MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries closed all coastal and joint waters to commercial and recreational spotted seatrout harvest at 3 p.m. today due to widespread cold stun events. Cold stuns are natural events that occur when there is a sudden drop in water temperature or prolonged periods of cold weather that […]
This proclamation supersedes proclamations FF – 18 – 2017 and FF – 19 – 2017, dated May 5, 2017. It closes the commercial and recreational spotted seatrout fishery due to cold stun events, in accordance with the management strategy outlined in the N.C. Spotted Seatrout Fishery Management Plan. The spotted seatrout fishery will open […]
Seafood traders are now required to provide more documentation for fish and fish products they wish to sell to American consumers. As of January 1, 2018, importers have new recordkeeping requirements for proving that seafood products entering the United States are legally and sustainably caught, and truthfully represented. The new rule, known as the Seafood […]
Beginning January 1, 2018 Effective January 1, 2018, requirements of the Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP) will apply to imports of highly migratory species (HMS), including tunas, swordfish, and sharks. Importers of HMS will be required to obtain an International Fisheries Trade Permit, and to submit import shipment data electronically through the Automated Customs […]
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species MRIP Working Group Releases Regional Implementation Plan The Atlantic Highly Migratory Species, or HMS, Working Group recently completed its MRIP Regional Implementation Plan. The plan summarizes the data needs associated with Atlantic HMS science and management, evaluates existing recreational data collections, sets priorities for their improvement and expansion, and identifies the […]
This proclamation allows the use of gill nets with a stretched mesh length of seven (7) inches and greater in the Atlantic Ocean for the striped bass and monkfish gill net fisheries only, while reducing interactions with marine mammals, sea turtles and sturgeon, from 12:01 A.M., Saturday, December 16, 2017 through midnight, Saturday, April 14, […]
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) closes the General category fishery for large medium and giant Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) effective 11:30 p.m. local time, Wednesday, December 6, 2017, through December 31, 2017. The base quota for the General category is 466.7 mt. To date this year, NOAA Fisheries has adjusted the General category base […]
RE: SNAPPER GROUPER COMPLEX- RECREATIONAL PURPOSES – RED SNAPPER – REOPEN LIMITED SEASON This proclamation supersedes proclamation FF-43-2017 (REVISED) dated November 2, 2017. It reopens a limited recreational red snapper season in 2017 only for the weekend of December 8-10, 2017 (Friday, Saturday and Sunday). Please see the following NOAA Fishery Bulletin for more information: […]
This proclamation supersedes FF-40-2017, dated October 25, 2017. This proclamation sets the December harvest period and limits for the Atlantic Ocean commercial black sea bass fishery north of Cape Hatteras. The fishery will close by proclamation once the annual North Carolina quota is reached or 6:00 P.M. December 31, 2017, whichever occurs first. Braxton C. Davis, […]
This proclamation opens the Atlantic Ocean commercial flounder season, sets the December harvest period and establishes a 13,500 pound possession limit and a 6,500 pound offload limit. The fishery will close by proclamation once the annual North Carolina quota is reached or December 31, 2017, whichever occurs first. Braxton C. Davis, Director, Division of Marine […]
