FISHERIES HEARINGS SCHEDULED MOREHEAD CITY – The Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) will be holding a series of five public hearings in eastern North Carolina in May and June. The MFC will receive public comment on the following proposed rules at these hearings: · Commercial fishermen cannot use more than 3000 yards of flounder gill net […]
Coast Guard To Hold Area Oil Spill Committee Open Public Meeting PORTSMOUTH, Va. – U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office Hampton Roads will be holding an open public meeting to address issues relating to environmental safety and oil spill response in Virginia and on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. This meeting will focus on the recent work […]
NOAA AWARDS $275,000 TO TROUT UNLIMITED The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced a $275,000 grant to Trout Unlimited as part of a multi-project cooperative partnership to restore coastal and river fisheries habitat throughout the coastal United States. NOAA is an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The grant supports a three-year partnership between […]
NOAA CHIEF LEADS 100 VOLUNTEERS IN RESTORING TIDAL WETLANDS OF FORT MCHENRY ON SATURDAY The director of the nation’s top science agency for oceans and the atmosphere, Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., will lead 100 volunteers from the Commerce Department’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the annual tidal wetland restoration at historic Fort McHenry in […]
IMPLEMENTATION PROPOSALS NOW ON-LINE FOR COASTAL HABITAT PROTECTION PLANMOREHEAD CITY – Enhancing oyster restoration and reducing pollution caused by storm water runoff are among a list of actions proposed by the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources to begin implementation of North Carolina’s Coastal Habitat Protection Plan. The proposed list of actions, which also […]
Consumer Product Safety Commission and Zebco Recall Kids’ Fishing Poles WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 13)  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with W.C. Bradley/Zebco Holdings Inc., this week announced a voluntary recall of about 1.5 million children’s fishing poles because paint on the poles contains lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young […]
NOAA Scientists and Partners Assessing the Health of Dolphins in St. Joseph’s Bay, FL Researchers from NOAA Fisheries Service and their partners have plans to conduct research on bottlenose dolphins in the St. Joseph’s Bay area. This area is of particular interest due to an Unusual Mortality Event of approximately 107 dolphins, which occurred along […]
Mandatory Labeling of Fish and Shellfish in Retail Food Stores Takes Effect The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced mandatory labeling of fish and shellfish in retail food stores to indicate country of origin and method of production (i.e., wild or farm-raised). USDA is responsible for implementing the country of origin labeling (COOL) program, […]
Fisheries Management Conference Findings Now Posted Online On March 24-26, more than 600 people attended the Managing our Nation’s Fisheries Conference in Washington DC, sponsored by the eight Regional Fishery Management Councils, the three interstate Marine Fishery Commissions, and NOAA Fisheries Service. Participants and attendees included members of the commercial and recreational fishing industries, managers, […]
Striped Bass Season in Lower Roanoke River Extended Through April 27 RALEIGH, N.C. – The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission announced today it will extend the striped bass harvest season through April 27 in the lower Roanoke River. An unusually cool spring has kept water temperatures in the Roanoke well below normal during March, delaying striped […]
