Proposed 2005 Management Measures for Bluefish A new proposed rule would establish 2005 management measures for the Atlantic bluefish fishery, including state-by-state commercial quotas, a recreational harvest limit, and recreational possession limits for bluefish. The level of Total Allowable Landings proposed for 2005 is slightly lower than that of 2004. Consistent with the Mid-Atlantic Council’s […]
Save The Inlets Update LIST OF THE PANELISTS THAT ACCEPTED TO ATTEND THE 3/3/05 MEETING TO “SAVE OUR INLETS”.U. S. SENATOR-ELIZABETH DOLE (STAFFER-JANET BRADBURY)U. S. CONGRESSMAN-WALTER JONES (STAFFER)STATE SENATOR-HARRY BROWNSTATE REPRESENTATIVES-GEORGE CLEVELAND, ROBERT GRADY, RUSSELL TUCKER, JEAN PRESTON.ONLSOW COUNTY COMMISSIONERS-MARTIN ARAGONA, PAUL BUCHANAN, CHAIRMAN-LIONEL MIDGETT.CARTERET CO. COMMISSONER-PAT MC ELRAFTGREG RUDOLPH-CARTERET CO. DIRECTOR OF BEACH PRESERVATIONSCOTT […]
NOAA ADMINISTRATOR ANNOUNCES FISCAL YEAR 2006 BUDGET REQUEST Retired Navy Vice Adm. Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Ph.D., Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator, on February 8, 2005, announced the Administration’s FY 2006 budget NOAA budget request. NOAA’s request totals $3.6 billion, an increase of six percent or $205 million over the […]
NOAA’S NEWEST GENERATION OF WEATHER AND CLIMATE SUPERCOMPUTERS DEBUTS NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, successfully put into operations this week the newest generation of weather and climate supercomputers. Now, for the first time, NOAA’s National Weather Service has three systems working together for the protection of life, property and the national economy in […]
Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee to Meet in Arlington, Virginia-Chairman of President’s Council on Environmental Quality to AddressCommittee-The Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee, managed jointlyby the U.S. Department of Commerce in cooperation with the U.S.Department of the Interior, will hold its next meeting from February15-17, 2005, in Arlington, Virginia. The three-day meeting will […]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Now Accepting Grant Proposals for Conservation Program RALEIGH, N.C. (Feb. 10, 2005)  Request a grant. Conserve wildlife. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants to provide grants to private landowners and conservation partners who are interested in conserving North Carolina’s rare fish and wildlife species, as well as their […]
Committee and Advisors to Meet on Controlled Access System for Mackerel The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish Committee, together with its advisors, will meet at the Grand Hotel of Victorian Cape May (1045 Beach Drive, Cape May, NJ 08204) on February 18, 2005. The meeting is open to the public and will […]
Group Ends Rule Keeping Fishermen at SeaPORTSMOUTH, N.H. – More than a month after five Massachusetts fishermen were lost at sea, fisheries regulators voted Tuesday to end a rule that critics said pressured boat crews to stay out in bad weather. The New England Fishery Management Council decided to scuttle a rule that penalized scallopers […]
GAG STUDY SEEKS COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN MARCH and APRIL 2005The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) and National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries Service) are conducting a life history study on gag (“grayâ€ÂÂÂÂ) grouper (Mycteroperca microlepis). Samples are needed for March and April (the spawning season closure). We are seeking eight fishermen to help provide […]
NOAA ADMINISTRATOR ANNOUNCES FISCAL YEAR 2006 BUDGET REQUEST Retired Navy Vice Adm. Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Ph.D., under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator, unveiled President Bush’s proposed FY 2006 budget for the Commerce Department’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NOAA’s request totals $3.6 billion, an increase of six percent or $205 […]
