Status of Possible Opening in 2013 of Commercial and Recreational Red Snapper Season in the South Atlantic Federal Waters The final rule to determine red snapper fishing seasons and harvest amounts for 2013 and subsequent years (Amendment 28) is currently under review. NOAA Fisheries will provide 30 days’ notice prior to potential commercial and recreational […]
Recreational Harvest of Snowy Grouper Closing to Vessels Fishing in the South Atlantic Federal Waters on May 31, 2013 Recreational harvest of snowy grouper in the South Atlantic waters will close, at 12:01 a.m. (local time) May 31, 2013. Recreational harvest will reopen at 12:01 a.m. (local time) on January 1, 2014. The 2013 recreational […]
NOAA Fisheries Requests Public Comments on Actions to Improve Management of Vermilion Snapper and Red Porgy in the South Atlantic Comment Period Ends June 7, 2013 NOAA Fisheries requests public comments on the proposed rule to implement Regulatory Amendment 18 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (Regulatory Amendment […]
NOAA Fisheries Seeks Comments on Proposed Actions for Red Snapper in the South Atlantic Comment Period Ends May 29, 2013 NOAA Fisheries is seeking public comment on proposed actions in Amendment 28 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (Amendment 28). The proposed rule published in the Federal […]
Commerce Inspector General Begins Review of Catch Share Programs February 12, 2013 — The Office of the Inspector General of the United States Department of Commerce has begun a review of the controls and processes associated with NOAA’s catch share programs for commercial fisheries. This is a continuation of the multiple-phase review of the National […]
ASMFC Approves Atlantic Menhaden Amendment 2 Baltimore, MD – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has approved Amendment 2 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Menhaden. The Amendment establishes a 170,800 MT total allowable catch (TAC) beginning in 2013 and continuing until completion of, and Board action on, the next benchmark stock assessment, […]
Commercial Harvest of Red Snapper and Gray Triggerfish in the South Atlantic Federal Waters will Re-open from December 12 – 19, 2012 The commercial harvest of red snapper and gray triggerfish in federal waters of the South Atlantic from North Carolina to Key West, Florida, will re-open from 12:01 a.m. (local time), December 12, until […]
NOAA Fisheries Publishes a Final Rule to Allow Transfer of Black Sea Bass Pot Endorsements (Effective January 7, 2013) NOAA Fisheries is publishing final regulations for a resubmitted action from Amendment 18A to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (Amendment 18A) on December 7, 2012. Amendment 18A was […]
NOAA Fisheries to withdraw proposed rule to require turtle excluder devices in certain shrimp trawls Based on new data collected this summer, NOAA is withdrawing a proposed rule to require turtle excluder devices (TEDs) for skimmer trawls, pusher-head trawls, and wing-net trawls in the southeast shrimp fisheries. NOAA observers collected data that showed the devices […]
Hatteras North – Recreational Black Sea Bass Closure Effective November 1, 2012 The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced yesterday that the recreational black sea bass fishery will close on November 1, 2012. The fishery will remain closed to recreational fishermen in federal waters (3-200 miles from shore) through the end of the year. The […]
