NMFS that it has decided not to implement the interim rule The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council received word this afternoon from NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) that it has decided not to implement the interim rule proposed by the Council to address overfishing of gag, red grouper, and black grouper (see attached letter). […]
Lubchenco Will Helm U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration President-elect Barack Obama has tapped Oregon State University professor Jane Lubchenco, one of the nation’s most prominent marine biologists, to head the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Lubchenco, a conservationist who has devoted much of her career to encouraging scientists to become more engaged in public […]
Federal Fishery Managers Respond to Scientific Committee Recommendations Scientific and Statistical Committee reviews stock assessments for mackerel, vermilion snapper The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council received confirmation from its Scientific and Statistical Committee that recent stock assessments for king mackerel, Spanish mackerel, and vermilion snapper are based on the best available science. […]
