SNAPPER-GROUPER COMPLEX-COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL PURPOSES Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Saturday, February 12, 2011, the following restrictions will apply to the fisheries for snapper-grouper: I. Black Sea Bass, south of Cape Hatteras (35o 15.0321’ N. Latitude) A. For commercial purposes: 1. It is […]
NOAA Fisheries Service Announces Closure Date for the South Atlantic Recreational Black Sea Bass Fishery NOAA Fisheries Service has determined that the 2010-2011 recreational annual catch limit (ACL) of 409,000 pounds for black sea bass has been reached. As a result, the recreational sector for black sea bass in federal waters of the South Atlantic from […]
Is a Recreational Closure of Black Sea Bass In Store? A closure of the recreational fishery for black sea bass may be the first introduction for many anglers to the concept of Accountability Measures (AMs) as required by the Magnuson- Stevens Act to help ensure that Annual Catch Limits (ACLs) are not exceeded. Under the […]
RFA-NC WELCOMES NEW CHAPTER CO-CHAIR Capt. Dave Tilley Joins Tim Barefoot At NC Saltwater Angling Advocacy Group Capt. Dave Tilley of the party boat Continental Shelf of Morehead City, NC has been voted co-chair of the Recreational Fishing Alliance’s North Carolina (RFA-NC) chapter. Tilley owns and manages the popular fishing website www.fryingpantower.com which has been […]
2 injured in boating accident in Oregon Inlet, N.C. FORT MACON, N.C. — A Coast Guard crew, good Samaritans and Sea Tow responded to the grounding of a charter vessel near Nags Head, N.C., Sunday. At approximately 4:30 p.m. Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet received a report that two people were injured when the […]
Coast Guard cites striped bass poachers off N.C. coast PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard boarded and cited several fishing vessels in violation of federal law including one vessel in possession of 58 illegally caught Atlantic striped bass Friday. During their patrol the crew of the Coast Guard cutter Beluga, homeported in Norfolk, Va., […]
Public Hearings/Scoping Meetings Set to Address Federal Fisheries Issues Council seeks input on Annual Catch Limits, trip limits, catch shares, and other management measures The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council is holding a series of public hearings and scoping meetings regarding fisheries management measures proposed for several federally managed species, including those within […]
Red Snapper Moratorium to Remain but Managers Find Large Area Closure Unnecessary Members of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, meeting in New Bern, NC this week, concluded that a 4,800-square mile area closure off the coast of southern Georgia and north/central Florida where the harvest of snapper grouper species would be prohibited is unnecessary. […]
NOAA Extends Fishing Ban for South Atlantic Red Snapper Area closure to prevent snapper bycatch temporarily delayed In order to protect the red snapper population in the South Atlantic, NOAA’s Fisheries Service will extend the ban of commercial and recreational fishing for the red snapper in federal waters off North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and […]
Here come catch shares: How NOAA and the Environmental Defense Fund plan to destroy North Carolina’s working watermen When my late father was 24 years old, he returned to Hatteras from Long Island, New York. He returned because the Great Depression had left him jobless and standing in a bread line. He came back home […]
