The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council is soliciting public input on a draft amendment to address management and conservation of blueline tilefish in the Mid-Atlantic. Four public hearings will be held between March 21 and March 29, 2016. Written comments will be accepted until Wednesday, March 30, 2016. The draft amendment considers adding blueline tilefish (Caulolatilus […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard is seeking input from commercial and recreational mariners for an assessment of navigation requirements along the Mid-Atlantic seacoast. The Coast Guard Waterways Analysis and Management System (WAMS) survey is focused on both the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico Seacoast System, open water systems typically traveled by mariners arriving […]
Agency also preparing Environmental Impact Statement NOAA Fisheries is considering new regulations in the shrimp fishery of the southeastern United States based on information indicating sea turtles are vulnerable to capture by skimmer trawls and tow times may not be as effective in reducing bycatch-related mortality as turtle excluder devices. The agency will host […]
The commercial longline component of golden tilefish harvest in South Atlantic waters will close at 12:01 a.m. (local time) March 15, 2016. Commercial harvest will reopen at 12:01 a.m. (local time) on January 1, 2017. The 2015 longline component commercial catch limit is 405,971 pounds gutted weight. Reports indicate the longline catch limit will be […]
The recreational harvest of Atlantic migratory group cobia (from Georgia to New York) will close at 12:01 a.m. on June 20, 2016. Recreational harvest of cobia will reopen on January 1, 2017. The Atlantic migratory group includes cobia from Georgia through New York. Cobia off the east coast of Florida are part of […]
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — The Coast Guard rescued three people Wednesday after the boat they were on began taking on water six miles east of Oregon Inlet. Coast Guard Sector North Carolina watchstanders received notification Tuesday at approximately 11:30 p.m. that a 43-foot commercial fishing vessel with three people aboard was taking on water. Coast […]
HATTERAS, N.C. — The Coast Guard medevaced a man Monday after he suffered a head injury aboard a fishing boat six miles south of Hatteras Inlet. At 9:10 a.m., Station Hatteras Inlet watchstanders were notified a crew member aboard the fishing boat Miss Kayleigh suffered a head injury. A 29-foot Response Boat-Small crew and […]
MOREHEAD CITY — Recreational fishermen should expect to see a reduced cobia bag limit starting Saturday and a season closure this summer. The Marine Fisheries Commission voted at its meeting last week to lower the cobia daily recreational bag limit to one fish per person. The current recreational bag limit for cobia is two fish […]
The daily trip limit for the commercial harvest of vermilion snapper in the South Atlantic is reduced from 1,000 pounds gutted weight to 500 pounds gutted weight, effective 12:01 a.m. (local time) March 2, 2016. NOAA Fisheries has determined 75 percent of the January-June quota of 388,703 pounds gutted weight will be landed by March […]
MOREHEAD CITY — The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold seven public meetings in March to receive suggestions and comments on cultch planting. Cultch planting involves strategically placing shells and rock to enhance shellfish habitat in potentially productive shellfish areas. Oysters, clams and other aquatic life are attracted to the cultch and begin to […]
