M-3-2005PROCLAMATIONRE: GILL NETS – ALBEMARLE SOUND MANAGEMENT AREAPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 6:00 P.M., Wednesday, March 23, 2005 the following provisions shall apply to the use of gill nets in the ALBEMARLE SOUND MANAGEMENT AREA.I. AREA DESCRIPTION: The Albemarle Sound Management Area as described in Marine […]
FF-21-2005 STRIPED BASS SEASONPROCLAMATIONRE: STRIPED BASS SEASON – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS – INTERNAL COASTAL WATERS OF CARTERET, CRAVEN, BEAUFORT, AND PAMLICO COUNTIES, PUNGO RIVER, WEST BAY AND PAMLICO SOUNDPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 6:00 P.M., Thursday, March 24, 2005, the striped bass season WILL CLOSE in […]
NOAA Fisheries Proposes Initial BFT Quotas and Effort Controls for 2005 Based on the 2002 quota recommended for the United States by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic tunas (ICCAT), 2004 fishing year underharvests/overharvests, and the unused portion of the dead discard allowance, NOAA Fisheries proposes for the 2005 fishing year the quotas […]
UN Task Force Says Oceans Need Better Management The United Nations Task Force on Environmental Sustainability (Task Force 6) says that the world’s oceans need to be better managed and has outlined strategies to ensure their sustainability, according to a report released today in New York City. Oceans cover approximately 70 percent of the earth’s […]
ALERT – Plastic Fuel Fill Grounding Recent events have caused the boating industry to examine the policy regarding the bonding of plastic body fuel fills with metallic caps and retaining chains. Existing USCG & ABYC policy states that the bonding of these components is voluntary. A study by IMANNA Laboratories has shown that connecting the […]
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species and Atlantic Billfish Advisory Panels for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species and Atlantic Billfish to Meet; March 21-23 in Silver Spring, MD NOAA Fisheries Service will hold a joint meeting of the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) and Billfish Advisory Panels at: Holiday Inn8777 Georgia AvenueSilver Spring, MD The intent of this […]
Proposed Rule Published for Vermilion Snapper Rebuilding Plan This proposed rule would establish new management measures as part of a rebuilding plan for vermilion snapper. The allowable harvest for the first 4-year interval starting in 2005 is 1.475 million pounds, roughly a 25% reduction. Measures to accomplish this reduction include: 1) An increase in the […]
NOAA Fisheries Service Monitors Injured Right Whale Mariners are Advised to be Alert NOAA Fisheries Service is monitoring an endangered right whale that was struck by a recreational vessel on March 10 off the coast of Georgia. The 43-foot recreational vessel was traveling from Brunswick, Georgia to Hobe Sound, Florida when it struck the right […]
Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Public Information Committee The Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Public Information Committee will meet on Tuesday, March 29, 2005 at 3:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Archdale Building, 14th floor Executive Conference Room, 512 Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC.The Committee will discuss five to ten measures that the Division of […]
Shrimp FMP Advisory Committee The next meeting of the Shrimp FMP Advisory Committee (AC) will be held on Monday, March 28, 2005 at 6:00 p.m. The AC will meet at the C-Mast Building, Room #306 located at Carteret Community College, 303 College Circle, Morehead City, NC. The Committee will discuss management of shrimping in Bogue […]
