NOAA Fisheries Service Publishes Final Rule to Establish Marine Protected Areas for Snapper-Grouper in U.S. Federal Waters of the South Atlantic NOAA Fisheries Service published a final rule to implement Amendment 14 to the South Atlantic Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan (FMP) in the Federal Register on January 13, 2009 (74 FR 1621). The South […]
FISHING REEF/OYSTER SANCTUARY TO BE PLACED NEAR ENGELHARD MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is seeking public input on where to place a proposed 30-acre coastal fishing reef/oyster sanctuary near Engelhard. DMF’s Oyster Sanctuary program has determined three possible sites lying between the northern shore of Long Shoal River […]
Amendment 16 to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is currently seeking public comment on Amendment 16 to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan for the South Atlantic. The deadline for comments is February 23, 2009. Please see the attached Fishery Bulletin from the NMFS’ Southeast Regional Office for details […]
GRANT DECISIONS ON MFC MEETING AGENDA MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet Jan. 21-23 at the Courtyard Marriott, 100 Charlotte Ave., Carolina Beach. The MFC is scheduled to vote on Coastal Recreational Fishing License grants for 2009. The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries received 19 applications for grants totaling […]
Coast Guard encourages boaters to go digital with new emergency beacons PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard is encouraging mariners and aviators to make the switch to digital 406 MHz Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) to keep pace with search and rescue technology. Beginning Feb. 1, 2009, the Coast Guard and other search […]
NMFS that it has decided not to implement the interim rule The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council received word this afternoon from NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) that it has decided not to implement the interim rule proposed by the Council to address overfishing of gag, red grouper, and black grouper (see attached letter). […]
Lubchenco Will Helm U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration President-elect Barack Obama has tapped Oregon State University professor Jane Lubchenco, one of the nation’s most prominent marine biologists, to head the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Lubchenco, a conservationist who has devoted much of her career to encouraging scientists to become more engaged in public […]
Federal Fishery Managers Respond to Scientific Committee Recommendations Scientific and Statistical Committee reviews stock assessments for mackerel, vermilion snapper The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council received confirmation from its Scientific and Statistical Committee that recent stock assessments for king mackerel, Spanish mackerel, and vermilion snapper are based on the best available science. […]
Transportation Worker Identification Credential enrollment deadline draws near BALTIMORE – The Coast Guard urges maritime workers who have not yet applied for a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) to apply as soon as possible before unescorted access to facilities in the Maryland and Washington, D.C. ports are prohibited. Starting Dec. 30, 2008 port workers must […]
July 3, 2008 Three members of South Atlantic fishery council resign in frustration By SUSAN WEST Frustration with the regulatory process drove the June 11 resignation of three long-time members of a South Atlantic Fishery Management Council advisory panel. “I feel as though I’ve been betrayed by the system,” said Dan Kipnis who served […]
