Month: February 2007

South Atlantic Councilâ€â

South Atlantic Council’s Shrimp Review Panel to Meet; Feb 26-27 in Charleston, SC The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Shrimp Review Panel will meet February 26-27, 2007, at the Council offices in Charleston, SC. The meeting is being convened to address the condition of the pink shrimp stock and over-wintering of white shrimp. For more […]

Smart Gear Competition Offers Cash Prizes for Bycatch Solutions

Smart Gear Competition Offers Cash Prizes for Bycatch Solutions The World Wildlife Fund’s International Smart Gear Competition was created to inspire and reward practical, innovative fishing gear designs that reduce bycatch – the accidental catch and related deaths of sea turtles, birds, marine mammals, and other non-target species in fishing gear. The competition is open […]

Efforts Ongoing to Upgrade Recreational Fishing Data Program

Efforts Ongoing to Upgrade Recreational Fishing Data Program On February 12, NOAA Fisheries unveiled a strategy to address the most critical questions facing recreational fisheries data collection and analysis, and ultimately to support the management decisions affecting our nation’s fisheries. This Development Plan incorporates key suggestions and concerns expressed by the nearly 100 scientists, managers, […]

MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION TO MEET FEB. 21-23

MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION TO MEET FEB. 21-23MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet February 21-23 at the Marriott in Carolina Beach, N.C. The meeting is open to the public.A public meeting is scheduled at 7 p.m. on Feb. 21 at the same location. There is no set agenda for the public meeting, […]

STRIPED BASS SEASON – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS

STRIPED BASS SEASON – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS – INTERNAL COASTAL WATERS OF CRAVEN, BEAUFORT, AND PAMLICO COUNTIES, PUNGO RIVER, WEST BAY, AND PAMLICO SOUNDLouis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 8:00 A.M., Thursday, March 1, 2007, the striped bass season WILL OPEN in the areas described below for […]

Public Hearings Scheduled for Atlantic Group King and Spanish Mackerel

Public Hearings Scheduled for Atlantic Group King and Spanish MackerelAmendment 18 calls for reduction in total allowable catches for mackerel fisheriesThe South Atlantic Fishery Management Council is holding a series of 8 public hearings to solicit public comment on an amendment to reduce the total allowable catch (TAC) for both Atlantic group king mackerel and […]

COAST GUARD RESCUES FISHERMEN – VIDEO/PHOTOS AVAILABLE

COAST GUARD RESCUES FISHERMEN – VIDEO/PHOTOS AVAILABLE MIAMI – A Coast Guard aircrew has rescued three fishermen whose vessel was adrift and without power in six- to-eight foot seas and sustained 20- to-30 knot winds 60-miles northeast of Myrtle Beach, S.C., today at about 2:30 p.m. Anthony Culler of Little River, S.C., Charlie Lee of […]

MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION SEEKS ADVISORS

MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION SEEKS ADVISORSMOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) is looking for interested individuals to fill vacancies on several of its advisory committees. Advisors assist the commission with development of regional, statewide and species-specific management actions and serve three-year staggered terms, many of which expire in early 2007. The MFC is […]

SCUP

SCUPDr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 9:00 A.M., Friday, February 16, 2007, the following restrictions will apply to the commercial scup fishery in coastal waters including the Atlantic Ocean north of Cape Hatteras (35° 15′ N. Latitude):I. SIZE AND HARVEST LIMITSA. No person may take, possess, […]

STRIPED BASS SEASON â€âÃ

STRIPED BASS SEASON – OCEAN TRAWL: ATLANTIC OCEANDr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Thursday, February 15, 2007, the season for the harvest of striped bass with ocean trawls in the Atlantic Ocean waters of North Carolina SHALL OPEN. The following restrictions will apply:I. SIZE […]