PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard medevaced a crew member Monday from a tanker approximately 250 miles east of Bermuda. Coast Guard watchstanders at the 5th District Command Center in Portsmouth received notification Sunday at about 3:15 p.m. from the Bermuda Rescue Coordination Center (RCC), that a 38-year-old, male crew member was experiencing abdominal pain […]
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene a meeting of its Standing and Special Shrimp Scientific and Statistical Committees (SSC) beginning Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at 1:00 pm, concluding no later than 3:00 pm. The meeting will take place via webinar. To register for the webinar, visit https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1004643937909180674. During the meeting, the SSC […]
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council’s Ad Hoc Red Snapper Charter For-hire Advisory Panel (AP) will meet Tuesday, March 8 – 9, 2016 at the Gulf Council office – 2203 N. Lois Avenue, Suite 1100 in Tampa, Florida. The AP will convene from 8:30 am – 5:00 pm March 8, and 8:30 am – […]
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene a meeting of its Shrimp Advisory Panel (AP) Thursday, March 3, 2016, from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm. The meeting will be held at the Gulf Council office, 2203 N. Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, in Tampa, Florida. The AP is scheduled to discuss the biological review […]
The Gulf Council will hold a series of public hearings around the Gulf of Mexico to collect public comments on two proposed actions: Coastal Migratory Pelagics (CMP) Amendment 26 Framework Action to Modify Commercial Gear Requirements for Yellowtail Snapper CMP Amendment 26 This amendment considers changes in allocations, stock boundaries, and sale provisions for […]
(H.R. 1987) to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal years 2016 and 2017, and for other purposes, having considered the same, report favorably thereon with an amendment and recommend that the bill as amended do pass. SEC. 302. SURVIVAL CRAFT. Mr. Shuster, from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, submitted the following R […]
Annual Seasonal Grouper Closure NOAA Fisheries reminds fishermen and the public of the upcoming annual seasonal closure on fishing for, or possession of red, black, tiger, yellowfin, and yellowedge grouper in U.S. Caribbean federal waters. This closure begins at 12:01 a.m., local time, on February 1, 2016, and extends through April 30, 2016. This prohibition […]
The commercial harvest for greater amberjack in South Atlantic waters will close, at 12:01 a.m. (local time) January 21, 2016, and will reopen at 12:01 a.m. (local time) on March 1, 2016. The 2016 commercial quota for greater amberjack is 769,388 pounds gutted weight. Updated landings data indicate the commercial quota will be met by […]
Comment Period Ends March 10, 2016 NOAA Fisheries is seeking public comment on a proposed rule that would set 2016 and 2017 Gulf of Mexico red snapper quotas and recreational annual catch targets. These changes would result with the approval of Amendment 28 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the […]
The final rule for the Generic Accountability Measures and Dolphin Allocation Amendment including: Amendment 34 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region, Amendment 9 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Golden Crab of the South Atlantic Region, and Amendment 8 to the Fishery Management Plan for […]
