Multi-Year Management Authorized for Spiny Dogfish NOAA Fisheries Service has announced the implementation of Framework Adjustment 1 to the Spiny Dogfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP), which will allow commercial quotas and other management measures to be set for up to 5 years. Under the original FMP, jointly managed by both the Mid-Atlantic and the New […]
6,330 POUNDS OF SHRIMP SEIZED The Coast Guard and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) worked together to terminate the voyage and seize the catch of a commercial fishing boat Thursday evening for violating federal law in the Gulf of Mexico. During a routine patrol, a law enforcement team from the Coast Guard Cutter Heron […]
A SHORT SUMMARY OF THE RECREATIONAL FISHING REGULATIONS FOR HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES The following information is a short summary of the recreational fishing regulations found in 50 CFR part 635. Additional regulations may apply and regulations are continually subject to change. For a comprehensive list of updated HMS regulations, please refer to the ELECTRONIC CODE OF […]
MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION TO MEET FEBRUARY 2 & 3 MOREHEAD CITY- The Marine Fisheries Commission will meet February 2-3 at the Clarion Oceanfront Hotel. The meeting is open to the public. On February 1, the commission will hold a public meeting at 7 p.m. at the same location to discuss any fishery issues. For more […]
CRAB, EEL, FISH AND SHRIMP POTS Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that the closed pot season will reopen effective at 7:00A.M. on Monday, January 23, 2006 in the following area only:I. AREA DESCRIPTIONAll waters and their tributaries running south and west from the bridge over Bogue Sound from Morehead […]
Coast Guard Completes Investigation of Oil Spill The Coast Guard has completed the investigation into the cause of the oil spill from the Greek tanker Athos I that occurred on the Delaware River on the evening of Nov. 26, 2004. Coast Guard investigators concluded that the vessel came in contact with a submerged anchor while […]
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR DOMINION BRIDGE RULES REOPENED PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard is reopening the public comment period concerning the Dominion Boulevard (US17) Bridge across the southern branch of the Elizabeth River at the Intracoastal Waterway in Chesapeake, Va. Because the bridge is used frequently and members of the public have expressed the […]
NOAA ISSUES CLARIFIED PARTNERSHIP POLICY The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced today it has clarified the Policy on Partnerships in the Provision of Environmental Information, originally issued in December 2004. The clarified policy language was developed in response to concerns expressed by several private entities that the policy could be construed as signaling an […]
LATEST TESTS OF NOAA GULF FISH SURVEYS SHOW NO NEGATIVE IMPACT ON SEAFOOD QUALITY The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced today that analyses of the second and third round of toxicology survey results from Gulf water, marine species, and sediment samples show no elevated toxins of bacteria from recent hurricanes. Agency scientists have been […]
MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION TO MEET FEBRUARY 2 & 3MOREHEAD CITY- The Marine Fisheries Commission will meet February 2-3 at the Clarion Oceanfront Hotel, Kill Devil Hills. The meeting is open to the public.On February 1, the commission will hold a public meeting at 7 p.m. at the same location to discuss any fishery issues.For more […]
