Category: MS

NOAA FISHERIES SEEKING PUBLIC COMMENT ON ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT GUIDELINES The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) has opened a public comment period through an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) addressing potential revisions to the essential fish habitat (EFH) guidelines. Those who wish to comment on the potential […]

December 4, 2003 Dear Interested Party: Due to the hazardous conditions in the channel between Oregon Inlet and Wanchese, the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (NCDMF) will allow flounder to be landed in Virginia if it was caught during the current ten-day period ending at 6 p.m. on Friday, December 5. All fishermen holding […]

A new, high-tech climate monitoring network designed by NOAA scientists keep tabs on the nation’s temperature and precipitation trends is set to debut nationwide in January 2004. The U.S. Climate Reference Network (CRN) will improve the ability of America’s decision-makers to form policies about programs impacted by climate variability and change. NOAA, the National Oceanic […]

Woods Hole, Mass. – Researchers have found what is believed to be an invasive species of sea squirt on the northern edge of Georges Bank, colonizing a 6.5 square mile area about 160 miles off outer Cape Cod, at a depth of just over 150 feet. These siphon-feeding animals form dense mats, made of many […]

PA-128-2003 PROCLAMATION RE: SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, upon the recommendation of Leah Devlin, D.D.S., M.P.H., State Health Director, Department of Health and Human Services, hereby announces that the following temporary shellfish closures will take effect immediately: No person shall take or attempt to take any oysters, clams […]

MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION TO MEET NOVEMBER 18 – 19 REVISED AGENDA – REVISED AGENDA- REVISED AGENDA MOREHEAD CITY — The Marine Fisheries Commission will hold a business meeting November 18 – 19 at the Outer Banks Resort and Conference Center/Ramada Inn in Kill Devil Hills. The meeting is open to the public. On November 17, […]

Frying Pan Shoals BUOY has come online! This is a wonderful day for mariners along the Cape Fear Coast. The much anticipated buoy has been deployed and is online. http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.phtml?station=41013 Station 41013 is slated to replace the beloved Frying Pan Tower this coming spring. The “Tower” is scheduled to be removed to become Southeastern North […]

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) has published a proposed rule in the Federal Register that, if approved, would implement the regulatory actions proposed in the Fishery Management Plan for the Dolphin and Wahoo Fishery of the Atlantic (FMP). The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC), in cooperation with the Mid-Atlantic and New England […]