South Atlantic Council and Committees to Meet; Feb 27-Mar 3 in Jekyll Island, GA The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold meetings of its Snapper Grouper Committee, Ecosystem-Based Management Committee, Protected Resources Committee, Joint Executive/Finance Committees, Information and Education Committee, as well as a meeting of the full Council. The Scientific and Statistical Selection […]
New Quotas Proposed for Swordfish NOAA Fisheries Service has proposed modified quotas for North and South Atlantic swordfish for the current fishing year (through May 31, 2006) to account for updated landings information from previous fishing years. The proposed action would also extend the current North Atlantic swordfish management measures until the International Commission for […]
Temporary Gillnet Fishery Closure in Effect to Protect Right Whales NOAA Fisheries Service has implemented temporary fishing restrictions after a right whale died as a result of an entanglement in gillnet gear within the Southeast U.S. Restricted Area. All fishing with gillnets is now prohibited in this area through 2400 hours on March 31, 2006. […]
NOAA Seeks Public Input on Strategic Priorities The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is seeking input on priorities for its next five-year planning cycle. Each year, NOAA collects views on emerging programmatic trends to support the agency’s strategic goals. Stakeholder views and comments will be summarized and used by NOAA leadership in the development […]
MFC Sea Turtle Bycatch Advisory Committee The MFC Sea Turtle Bycatch Advisory Committee will meet on Tuesday, February 28, at 10:30 a.m. The meeting will be held at the CMAST Bldg. Room 205 in Morehead City, NC.The committee will first receive MFC updates and will discuss recommendations by fishery. During the February 13, 2006 meeting, […]
CANOE OWNER FOUND, USCG SUSPENDS SEARCH JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Coast Guard is suspending the search for a possible missing boater near Ponce Inlet, Fla., after local authorities found an overturned canoe on the south side of the Ponce Inlet jetties yesterday morning. Rescue coordinators made the decision to suspend the search at about 9 […]
River Herring FMP Advisory Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) River Herring FMP Advisory Committee will meet on Tuesday, February 28, at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Fish Hatchery, located at 1104 West Queen Street, Edenton, NC. The committee will receive an update on the harvest […]
TOWING SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE SEEKS NEW MEMBERS WASHINGTON – The U.S. Coast Guard today began soliciting applications for five positions to the Towing Safety Advisory Committee that need to be received on or before April 30, 2006. The TSAC advises the Secretary of Homeland Security on matters relating to shallow-draft inland and coastal waterway navigation […]
Commercial Landings of Bluefin tuna As of 02/15/06 fishing year landings of Atlantic bluefin tuna are as follows: The coast wide General category CLOSED at 233.7 mt out of 708.3 mt to date. The Harpoon category CLOSED at: 23.1 mt out of 90.0 mt. Longline North: 22.9 mt out of 116.3 mt to date. Longline […]
COAST GUARD AND VMRC LOCATE OVERDUE BOATER WACHAPREAGUE, Va. – Coast Guard Station Wachapreague, Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., and Virginia Marine Resources Commission crews located and assisted a boater in the vicinity of Great Machipongo Channel, Va., this morning. Silvia Timmons notified the Coast Guard of the overdue boat at 10 p.m. Thursday. Her […]
