NOAA Announces 2017 Limited Opening of Recreational and Commercial Red Snapper Fishery in South Atlantic Federal Waters KEY MESSAGE: Red snapper recreational and commercial seasons will open in South Atlantic federal waters for limited harvest in 2017 through emergency action. The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council requested the opening after recent scientific […]
PROCLAMATION RE: 2017-2018 OYSTER MECHANICAL HARVEST RESTRICTIONS This proclamation opens the season to the commercial harvest of oysters from public bottom by mechanical methods, including the bays in Pamlico Sound, in accordance with the N.C. Oyster Fishery Management Plan Amendment 4. Braxton C. Davis, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at sunrise, […]
This proclamation supersedes proclamation FF-29-2017 dated August 21, 2017. It closes the recreational fishery for greater amberjack due to the recreational annual catch limit being met. The fishery will re-open on March 1, 2018. Please see the following NOAA Fishery Bulletin for more information: http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1109061162788&ca=e78db939-f044-47ac-abb1-033e517ed299 SEE PROCLAMATION FOR FULL DETAILS – LINIKS PROVIDED BELOW […]
This notice is a courtesy to Atlantic tuna fishery interests to keep you informed about the fishery. Official notice of Federal fishery actions is made through filing such notice with the Office of the Federal Register. To view catch statistics from previous months, please visit http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/species/tunas/landings/bft_landings.html or contact Brad McHale at (978) 281-9260. This notice is a […]
NOAA Fisheries Requests Comments on the Issuance of Exempted Fishing Permits and Related Permits for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species During 2018 NOAA Fisheries announces its intent to issue exempted fishing permits (EFPs), scientific research permits (SRPs), display permits, letters of acknowledgement (LOAs), and shark research fishery permits for the research and collection of Atlantic highly […]
Dear TBF Friends, The Office of Highly Migratory Species (NMFS), a division of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), charged with conserving and responsibly managing highly migratory fish species reversed 16 years of conservation with their approval of an Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) on August 10, 2017. The permit will allow pelagic longline boats back […]
PROCLAMATION RE: GILL NET RESTRICTIONS: INTERNAL COASTAL WATERS – OPEN MANAGEMENT UNIT D1 This proclamation supersedes proclamation M-14-2017 dated September 21, 2017. This proclamation opens Management Unit D1 to the use of gill nets with a stretched mesh length of 4 inches through 6 ½ inches in accordance with the Sea Turtle […]
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard assisted two people aboard a vessel taking on water early this morning near the West Norfolk Bridge in Portsmouth. Watchstanders in the Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads Command Center in Portsmouth received notification at about 1:10 a.m. that a 30-foot vessel with two people aboard was taking on water near the […]
WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard assisted one man after his vessel ran aground and became disabled on the Neuse River Tuesday. Watchstanders in the Sector North Carolina Command Center in Wilmington received a call at about 2:50 p.m. that a man aboard a 40-foot vessel had extinguished an engine fire and that his boat […]
Division of Marine Fisheries Standard Commercial Fishing License Eligibility Board to meet MOREHEAD CITY – The Standard Commercial Fishing License Eligibility Board to the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will meet at 10:30 a.m., Nov. 1 at the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Wilmington Regional Office, 127 N. Cardinal Drive Extension, Wilmington. The […]
