NOAA FISHERIES TRANSFERS BFT QUOTA AND REOPENS THE GENERAL AND ANGLING CATEGORY FISHERIES NOAA Fisheries has determined that Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) quota transfers from the Atlantic tunas General, Harpoon, and Incidental Longline categories to the Angling and Reserve categories in the amounts of 223.1 metric tons (mt) and 191.9 mt, respectively, are warranted. NOAA […]
BFT General and Angling Category Update An announcement regarding the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Commercial and Recreational Fishery opening will be made tomorrow, Dec. 7, 2004. Updates may also be accessed on the information telephone lines by calling the following numbers: Dial 978/281-9260; press 1 for commercial or 2 for recreational; Toll-free dial 1-888/872-8862; press 4 […]
BFT General and Angling Category Update General and Angling Category fisheries shall remain closed through the weekend. Any updates will be provided on Monday by 4:00 p.m. Updates may also be accessed on the information telephone lines by calling the following numbers: Dial 978/281-9260; press 1 for commercial or 2 for recreational; Toll-free dial 1-888/872-8862; […]
Regional Quota Adjustments for 2005 Commercial Shark Fishery & 2005 First Trimester Fishing Season NOAA Fisheries announced this week that it will adjust the regional and trimester quotas for large coastal sharks and small coastal sharks based on updated landings information, create a framework for annual adjustment of regional quotas, remove the requirement to publish […]
WHITE HOUSE COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, NOAA AND DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR ANNOUNCE ACTIONS TO CONSERVE CORAL REEFS President Bush will request $2.7 million to support state and local coral conservation efforts to implement local action strategies developed by the states, territories and commonwealths that make up the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force. James L. Connaughton, […]
Interior Department on Front Lines of Coral Reef ConservationThe Department of Interior is playing a key role in a science-based,community-level campaign to protect coral reefs and is working with avariety of state, territorial and international partners to increaseunderstanding of the problems plaguing these sensitive ecosystems aroundthe globe, Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks […]
STRIPED BASS RECREATIONAL SEASON – ALBEMARLE SOUND MANAGEMENT AREA LOCATION Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Thursday, December 2, 2004 the season for striped bass taken for a recreational purpose in the Albemarle Sound Management Area will change with the following restrictions: I. AREA DESCRIPTION: […]
Army Corp Dredging Project Underway CAROLINA BEACH – Last week the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began a two-month project of dredging of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway and Carolina Beach Inlet.Cottrell Engineering Corp., the Virginia based dredging company hired by the Army Corp of Engineers, are pumping sand and mud from the bottom of the […]
NOAA AND PARTNERS REACH OCEAN OBSERVING MILESTONE WITH 1,500 OPERATIONAL ARGO FLOATSDevices Are a Key Element of Global Ocean Observing System NOAA and its partners announced that 1,500 free floating, data collecting devices are now in operation in the world’s oceans, reaching the half-way point of an eventual fleet of 3,000 floats. The devices, named […]
NOAA ISSUES NEW PARTNERSHIP POLICYResponse to “Fair Weather” Recommendations Strengthens Relationships Among Government, Universities and the Private Sector Dec. 1, 2004  NOAA announced today it is adopting a new policy to strengthen the partnership among government, academia and the private sector that provides the nation with high quality environmental information. “NOAA has a broad […]
