Proposed Rule Would Address Permitting, Reporting, and Bycatch Reduction in Shrimp Fisheries This proposed rule would require an owner or operator of a trawler that harvests or possesses brown, pink, or white shrimp (penaeid shrimp) in or from the EEZ off the southern Atlantic states to obtain a commercial vessel permit for South Atlantic penaeid […]
Proposed Rule Would Require Turtle Protective Gear in the Sea Scallop Dredge Fishery Hard-shelled turtles have been injured and killed as a result of being captured in Atlantic sea scallop dredge gear. To address this problem, NOAA Fisheries Service has been working with the scallop industry and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science to investigate […]
Tuna Trade Restrictions Lifted NOAA Fisheries Service is amending the regulations governing the trade of tuna and tuna-like species in the North and South Atlantic Ocean to implement recommendations adopted at the 2004 meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT). This final rule lifts the trade restrictions on importing bigeye […]
NOAA Fisheries Service Considers Listing Eastern Oyster as Threatened or Endangered NOAA Fisheries Service will review the status of eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) along the Atlantic and Gulf coast to determine if the species warrants protection under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA). NOAA Fisheries Service received a petition in January 2005 to list the […]
15th Annual Cape Fear Blue Water Open Captain Jordan Diemer, of Pura Vida, landed The 15th Annual Cape Fear Blue Water Open was a great success this year attracting twenty-nine boats, paying out over $20,000 in angling awards and donating over $2000 to the Eckerd Group Foundation “Camp E-Tik-Etu”. The Open was held over the […]
Public Comments Requested on a Proposal to Alter Time/Area Closure for Atlantic Sharks NOAA Fisheries Service has received a petition from the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Marine Fisheries seeking to reduce the extent of the time/area closure for Atlantic sharks off the Mid-Atlantic region. This proposal requests a change […]
State and Federal Law Enforcement Team Up to Protect Endangered Sea Turtles The NOAA Fisheries Service Office for Law Enforcement, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Coast Guard are teaming up again this year with commercial fishermen to protect threatened and endangered sea turtles. The […]
Comments Invited on Proposed Rule to Designate Staghorn and Elkhorn Corals as Threatened This proposed action would place elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) and staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) on the list of threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). While elkhorn and staghorn corals are not currently in danger of extinction throughout all or a […]
Reminder to Keep Appropriate Distance from Marine Mammals A juvenile bottlenose dolphin recently spotted off of St. Helena Islands in South Carolina received the attention of people throughout the Low Country. This dolphin resembles “Carolina Snowball,” a famous albino dolphin that was well known around South Carolina and Georgia in the 1950s and early 1960s. […]
The 15th Annual Cape Fear Blue Water Fishing Tournament Wow, it’s here. The 15th Annual Cape Fear Blue Water Fishing Tournament. The weather is co-operating & all things point to a great tournament. Schedule of Events…… Captains Party 7:00 PM Thursday May 12th @ Bradley Creek Fishing Days Friday & Saturday Bragging & Awards celebration […]
