Category: RI

4th Annual Fisherman’s Post Newspaper Spring Inshore Challenge   The 4th annual Fisherman’s Post Newspaper Spring Inshore Challenge is expecting over 100 boats to participate this year in search of prize-winning flounder and trout, but the big winner at the tournament’s end may be the health of the local fishery.   The tournament offers big […]

U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AWARDS $13.2 MILLION IN CLEAN VESSEL ACT GRANTSU.S. Fish and Service Director H. Dale Hall today announced that 28 stateswill receive more than $13.2 million in Clean Vessel Act (CVA) grants, madeavailable to state agencies and partners to construct and operatefacilities for sewage disposal for recreational boaters.“As an avid outdoorsman, […]

South Atlantic Council’s Rock Shrimp and Golden Crab Advisory Panels to Meet; May 1-3 in Charleston, SC The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a meeting of its Rock Shrimp Advisory Panel and Golden Crab Advisory Panel, at the Town and Country Inn in Charleston, SC, on May 1-3, 2007. A detailed agenda is […]

U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AWARDS NINE STATE BOATING INFRASTRUCTUREGRANTSInterior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne announced today that more than $9.5million has been awarded to nine states through the competitive BoatingInfrastructure Grants (BIG) program.  The grants are made available tostate agencies and partners to build and maintain facilities forrecreational boaters.“The BIG program works with partners to improve […]

STATE WILDLIFE AGENCIES TO RECEIVE MORE THAN $600 MILLION FOR SPORT FISHAND WILDLIFE RESTORATIONInterior Department Secretary Dirk Kempthorne announced today that morethan $600 million will be distributed to 56 state and territorial wildlifeagencies to fund conservation efforts, shooting ranges and huntereducation. This funding results from an excise tax paid by firearm,ammunition, archery and angling equipment […]

South Atlantic Council Moves Closer to Creating New Marine Protected Areas Amendment 14 to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan was approved by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council during its March meeting. This Amendment would create a series of 8 marine protected areas in the South Atlantic to protect deep water snapper grouper species […]

Bluefin Tuna Limits Adjusted for Angling Category The daily Angling category retention limits for Atlantic bluefin tuna have been adjusted to maximize the usefulness of the information obtained from catches for biological sampling. Vessels permitted in the Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Angling and HMS Charter/Headboat categories are eligible to land bluefin tuna under the HMS […]

NOAA Fisheries’ Artificial Reef Team Completes National Plan The NOAA Fisheries Artificial Reef Team, in partnership with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission, has revised and updated the National Artificial Reef Plan. The plan, originally published in November 1985, was developed by the Secretary of Commerce under direction […]

Notice of Planned Buoy Removals I am forwarding a message from Caro-COOPS about planned buoy removals. Please let them know if you have any comments.http://carocoops.org/carocoops_website/notice.htm Notice of Planned Buoy Removals 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 […]

Coastal Communities Navigation Conference The Wilmington District US Army Corps of Engineers and North Carolina Division of Water Resources have scheduled a coastal communities navigation conference at 1:00 pm on April 10 , 2007.  The meeting will be held at Pearsall Memorial Presbyterian Church located at 3902 Market Street, Wilmington, NC 28403.             The […]