WHAT/WHEN: The recreational harvest of red snapper in South Atlantic federal waters will reopen for three days in December 2017. Recreational harvest will reopen 12:01 a.m. (local time) on December 8, 2017, and close 12:01 a.m. (local time) on December 11, 2017. During the three-day reopening, the recreational bag limit for red snapper is one fish per […]
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category Fishery: Transfer of Unused Harpoon Category Quota to the General Category for 2017; General category fishery reopens December 1 with an Adjusted December subquota of 12.7 mt NOAA Fisheries adjusts the General category Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) quota by transferring 25.6 mt from the Harpoon category to account for overharvests […]
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard medevaced a man who was experiencing chest pain Saturday, from a container ship approximately 80 miles off Cape Charles. The crew of the container ship Norwegian Breakaway contacted watchstanders at the Fifth District Command Center in Portsmouth at approximately 12:40 p.m., stating a 26-year-old male was experiencing chest pain […]
MOREHEAD CITY — The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission will meet Nov. 15-16 at the Hilton Garden Inn, 5353 N. Virginia Dare Trail, Kitty Hawk. The meeting will begin at 2 p.m. Nov. 15 and 8:30 a.m. Nov. 16. A public comment period will be held at 6 p.m. Nov. 15. Members of the public […]
NOAA Announces 2017 Limited Opening of Recreational and Commercial Red Snapper Fishery in South Atlantic Federal Waters KEY MESSAGE: Red snapper recreational and commercial seasons will open in South Atlantic federal waters for limited harvest in 2017 through emergency action. The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council requested the opening after recent scientific […]
PROCLAMATION RE: 2017-2018 OYSTER MECHANICAL HARVEST RESTRICTIONS This proclamation opens the season to the commercial harvest of oysters from public bottom by mechanical methods, including the bays in Pamlico Sound, in accordance with the N.C. Oyster Fishery Management Plan Amendment 4. Braxton C. Davis, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at sunrise, […]
This proclamation supersedes proclamation FF-29-2017 dated August 21, 2017. It closes the recreational fishery for greater amberjack due to the recreational annual catch limit being met. The fishery will re-open on March 1, 2018. Please see the following NOAA Fishery Bulletin for more information: http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1109061162788&ca=e78db939-f044-47ac-abb1-033e517ed299 SEE PROCLAMATION FOR FULL DETAILS – LINIKS PROVIDED BELOW […]
This notice is a courtesy to Atlantic tuna fishery interests to keep you informed about the fishery. Official notice of Federal fishery actions is made through filing such notice with the Office of the Federal Register. To view catch statistics from previous months, please visit http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/species/tunas/landings/bft_landings.html or contact Brad McHale at (978) 281-9260. This notice is a […]
NOAA Fisheries Requests Comments on the Issuance of Exempted Fishing Permits and Related Permits for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species During 2018 NOAA Fisheries announces its intent to issue exempted fishing permits (EFPs), scientific research permits (SRPs), display permits, letters of acknowledgement (LOAs), and shark research fishery permits for the research and collection of Atlantic highly […]
Dear TBF Friends, The Office of Highly Migratory Species (NMFS), a division of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), charged with conserving and responsibly managing highly migratory fish species reversed 16 years of conservation with their approval of an Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) on August 10, 2017. The permit will allow pelagic longline boats back […]
