NOAA Fisheries Participates in Press Conference to Discuss Ending Overfishing NOAA Fisheries’ Assistant Administrator, Dr. Bill Hogarth joined representatives from National Geographic and the National Environmental Trust on March 20, 2007, for a press conference on the state of the world’s oceans. The recently reauthorized Magnuson-Stevens Act was a major focus of the event. The […]
SAFETY BOARD DETERMINES 2006 MASSACHUSETTS FERRY FIRE CAUSED BY DIESEL FUEL CONTACT WITH HOT ENGINE SURFACE ************************************************************Washington, DC – The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the fire on board the small passenger vessel Massachusetts was the ignition of diesel fuel by contact with a hot engine surface, which occurred because […]
Caro-COOPS ocean buoys We regret that because of current NOAA budget cuts and probable additional cuts, we will be removing the following three Caro-COOPS ocean buoys during the next scheduled servicing cruise in April. Station FRP2 – Fripp Nearshore (NDBC No. 41033). Station CAP3 – Capers Mid-Shelf (NDBC No. 41030). Station SUN3 – Sunset Mid-Shelf […]
Workshops Scheduled on Gag and Red Grouper Assessments; Mar 19-22 and May 8-10 Stock assessments of Gulf of Mexico gag grouper, South Atlantic gag grouper, and Gulf of Mexico red grouper will receive additional scientific scrutiny through two supplemental workshops. An evaluation workshop will take place March 19 – 22, 2007 at the Southeast Fisheries […]
Atlantic Coast and Gulf of Mexico- Commercial Shark Quotas Set for the Remainder of 2007 This proposed rule would establish the 2007 second and third trimester season quotas for large coastal sharks, small coastal sharks, and pelagic sharks based on over-or underharvests from the 2006 second and third trimester seasons. In addition, this rule proposes […]
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NOAA REQUESTS PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN PLANS TO END OVERFISHINGSuggestions Will Be Taken at Meeting on Jekyll Island, Ga.The U.S. Congress and President Bush recently directed the nation’s fishery managers to end overfishing by 2010. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will host an open meeting in Georgia to give citizens in the southeastern United States […]
Public Invited to Provide Input on Overfishing Guidelines NOAA Fisheries has opened a scoping period to analyze alternatives for implementing annual catch limits, accountability measures and other provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006. The Act requires fishery management plans to establish a mechanism for setting annual catch limits at […]
South Atlantic Council’s Shrimp Review Panel to Meet; Feb 26-27 in Charleston, SC The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Shrimp Review Panel will meet February 26-27, 2007, at the Council offices in Charleston, SC. The meeting is being convened to address the condition of the pink shrimp stock and over-wintering of white shrimp. For more […]
Smart Gear Competition Offers Cash Prizes for Bycatch Solutions The World Wildlife Fund’s International Smart Gear Competition was created to inspire and reward practical, innovative fishing gear designs that reduce bycatch – the accidental catch and related deaths of sea turtles, birds, marine mammals, and other non-target species in fishing gear. The competition is open […]
