Council Approves Framework 6 for Summer Flounder The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) met in Cape May, NJ last week and approved Framework 6 for submission to the Secretary of Commerce. Framework 6 is designed to allow for the establishment of multistate regions under the conservation equivalency provision of the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black […]
VADM Lautenbacher testifies before House Resources Fisheries and Wildlife Subcommittee At a March 21st hearing in Gretna, LA, the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere VADM Conrad C. Lautenbacher, U.S. Navy (Ret.) testified before the House Resources Fisheries and Wildlife Subcommittee (Chair Wayne Gilchrest, R-MD). The Vice Admiral spoke of NOAA’s role in the […]
SHRIMPING AND CRAB TRAWLINGPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that the following areas will open to shrimping and crab trawling effective at 8:00 A.M. Wednesday, March 29, 2006:I. AREA DESCRIPTION:NEW HANOVER/BRUNSWICK COUNTYCape Fear River – all waters south of a line beginning at a point on the west shore 34° […]
Excitement Heats Up for 2006 Big Rock! March 20, 2006 – When billfish competitors begin to register for the 48th Annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament, they’ll take their first step toward winning part of a cash purse that’s exceeded $1 million each of the past eight years. Quite a change from the original Big […]
SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREAPreston 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 changes in shellfish harvesting areas will take effect at sunrise, Thursday, March 23, 2006.The southside of Carrot Island in Carteret County will […]
2006 PERMITS COMING SOON This system will be switched over to issue permits valid for the 2006 season (June 1, 2006 – May 31, 2007) starting in late April. Permits currently issued by this system are only valid through May 31, 2006. 2006 PERMITS COMING SOON This system will be switched over to issue permits […]
Hatchery-Supported Trout Waters Open on April 1 RALEIGH, N.C. (March 20, 2006) – The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will open approximately 1,120 miles of “Hatchery-Supported Trout Waters” in 25 western North Carolina counties at 6 a.m. on April 1. The season will run until one-half hour after sunset on Feb. 28, 2007. While fishing Hatchery-Supported […]
NOAA LEADS RESEARCH MISSION OF U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS’ UNDERWATER HABITATS March 21, 2006  NOAA and the National Park Service will be conducting a scientific research mission on board the NOAA ship Nancy Foster from March 21 to April 2, 2006. The joint mission will explore and characterize near shore habitats (from five to 1,000 […]
Anglers and State Directors to Discuss Recreational Data; Mar 29 in Arlington, VA On March 29, NOAA Fisheries Service will host a joint meeting of two key conservation partners – state fish and wildlife agency directors and members of the saltwater sportfishing community. Meeting participants will get a first look at a draft of the […]
NOAA Fisheries to Host 3rd Annual Constituent Recreational Data Review On March 28, a group of recreational anglers, for-hire captains and state partners from the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and Hawaii will sit down with NOAA Fisheries Service scientists to review sportfishing catch and effort data collected in 2005. This cooperative exercise is an important […]
