NOAA: WHERE SCIENCE CREATES VALUE FOR AMERICA Dec. 16, 2004  NOAA, the Commerce Department’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, is a science-based agency with nearly 12,500 employees across the nation who work each day to preserve the nation’s natural resources, protect the lives and property of its citizens and support the economy. The agency […]
MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION SEEKS ADVISORS Morehead City – The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) is looking for interested individuals to fill vacancies on all eight of its advisory committees. MFC Chairman Jimmy Johnson said, “Public participation fuels our management process and is the backbone of the Fisheries Reform Act. Advisors are selected from commercial, […]
Marine Fisheries Commission Passes Blue Crab Fisheries Management Plan The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commissions (MFC) adopted a new Blue Crab Fisheries Management Plan (FMP) at their December 2-3, 2004 meeting in Atlantic Beach, NC. The Blue Crab FMP is a revision of one previously adopted by the MFC in 1998. Blue crab supports North […]
HEARINGS SCHEDULED ON BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN TAKE REDUCTION PLAN AND THE MID-ATLANTIC LARGE MESH GILLNET PROPOSED RULES Morehead City – The National Marine Fisheries Service is holding two public hearings to receive public input on the proposed rule to implement the Bottlenose Dolphin Take Reduction Plan, which is intended to reduce commercial fishing interactions with bottlenose […]
RESOURCEFUL WATERMAN ENSURES RESCUE BY USING GAS TO LIGHT SIGNAL FIRE QUINBY, Va. – Coast Guard and Virginia Marine Police officers rescued two men early Wednesday morning who were stranded in the marshlands near Quinby. Coast Guard Station Wachapreague received a phone call from Rudolph Powell at 9:12 p.m. Tuesday reporting a vessel had not […]
ATLANTIC BLUEFIN TUNA LANDINGS As of December 15, 2004, fishing year landings of Atlantic bluefin tuna are as follows: The coastwide General category has landed 284.2 mt of a possible 359.0 mt. Harpoon category closed at 29.9 mt. Longline North: 28.7 mt. Longline South: 9.8 mt. Purse seine category 31.3 mt. The Angling category is […]
NOAA OFFERS EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE ON LIONFISH, OTHER TOOLS A new educational case study on the lionfishâ€â€ÂÂÂa venomous invasive species from the Indian and western Pacific Oceans that is found off the coast of the mid-Atlanticâ€â€ÂÂÂis now available from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Ocean Service. NOAA is an agency of the U.S. Department […]
NOAA FISHERIES DELAYS DECISION ON STRIPED BASS FISHING IN FEDERAL WATERS NOAA Fisheries will wait until the completion of a new striped bass stock assessment in 2005 before deciding whether to re-open federal waters in the Atlantic to striped bass fishing. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has recommended that NOAA Fisheries remove the current […]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Publishes Regulations Governing Revocationof Incidental Take PermitsThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today published in the Federal Registernew regulations covering incidental take permits issued under theEndangered Species Act. The regulations describe circumstances in whichthe Service may revoke these permits.The Service grants incidental take permits to landowners who havevoluntarily agreed to […]
Marine Fisheries Commission Passes Blue Crab Fisheries Management PlanThe North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commissions (MFC) adopted a new Blue Crab Fisheries Management Plan (FMP) at their December 2-3, 2004 meeting in Atlantic Beach, NC.The Blue Crab FMP is a revision of one previously adopted by the MFC in 1998. Blue crab supports North Carolina’s most […]
