Designated Spawning Special Management Zones designed to protect habitat and snapper grouper species The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council has approved the designation of five offshore areas as Spawning Special Management Zones (SMZs) to help protect spawning fish and unique habitat associated with spawning activities in the South Atlantic, including portions of an elbow-shaped […]
Agency also preparing Environmental Impact Statement NOAA Fisheries is considering new regulations in the shrimp fishery of the southeastern United States based on information indicating sea turtles are vulnerable to capture by skimmer trawls and tow times may not be as effective in reducing bycatch-related mortality as turtle excluder devices. The agency will host […]
The commercial longline component of golden tilefish harvest in South Atlantic waters will close at 12:01 a.m. (local time) March 15, 2016. Commercial harvest will reopen at 12:01 a.m. (local time) on January 1, 2017. The 2015 longline component commercial catch limit is 405,971 pounds gutted weight. Reports indicate the longline catch limit will be […]
NOAA Fisheries is seeking comments on changes to the gag and black grouper recreational management measures in the Gulf of Mexico. Proposed Changes: Increase the gag recreational minimum size limit from 22 inches total length to 24 inches total length. Increase the black grouper recreational minimum size limit from 22 inches total length to 24 […]
ALAMEDA, Calif. — A Coast Guard aircrew rescued two distressed surfers near Trinidad Saturday afternoon. At approximately 4:30 p.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay received a call from a person ashore stating his friends needed assistance and were stranded on Camel Rock. A Coast Guard MH-65 helicopter aircrew was launched from Sector Humboldt […]
SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard urges boaters and beachgoers to exercise caution in and around the coastal waters of the San Francisco Bay area due to high surf conditions this weekend. A high surf warning is now in effect until Saturday afternoon along the coastline of Sonoma County through Monterey County. Westerly swells around […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Good Samaritan mariners rescued two distressed boaters in San Pablo Bay, Marin County, at approximately 5 p.m., Thursday. At approximately 4:42 p.m., Coast Guard Sector San Francisco watchstanders received a report from a good Samaritan boating in San Pablo Bay, of a large debris field. The debris reported indicated that a recreational […]
SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard rescued two men from a capsized commercial fishing vessel that was located approximately six miles west of San Francisco Monday. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco watchstanders received a distress call from the commercial fishing vessel Jack D 7 at 10:02 a.m. The vessel’s crew reported that it was […]
BOSTON — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane towed the 95-foot fishing vessel Megan Marie after it became disabled Saturday about 200 miles southeast of Cape Cod. Watchstanders at the First Coast Guard District Command Center received notification at approximately 10 p.m. Saturday that the Megan Marie, homeported out of New Bedford, had […]
MOBILE, Ala. – The Coast Guard advises mariners to prepare for severe weather conditions forecasted by the National Weather Service, impacting Mississippi, Alabama and the Pensacola area, Tuesday afternoon. Winds are expected to increase to small craft advisory levels on Tuesday afternoon with frequent gusts to gale force winds through early Wednesday. Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected […]
