Beginning January 1, 2018 Effective January 1, 2018, requirements of the Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP) will apply to imports of highly migratory species (HMS), including tunas, swordfish, and sharks. Importers of HMS will be required to obtain an International Fisheries Trade Permit, and to submit import shipment data electronically through the Automated Customs […]
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species MRIP Working Group Releases Regional Implementation Plan The Atlantic Highly Migratory Species, or HMS, Working Group recently completed its MRIP Regional Implementation Plan. The plan summarizes the data needs associated with Atlantic HMS science and management, evaluates existing recreational data collections, sets priorities for their improvement and expansion, and identifies the […]
This proclamation allows the use of gill nets with a stretched mesh length of seven (7) inches and greater in the Atlantic Ocean for the striped bass and monkfish gill net fisheries only, while reducing interactions with marine mammals, sea turtles and sturgeon, from 12:01 A.M., Saturday, December 16, 2017 through midnight, Saturday, April 14, […]
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) closes the General category fishery for large medium and giant Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) effective 11:30 p.m. local time, Wednesday, December 6, 2017, through December 31, 2017. The base quota for the General category is 466.7 mt. To date this year, NOAA Fisheries has adjusted the General category base […]
RE: SNAPPER GROUPER COMPLEX- RECREATIONAL PURPOSES – RED SNAPPER – REOPEN LIMITED SEASON This proclamation supersedes proclamation FF-43-2017 (REVISED) dated November 2, 2017. It reopens a limited recreational red snapper season in 2017 only for the weekend of December 8-10, 2017 (Friday, Saturday and Sunday). Please see the following NOAA Fishery Bulletin for more information: […]
