Marine Fisheries Commission Strategic Habitat Advisory Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission Strategic Habitat Advisory Committee will meet on Wednesday, November 30 at 10:00 at the CMAST Building, room #305, located at 303 College Circle in Morehead City, NC.The committee will receive a presentation on DMF anadromous fish sampling to determine nursery and spawning areas. The […]
SAILING VESSEL JOY FOR ALL, HEADING BACK TO BERMUDA PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A sailing vessel that was disabled off the coast of Bermuda Tuesday has recieved a fuel transfer and made effective repairs to return to Bermuda. The Joy for All, a 45-foot sailing vessel, home ported in Glastonbury, Conn., was disabled approximately 180 miles […]
Lower Summer Flounder Quotas to Keep Rebuilding on Track; Public Comments Accepted through Dec 6 NOAA Fisheries Service has proposed new management measures for the 2006 summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass fisheries. In June 2005, an assessment of the summer flounder stock indicated that overfishing is occurring. Although the summer flounder stock continues […]
ESA Petition for the Eastern Oyster Withdrawn On January 11, 2005, NOAA Fisheries Service received a petition to list the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). NOAA has recently received a letter from the petitioner that officially withdraws this petition. The petitioner’s request has been accepted, and […]
New Report Released on Fisheries of the United States NOAA Fisheries Service has just released the annual report on Fisheries of the United States (2004). This publication provides the latest data on the following: U.S. Commercial Fishery Landings U.S. Marine Recreational Fisheries World Fisheries U.S. Production of Processed Fishery Products Foreign Trade U.S. Supply Per […]
Hogarth Elected as Chairman of ICCAT Member nations of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) have elected William T. Hogarth, director of NOAA Fisheries Service, to serve as Commission chairman. “Dr. Hogarth’s election to chair this important commission is a significant milestone in the U.S. effort to bring about improved international […]
NAVY SAILOR GETS HELP FROM COAST GUARD ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.– A Navy Petty Officer was medevaced this morning by the Coast Guard seven miles off the coast of New Jersey. Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City deployed a rescue helicopter to the USNS Arctic, a 755-foot Navy supply vessel homeported at the Naval Weapons Station […]
COAST GUARD COORDINATING RESCUE OFF BERMUDA PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard is coordinating a rescue of three people from a disabled sailing vessel in rough seas and winds off the coast of Bermuda. The 45-foot sailing vessel Joy for All, homeported in Glastonbury, CT., is disabled about180 miles north of Bermuda, in approximately 15-foot […]
SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, upon the recommendation of Leah Devlin, D.D.S., M.P.H., State Health Director, Department of Health and Human Services, hereby announces that the following shellfish area temporary closure will take effect immediately:No person shall take or attempt to take any oysters, clams or mussels or […]
(MFC) Finfish Advisory Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Finfish Advisory Committee will meet on Wednesday, November 30 at 10:30 a.m. The meeting will be held at the DENR Regional Office, located at 943 Washington Square Mall, Washington, NC.The committee will review and discuss management measures being proposed by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council […]
