SEDAR Assessment Workshop to Develop Stock Assessments for Gulf and Atlantic Gro

SEDAR Assessment Workshop to Develop Stock Assessments for Gulf and Atlantic Group King Mackerel The Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Fishery Management Councils, in cooperation with the NOAA Fisheries’ Southeast Fisheries Science Center, will hold a Stock Assessment Workshop in Miami, Florida as part of the Southeast Data Assessment and Review (SEDAR) process to […]

Ecosystem-Based Management Makes a Splash In NOAA FisheriesâÃÆ

Ecosystem-Based Management Makes a Splash In NOAA Fisheries’ In 2005 Budget Request A key goal of NOAA’s new strategic plan is to protect, restore and manage the use of coastal and ocean resources through ecosystem-based approaches to management. The President’s 2005 budget request moves this effort forward by dedicating $1.158 billion to ecosystem management, an […]

GILL NETS – ALBEMARLE SOUND MANAGEMENT AREA

EFFECTIVE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2004. M-4-2004 PROCLAMATION RE: GILL NETS – ALBEMARLE SOUND MANAGEMENT AREA Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Monday, February 16, 2004, the following provisions shall apply to the use of gill nets in the ALBEMARLE SOUND MANAGEMENT AREA. I. AREA DEION […]

GILL NETS – ALBEMARLE SOUND MANAGEMENT AREA

M-3-2004 PROCLAMATION RE: GILL NETS – ALBEMARLE SOUND MANAGEMENT AREA Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 6:00 P.M., Monday, February 9, 2004, the following provisions shall apply to the use of gill nets in the ALBEMARLE SOUND MANAGEMENT AREA. I. AREA DEION The Albemarle Sound Management Area […]

RIVER HERRING

FF-20-2004 PROCLAMATION RE: RIVER HERRING Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 6:00 p.m., Monday, February 9, 2004, the following restrictions will apply to the river herring fishery in the Albemarle Sound Herring Management Area and the Chowan River Herring Management Area: I. SEASON CLOSURE No person or […]

BLACK SEA BASS – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS

FF-19-2004 PROCLAMATION RE: BLACK SEA BASS – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS – ATLANTIC OCEAN Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01A.M, Tuesday, February 10, 2004, the following restrictions will apply to the commercial black sea bass fishery north of Cape Hatteras (35° 15’N. Latitude): I. SIZE LIMIT It […]

FLOUNDER – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS

FF-18-2004 PROCLAMATION RE: FLOUNDER – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS – ATLANTIC OCEAN Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Tuesday, February 10, 2004, the following restrictions will apply to the commercial flounder fishery: I. TRIP LIMITS During the period beginning at 12:01 A.M., Tuesday, February 10, 2004 […]

King Mackerel Trip Limit Increased to 75 Fish/Day for Commercial Hook-and-Line V

King Mackerel Trip Limit Increased to 75 Fish/Day for Commercial Hook-and-Line Vessels Fishing in the Florida East Coast SubzoneNOTE: The following is an excerpt from a Fishery Bulletin from NOAA Fisheries’ Southeast Regional Office. The complete notice, including maps and landings information, will be posted in 1-3 working days at http://caldera.sero.nmfs.gov or contact:The daily vessel […]

NOAA ADMINISTRATOR ANNOUNCES 2005 BUDGET REQUEST

NOAA ADMINISTRATOR ANNOUNCES 2005 BUDGET REQUEST Retired Navy Vice Adm. Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Ph.D., undersecretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator, unveiled President Bush’s proposed 2005 budget for the Commerce Department’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Speaking to more than 125 stakeholders in Washington, D.C., Lautenbacher said NOAA’s request totals $3.4 […]

New River Inlet Survey

New River Inlet Survey Released Get Your Copy HERENew River Inlet Survey Released Get Your Copy HERE