Federal Fishery Managers Decide Against Requirement for Vessel Monitoring System

Federal Fishery Managers Decide Against Requirement for Vessel Monitoring Systems Council considers public comment before taking vote on VMS; approves several amendments for public hearings After considering public comment and recommendations from its advisory panels, the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council has decided not to move forward with an amendment that would have required the […]

2013 SHRIMPING AND CRAB TRAWLING

Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that the following areas WILL CLOSE to shrimping and crab trawling effective at 5:00 P.M., Sunday, June 16, 2013: I. AREA DESCRIPTION BRUNSWICK COUNTY Intracoastal Waterway (IWW) – main IWW channel only from Ocean Isle Beach Bridge to the North Carolina/South Carolina state […]