Eastern Oyster Not Endangered A biological review team has completed an Endangered Species Act (ESA) status review report for the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) and submitted it to NOAA Fisheries. The eastern oyster occurs naturally in a great diversity of habitats along the western Atlantic Ocean from the Canadian Maritime Provinces to the Gulf of […]
Bak Bar wins 49th ‘Big RockBruce Paul, Media DirectorJune 16, 2007Bak Bar made last call at the 49th annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament’s weigh station Friday, weighing in a 613-pounder to win $800,839 from the event’s $1,568,950 purse.Bak Bar captain Tommy Lewis, Huger, S.C., reached Morehead City just after 11 p.m. with a blue […]
Safari maintains Big Rock leadBruce Paul, Media DirectorJune 13, 2007The 49th annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament reached its midpoint Wednesday with just one blue marlin on the leader board and a gigantic payday on the horizon.The Safari, captained by Mark Harris, Dania Beach, Fla., has maintained the tournament lead since Monday afternoon when angler […]
Releases dominate Big Rock’s second dayBruce Paul, Media DirectorJune 12, 2007Billfish releases and gamefish weigh-ins dominated the action Tuesday as the 49th annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament completed its second day of competition.Anglers battled 53 billfish, including 33 blue marlin Tuesday but none were deemed large enough to meet the tournament minimum of 400 […]
SKA KINGFISH HALL OF FAME “WE WELCOME OUR MAY’S WINNER INTO THE SKA KINGFISH HALL OF FAME!” “STAN JARUSINSKI “ It wasn’t even close. Stan Jarusinski. or better known as Captian Stanman will be our May’s Winner into the SKA Kingfish Hall of Fame. Not only is he a National Champion, but also his endeavors […]
Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) retention limits The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) adjusts the daily Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) retention limits for the commercial Atlantic tunas General category and the recreational Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Angling and HMS Charter/Headboat categories for the early portion of the 2007 fishing year. Please see the attached notice for […]
PERMITS FOR 2007 ARE NOW AVAILABLE This notice outlines the procedure for obtaining a 2007/2008 Atlantic Tunas Permit, which allows you to commercially fish for and/or retain Atlantic Bluefin, Yellowfin, Skipjack, Albacore, and Bigeye tunas; an Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Angling Permit, which allows you to recreationally fish for and or retain any regulated […]
NMFS Proposes Initial Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Quotas The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) issued a proposed rule to set initial 2007 fishing year quotas for the Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) fishery and effort controls. Based on the 2006 quota recommended for the United States by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic tunas (ICCAT), […]
Assessments Scheduled for South Atlantic Amberjack and Red Snapper NOAA Fisheries has scheduled Southeastern Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) workshops for the South Atlantic stocks of greater amberjack and red snapper. These assessments will consist of a series of three workshops: a Data Workshop, an Assessment Workshop, and a Review Workshop. For more information, read […]
NOAA Predicts Above Normal Hurricane Season in 2007 Experts at the NOAA Climate Prediction Center are projecting a 75 percent chance that the Atlantic Hurricane Season will be above normal this year  showing the ongoing active hurricane era remains strong. For the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season, NOAA scientists predict 13 to 17 named storms, […]
