NOAA Fisheries Publishes a Final Rule to Allow Transfer of Black Sea Bass Pot Endorsements (Effective January 7, 2013) NOAA Fisheries is publishing final regulations for a resubmitted action from Amendment 18A to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (Amendment 18A) on December 7, 2012. Amendment 18A was […]
NOAA Fisheries to withdraw proposed rule to require turtle excluder devices in certain shrimp trawls Based on new data collected this summer, NOAA is withdrawing a proposed rule to require turtle excluder devices (TEDs) for skimmer trawls, pusher-head trawls, and wing-net trawls in the southeast shrimp fisheries. NOAA observers collected data that showed the devices […]
Hatteras North – Recreational Black Sea Bass Closure Effective November 1, 2012 The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced yesterday that the recreational black sea bass fishery will close on November 1, 2012. The fishery will remain closed to recreational fishermen in federal waters (3-200 miles from shore) through the end of the year. The […]
NOAA Names Richard D. Methot, Jr., New NOAA Science Advisor for Stock Assessments Richard D. Methot, Jr., (PhD), has been named the first NOAA Science Advisor for Stock Assessments. In this new role, he will be the agency’s senior-most authority in the field of stock assessment science. His priorities will be to facilitate a national […]
NOAA Fisheries Announces New Regulations for Golden Tilefish in the South Atlantic Regulatory Amendment 12 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region NOAA Fisheries will publish a final rule on October 9, 2012, which increases annual catch limits and modifies recreational accountability measures for golden tilefish in the […]
Secretary of Commerce Appoints Two New Committee Members to NOAA’s Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee; Reappoints Four Members (August 23, 2012) Acting Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank has announced the appointment of two new advisors and the reappointment of four current members to NOAA’s Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee. The Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee, or MAFAC, advises […]
NOAA Fisheries Requests Public Comments on a Proposed Rule to Allow Transfer of Black Sea Bass Pot Endorsements (Comment Period Ends September 25, 2012) NOAA Fisheries requests public comments on proposed regulations for a resubmitted action from Amendment 18A to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (Amendment […]
NOAA Fisheries Service Announces Closure Date for the Harvest of South Atlantic Recreational Black Sea Bass NOAA Fisheries Service has determined that the 2012-2013 recreational annual catch limit of 409,000 pounds for black sea bass has been reached. As a result, the recreational sector for black sea bass in federal waters of the South Atlantic from […]
NOAA Fisheries Requests Public Comments on an Action to Allow Transfer of Black Sea Bass Pot Endorsements (Comment Period Ends October 22, 2012) NOAA Fisheries requests public comments on a resubmitted action from Amendment 18A to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (Amendment 18A). The notice […]
Mid-Atlantic Council to Host Two-Part Public Listening Session on August 14 Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) Meeting Tuesday, August 14, 2012 – 5:00 pm Courtyard Philadelphia Downtown, 21 N. Juniper St., Philadelphia, PA 19107 Part 1: MAFMC Strategic Planning- Purpose, Process, and Expected Outcomes On Monday, August 13, the […]
