Comment Period Reopened for 2005 MMPA List of Fisheries On December 2, 2004, the proposed List of Fisheries for 2005 under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) was published in the Federal Register. NOAA Fisheries Service must categorize each commercial fishery on the List of Fisheries into one of three categories under the MMPA, based […]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Approves an Additional Nontoxic Shot Type;Considers Four OthersThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today approved a non-toxic shot typecomposed of iron-tungsten-nickel for waterfowl and coot hunting in theUnited States. In addition, the Service will publish tomorrow in theFederal Register proposed approval for four additional nontoxic shot types.The approved shot manufactured […]
MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION SEEKS ADDITIONAL BAY SCALLOP ADVISORSMOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission is issuing a second request for individuals to serve as advisors in developing the Bay Scallop Fishery Management Plan (FMP), especially persons who have fished for scallops in the Core Sound area. The advisory committee will be composed of representatives […]
NEW REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR STRIPED BASS ANGLERSMOREHEAD CITY – Beginning Sept. 1, recreational fishermen from Ocracoke Inlet north to the Virginia state line will be required to report their catch of striped bass harvested from the Atlantic Ocean.The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is taking this action to improve estimates of striped bass being caught […]
COAST GUARD SEARCHES FOR MISSING BOATER UPDATE PORTSMOUTH, VA. – The body of a man whose boat was found drifting three miles north of Little Creek has been recovered. A good samaritan found the body of Benjamin Phillips floating near the eastern side of the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel. The good samaritan radioed the Coast […]
COAST GUARD SEARCHES FOR MISSING BOATER PORTSMOUTH, VA. – Rescues crews from the Coast Guard, Virginia Marine Police,Virginia Marine Resources Commission and the Norfolk Police Department are searching the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay for a man whose boat was found this morning. Benjamin Phillips, 41, a Smithfield, Virginia, resident was last seen at approximately […]
Commercial Landings of Bluefin tuna As of 08/22/05 fishing year landings of Atlantic bluefin tuna are as follows: The Coastwide General Category has landed 50.3 mt out of 908.3 mt to date. The Harpoon category: 19.4 mt out of 90.0 mt to date. Longline North: 9.1 mt out of 116.3 mt to date. Longline South: […]
PROCLAMATION RE: STRIPED BASS RECREATIONAL- ATLANTIC OCEAN: OCRACOKE INLET TO NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA STATE LINE Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Thursday, September 1, 2005 the following restrictions will apply to the recreational harvest of striped bass in the Atlantic Ocean waters of North Carolina from […]
BE CAREFUL JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 45-year-old Jacksonville woman has died from flesh-eating bacteria that she contracted while riding a personal watercraft on the St. Johns River, officials said. Candace Scott died Aug. 3, Duval County health officials said. One to three cases of flesh-eating bacteria are typically reported in the county each year, but […]
NOAA RELEASES NATIONAL STUDY OF U.S. CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEMSNew Report Makes Case for an Integrated Observing System The nation’s coral reef ecosystems continue to face numerous stressors from both natural and human sources including overfishing, disease, pollution and climate change according to a new national assessment of the condition of U.S. shallow coral reef ecosystems. […]
