NOAA-funded researchers developed new technology housed inside a heavy black plastic case to estimate the amount of carbonate in seawater. Mook Sea Farm in Maine is using this "black box" to monitor the acidity of the seawater pumped into the oyster hatchery. Owner Bill Mook hopes to better understand and adapt to changing ocean conditions. […]
NOAA Fisheries seeks nominations to fill vacancies on the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee, which advises the Secretary of Commerce on living marine resource matters. Committee members represent a wide spectrum of fisheries interests and serve up to two consecutive 3-year terms. Nominations are due February 6. NOAA Fisheries seeks nominations to fill vacancies on […]
MOREHEAD CITY — The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will continue to accept written comments on a petition for rulemaking filed by the N.C. Wildlife Federation until 5 p.m. Jan. 26. Commission Chairman Sammy Corbett extended the comment period, originally scheduled to end Jan. 20, to accommodate those who were unable to speak last week during […]
Just a quick reminder that we need your help today to stop the “pilot” commercial snapper-grouper catch share program being proposed by two South Atlantic Fishery Management Council members: Vice Chair Charlie Phillips and Chris Conklin, both commercial snapper-grouper fleet owners and dealers. Incredibly, Chris, in a recent email about this pilot program that […]
MOREHEAD CITY mndash; An amendment has been filed to a petition for rulemaking calling for habitat protections that, if adopted, would impact shrimp trawl fishing in most North Carolina waters. The amendment to the petition, submitted to the Marine Fisheries Commission Jan. 12, makes the following changes: Modifies the original proposal to reduce […]
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BALTIMORE — The Captain of the Port Maryland National-Capital Region set ice condition three Monday and cautions mariners to be aware of ice formation within the Sector Maryland-NCR COTP zone. Ice condition three is set when weather conditions are favorable for the formation of ice in navigable waters. Within the Sector Maryland-NCR COTP zone, navigable […]
MOREHEAD CITY — The Coastal Recreational Fishing License Committee of the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission, along with their advisors, will meet at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 24 at the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries’ Central District Office, 5285 Highway 70 West, Morehead City. The committee will review and approve proposals for the 2016 Coastal Recreational […]
This notice outlines the procedure for obtaining a 2017 Atlantic Tunas Permit, which allows you to commercially fish for and/or retain Atlantic bluefin, yellowfin, skipjack, albacore, and bigeye tunas; a Swordfish General Commercial Permit, which allows you to commercially fish for and/or retain Atlantic Swordfish; an Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Angling Permit, which allows […]
NMFS transfers 16.3 metric tons (mt) of Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) quota from the 24.3-mt General category December 2017 subquota period to the January 2017 subquota period, and adjusts the Atlantic tunas General category BFT daily retention limit from the default of one to three large medium or giant BFT (measuring 73” or greater) per […]
