIPTION: The Albemarle Sound Management Area includes: Albemarle Sound […]

STRIPED BASS SEASON – BEACH SEINES: ATLANTIC OCEAN

STRIPED BASS SEASON – BEACH SEINES: ATLANTIC OCEAN Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 6:00 A.M., Monday, December 5, 2005, the season for the harvest of striped bass with beach seines in the Atlantic Ocean waters of North Carolina SHALL OPEN. The following restrictions shall apply: I. […]

McIntyre Secures Over $41 Million for Coastal Projects

McIntyre Secures Over $41 Million for Coastal Projects Congressman McIntyre helped secure $41,606,000 for coastal projects in Southeastern North Carolina including the Wilmington Port, beaches, inlets and the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. North Carolina’s beaches, waterways, and inlets are treasures that contribute so much to our economy, environment, and infrastructure protection. These funds will help these […]

NMFS Waives previously designated RFDs in November

NMFS Waives previously designated RFDs in November Based on a review of dealer reports, daily landing trends, available quota, weather conditions, and the availability of BFT on the fishing grounds, NMFS has determined that waiving RFDs and increasing the General category daily BFT retention limit on those RFDs previously established for the month of November […]

COAST GUARD MONITORS DISTRESSED OIL BARGE

COAST GUARD MONITORS DISTRESSED OIL BARGE PORT ARTHUR, Texas – Coast Guard Marine Safety Office Port Arthur continues to monitor efforts to control flooding on the damaged U.S.-flagged tank barge DBL 152.Sometime shortly before midnight on Thursday, the barge struck an unknown submerged object while on a voyage from Houston to Tampa, Fla.At 12:01 a.m. […]

SAFMC Meeting – Carolina Beach, NC

SAFMC Meeting – Carolina Beach, NC December 5-9, 2005Courtyard Marriott100 Charlotte AvenueCarolina Beach, NC 284281-800/458-3606 or 910/458-2050A public hearing for Amendment 13C to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan will be held in conjunction with the December 2005 Council meeting. The hearing will take place Monday, December 5, 2005 at 6:00 p.m. A copy of […]

56 States and Territories Have Submitted Wildlife Action Plans

56 States and Territories Have Submitted Wildlife Action Plans The N.C. Wildlife Action Plan includes a Statewide Survey of Frog Calls in 2006 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Interior Secretary Gale Norton announced yesterday that wildlife agencies from all 50 states and six U.S. territories have submitted Wildlife Action Plans for approval by the U.S. Fish and […]