Congressman Walter Jones Questions NOAA Catch Share Policy WASHINGTON — Nov. 8, 2010 – Today U.S. Congressman Walter B. Jones (R-North Carolina) sent a letter to Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), opposing NOAA’s recently announced National Catch Share Policy and demanding answers regarding its development. Jones called the […]
2010 Flat Bottom Girls Flounder Tournament Boat Angler Weight Cash TWT Total 1st Masonboro Taylor Barefoot 8bls. 12oz. $ 1000.00 $202.50 $1202.50 2nd Island Tackle Charters Wes Barbour 5 lbs. 4oz. $ 500.00 $121.50 $100.00 $ 721.00 3rd No Name Dennis Durham 5 lbs. 2oz. $ 300.00 $ 81.00 $ 381.00 4th Turn It Up Fred Davis 4 lbs. 0oz. $ 200.00 $ 200.00 5th […]
EDF Exceptionally Deceptive on Fishing It’s time to set the record straight and expose the underhanded back-door dealings of EDF. EDF routinely misrepresents the facts. – EDF wants you to believe the Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of Alaska and both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans are fished out. Nothing could be further from the truth. […]
NOAA’S CATCH SHARE POLICY SETS A TREACHEROUS COURSE Coastal Community Expresses Concerns Over New Federal Fisheries Agenda (11/5/2010) – Assistant Administrator of Fisheries Eric Schwaab this week announced that recreational anglers were being completely ignored by the administration. In the National Catch Share Policy release issued by NOAA Fisheries Service, Schwaab said angler opposition to […]
NOAA affirms catch share push in face of industry fire By Richard Gaines Staff Writer The Gloucester Daily Times Thu Nov 04, 2010, 10:44 PM EDT The Obama administration Thursday formalized its commitment to a national "catch share policy" — a system already drawing fire from fishermen, and one which NOAA’s chief administrator has said […]
Public Hearings Scheduled for Snapper Grouper Amendment 18A The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a series of public hearings regarding Amendment 18A to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan later this month. Amendment 18A primarily focuses on measures for the commercial golden tilefish and black sea bass fisheries to account for […]
Public Hearings Scheduled for Snapper Grouper Amendment 18A The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a series of public hearings regarding Amendment 18A to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan later this month. Amendment 18A primarily focuses on measures for the commercial golden tilefish and black sea bass fisheries to account for anticipated […]
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., Thursday, October 7, 2010, 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. It is unlawful to possess […]
Please note the following items regarding federally managed fisheries in the South Atlantic Region: · NOAA Fisheries Service is seeking public comment on Amendment 17B to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region, which establishes annual catch limits (ACLs) and accountability measures (AMs) for nine snapper […]
Commercial Fishing for Black Sea Bass Closed to Vessels Fishing in the South Atlantic Federal Waters on October 7, 2010 The commercial sector for black sea bass in federal waters of the South Atlantic from 35°15.19′ N. lat., the latitude of Cape Hatteras Light, NC to Key West, FL will be closed, effective 12:01 […]
