NOAA Fisheries Service Publishes Final Rule to Establish Marine Protected Areas for Snapper-Grouper in U.S. Federal Waters of the South Atlantic NOAA Fisheries Service published a final rule to implement Amendment 14 to the South Atlantic Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan (FMP) in the Federal Register on January 13, 2009 (74 FR 1621). The South […]
FISHING REEF/OYSTER SANCTUARY TO BE PLACED NEAR ENGELHARD MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is seeking public input on where to place a proposed 30-acre coastal fishing reef/oyster sanctuary near Engelhard. DMF’s Oyster Sanctuary program has determined three possible sites lying between the northern shore of Long Shoal River […]
Amendment 16 to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is currently seeking public comment on Amendment 16 to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan for the South Atlantic. The deadline for comments is February 23, 2009. Please see the attached Fishery Bulletin from the NMFS’ Southeast Regional Office for details […]
GRANT DECISIONS ON MFC MEETING AGENDA MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet Jan. 21-23 at the Courtyard Marriott, 100 Charlotte Ave., Carolina Beach. The MFC is scheduled to vote on Coastal Recreational Fishing License grants for 2009. The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries received 19 applications for grants totaling […]
Coast Guard encourages boaters to go digital with new emergency beacons PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard is encouraging mariners and aviators to make the switch to digital 406 MHz Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) to keep pace with search and rescue technology. Beginning Feb. 1, 2009, the Coast Guard and other search […]
