WELCOME TO BILL’S CORNER! August, 2005 Dear Constituents, This summer, NOAA Fisheries Service offered a series of proposals to strengthen our guidelines to Councils on managing fish stocks. These guidelines will end overfishing quicker and require that timelines to rebuild the nation’s fish stocks be more consistent with the biology of the stocks. Since the […]
1st Annual Mike Martin Fishing Tournament August 13 & 14, 2005 SURF CITY PIER Contest starts Saturday at 6am and ends Sunday at Noon Awards Presentation at 3pm. Entry fee $10.00 $100.00 1st place prize and a $50.00 2nd place prize awarded to the largest fish in each of the following seven categories: King Spanish […]
SOUTHEAST BYCATCH WORKSHOP Tuesday, November 8, 2005 – Thursday, November 10, 2005Hilton Saint Petersburg, 333 First Street South, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701Phone: 800-944-5500; Website: www.stpetehilton.com The public is invited to attend a workshop focusing on bycatch issues in the southeastern U.S. and Caribbean at the Hilton St. Petersburg, FL, November 8 through November 10, 2005. […]
NOAA RAISES THE 2005 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON OUTLOOK: BULK OF THIS SEASON’S STORMS STILL TO COME A very active Atlantic hurricane season is underway, and with more storms projected, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration today increased the number of storms in its 2005 hurricane season outlook. NOAA expects an additional 11 to 14 tropical […]
NOAA, U.S. NAVY, U.S. COAST GUARD SIGN NATIONAL ICE CENTER MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING Top officials from NOAA, the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding, reaffirming their support of the National Ice Center, an interagency office that provides strategic ice analyses and other services that aid the navigation of U.S. […]
Inaugural East Coast Waterways & Beaches Symposium Please take a moment to mark your calendars for August 12th as Carteret County welcomes the “Inaugural East Coast Waterways & Beaches Symposiumâ€ÂÂÂÂ, organized by the Bogue Banks Beach Preservation Association. This one day event runs from 8 am – 4 pm and includes a breakfast reception, lunch, […]
HMS Charter/Headboat recreational BFT Retention Limit Changes on Aug. 1, 2005 The coastwide recreational BFT retention limit for HMS Charter/Headboats will change as of August 1, 2005. the daily retention limit will be 1 BFT per vessel measuring 27 to less than 73 inches curved fork length. Subsequent adjustments to the daily retention limits, if […]
Ducks Unlimited Tournament Update July 29, 2005 – UPDATE: 3:20 pm Friday17 Sails, 26 White and 8 Blue Marlin released today. Bill Collector is still hooked up with a BIG Blue Marlin!The 17th Annual Ducks Unlimited Tournament started off with a bang this morning when a thunderstorm rolled through about the time the 74 participating […]
Draft EIS Available for Red Porgy, Black Sea Bass, Vermilion Snapper, Snowy Grouper and Golden Tilefish NOAA Fisheries Service and the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council are evaluating the environmental impacts of a range of management actions for red porgy, black sea bass, vermilion snapper, snowy grouper, and golden tilefish in a Draft Environmental Impact […]
Proposed Changes Would Facilitate Year-End Commercial Quota Transfers in the Bluefish and Summer Flounder Fisheries Under current regulations for the bluefish and summer flounder fisheries, states may request written approval to transfer all or part of their annual commercial quota to other states. The Mid-Atlantic Council has raised a concern regarding the current NOAA policy […]
