Category: AL

NOAA PROVIDES WRAP-UP ON VERY ACTIVE 2004 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON Nov. 30, 2004 — The 2004 Atlantic hurricane season was one for the record books, say NOAA hurricane and climate prediction specialists. Nine named storms affected the United States during the six-month hurricane season—three as tropical storms (Bonnie, Hermine and Matthew) and six as hurricanes […]

General and Angling Categories Will Not Open Until Further Notice The General Category and Angling Category bluefin tuna fisheries will NOT open on December 1. No further information regarding the season will be available prior to Friday, December 3. Please check back again on December 3 for possible further developments. General and Angling Categories Will […]

Aquarius Aquanauts Study Chemical Warfare on Coral Reefs to Reveal Secrets of Seaweed and Fish Ecology Key Largo, Florida – The last Aquarius undersea laboratory science mission of 2004 will study how reef plants and corals use chemical defenses to ward off predators. The six-person crew is led by Deron Burkepile, Georgia Institute of Technology. […]

INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ADOPTS U.S. PROPOSAL FOR SHARK FINNING BAN Sixty-three countries unanimously adopted historic and unprecedented protective measures for Atlantic sharks during the annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas. Led by NOAA, the United States delegation pushed for and won a consensus agreement. “This agreement is what we needed […]

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Landings Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Landings As of November 18, 2004 fishing year landings of Atlantic bluefin tuna are as follows: The coastwide General category has landed 251.2 mt. Harpoon category has landed 29.9 mt. Longline North: 25.6 mt. Longline South: 9.5 mt. Purse seine category 31.3 mt. The Angling category is currently […]

Whooping Cranes Arrive in South Carolina After a 150-Year Absence Three years after proposing to reintroduce whooping cranes (Grus americana) into historic habitat and establish a migratory flock of birds in eastern North America, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service confirms the arrival of 5 whooping cranes in South Carolina. There are now 35 migratory […]

Discharge of Fill Material into 0.75 acres of Section 404 Wetlands Cape Fear Investments and Development, LLC, to discharge fill material into 0.75 acres of Section 404 wetlands adjacent to an unnamed tributary to Spring Branch, associated with the construction of the center at College and Market Commercial Development, located at the northwest corner of […]

NOAA Fisheries Announces a Final Rule for North and South Atlantic Swordfish Fisheries NOAA Fisheries has published a final rule to implement North and South Atlantic swordfish quota recommendations from the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT). This rule includes the following actions: • Increases the United States North Atlantic swordfish quota […]

Bluefin Tuna General and Angling Category Fisheries Closed NOAA Fisheries closed the Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) General and Angling category fisheries on November 19, 2004. The intent of these closures was to ensure that the U.S. BFT harvest is consistent with the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas recommendations. Vessel owner/operators may continue […]

NOAA Fisheries Establishes HMS International Trade Permit and Reporting Requirements for Monitoring of Tuna and Swordfish Trade NOAA Fisheries has modified its international trade tracking programs to implement recommendations of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) and the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC), and to establish a new international trade permit […]