PA-33-2004PROCLAMATIONRE: 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 […]
Reinstatement of Permit Requirements for the Tilefish Fishery In a final rule that published on April 26, 2004, NOAA Fisheries reinstated the permit requirements for commercial tilefish vessels. This final rule is based on additional information provided by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council that supports and explains the basis for the limited access permit criteria […]
Final Regulations Published for 2004 Spiny Dogfish Fishery NOAA Fisheries announced final specifications for the 2004-2005 spiny dogfish fishery in a rule that published on April 27, 2004. This action specifies a commercial quota for the spiny dogfish fishery to achieve the annual target fishing mortality rate (F) specified in the Spiny Dogfish Fishery Management […]
Highly Migratory Species: Comments Requested on Issues & Options Paper, Nine Public Meetings Scheduled NOAA Fisheries announces the availability of an Issues and Options paper for Amendment 2 to the Atlantic Tunas, Swordfish, and Sharks Fishery Management Plan (HMS FMP) and Amendment 2 to the Billfish Fishery Management Plan (Billfish FMP), request public comment, and […]
Proposed Rule to Implement the Marine Mammal Protection Act’s Zero Rate Mortality Goal Section 118 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) addresses the taking of marine mammals incidental to commercial fishing operations. The MMPA provides for the preparation of stock assessments for all marine mammal stocks in waters under U.S. jurisdiction, development and implementation […]
Public Comments Requested on Interagency Wetland Guidance Section 404 of the Clean Water Act regulates the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States, including wetlands. The Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is responsible for processing Section 404 permits and analyzing impacts associated with proposed projects. When an applicant proposes a […]
PA-31-2004PROCLAMATIONRE: 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 closures will take effect immediately:No person shall take or attempt to take any oysters, clams or mussels […]
MULTIPLE COAST GUARD UNITS SAVE FISHING VESSEL FROM SINKING ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Several Coast Guard units assisted in the rescue of the two-man crew aboard the Tampa-based, 66-foot fishing vessel Miss Hayes after it began sinking 43 miles west of Ft. Myers, Fla., early this morning. Three dewatering pumps in all, and personnel to […]
Scientific and Statistical Committee Meetings Scheduled May 17-19 The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) and the Biological Assessment Sub-Committee of the SSC in Charleston, South Carolina beginning on May 17, 2004. The Assessment Sub-Committee will meet from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on May […]
COAST GUARD SUSPENDS SEARCH FOR MISSING BOATER IN PAMLICO SOUND CAPE HATTERAS, N.C. – Coast Guard has suspended the search for a man missing in the Pamlico Sound, N.C., this evening. At 7 p.m. the search was called off for a 22-year-old man missing since Wednesday evening after the 17-foot skiff he and another man […]
