CAPTAIN’S DECISION TO SAIL INTO THE PATH OF A HURRICANE CAUSED THE TALL SHIP BOUNTY TO SINK OFF ATLANTIC COAST February 10, 2014 WASHINGTON – A captain’s “reckless decision to sail into the well-forecasted path of Hurricane Sandy” was the probable cause of the sinking of a ship off the North Carolina coast in October […]
Commercial Fishermen Needed to Remove Marine Debris MANTEO – The N. C. Coastal Federation is accepting applications for fishermen to help get marine debris out of the water this winter. In January 2014, the federation and the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will begin a pilot project to remove abandoned fishing gear from northeastern North […]
NOAA Fisheries Published a Final Rule to Modify Management of Vermilion Snapper and Red Porgy in the South Atlantic (Rule becomes effective September 5, 2013) NOAA Fisheries published a final rule to implement Regulatory Amendment 18 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (Regulatory Amendment 18). The final […]
NOAA proposes to designate critical habitat for loggerhead sea turtles in NW Atlantic and Gulf In accordance with the statutory requirements of the Endangered Species Act, NOAA Fisheries today released for public comment a draft proposal to designate critical habitat for threatened loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of […]
August 2013 Opening of Commercial and Recreational Red Snapper Season in the South Atlantic Federal Waters and Final Rule to Consider Future Seasons This Fishery Bulletin announces the August 2013 opening of red snapper in the South Atlantic and the publishing of the final rule for Amendment 28 to the Fishery Management Plan for the […]
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 […]
