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NOAA proposes to designate critical habitat for loggerhead sea turtles in NW Atlantic and Gulf In accordance with the statutory

August 2013 Opening of Commercial and Recreational Red Snapper Season in the South Atlantic Federal Waters and Final Rule to

Status of Possible Opening in 2013 of Commercial and Recreational Red Snapper Season in the South Atlantic Federal Waters The

Recreational Harvest of Snowy Grouper Closing to Vessels Fishing in the South Atlantic Federal Waters on May 31, 2013 Recreational

NOAA Fisheries Requests Public Comments on Actions to Improve Management of Vermilion Snapper and Red Porgy in the South Atlantic Comment

NOAA Fisheries Seeks Comments on Proposed Actions for Red Snapper in the South Atlantic Comment Period Ends May 29, 2013

Commerce Inspector General Begins Review of Catch Share Programs February 12, 2013 — The Office of the Inspector General of

Commercial Harvest of Red Snapper and Gray Triggerfish in the South Atlantic Federal Waters will Re-open from December 12 –

NOAA Fisheries Publishes a Final Rule to Allow Transfer of Black Sea Bass Pot Endorsements (Effective January 7, 2013) NOAA

NOAA Fisheries to withdraw proposed rule to require turtle excluder devices in certain shrimp trawls Based on new data collected