Category: SFL

NOAA Fisheries Announces a Final Rule for North and South Atlantic Swordfish Fis

NOAA Fisheries Announces a Final Rule for North and South Atlantic Swordfish Fisheries NOAA Fisheries has published a final rule to implement North and South Atlantic swordfish quota recommendations from the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT). This rule includes the following actions: • Increases the United States North Atlantic swordfish quota […]

Bluefin Tuna General and Angling Category Fisheries Closed

Bluefin Tuna General and Angling Category Fisheries Closed NOAA Fisheries closed the Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) General and Angling category fisheries on November 19, 2004. The intent of these closures was to ensure that the U.S. BFT harvest is consistent with the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas recommendations. Vessel owner/operators may continue […]

NOAA Fisheries Establishes HMS International Trade Permit and Reporting Requirem

NOAA Fisheries Establishes HMS International Trade Permit and Reporting Requirements for Monitoring of Tuna and Swordfish Trade NOAA Fisheries has modified its international trade tracking programs to implement recommendations of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) and the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC), and to establish a new international trade permit […]

THREE RESCUED FROM CAPSIZED VESSEL IN OREGON INLET

THREE RESCUED FROM CAPSIZED VESSEL IN OREGON INLET PORTSMOUTH, Va. — For the second day in a row, Good Samaritans and the Coast Guard pulled fishermen from the surf of Oregon Inlet after their boat capsized this morning. The three striped bass fishermen fell into the water after their 18-foot boat was capsized by the […]

INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ADOPTS U.S. PROPOSAL FOR SHARK FINNING BAN

INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ADOPTS U.S. PROPOSAL FOR SHARK FINNING BAN Sixty-three countries unanimously adopted historic and unprecedented protective measures for Atlantic sharks during the annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas. Led by NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the United States delegation pushed for and won a consensus agreement. […]

U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE A PARTNER IN SOUTHEAST AQUATIC RESOURCES

U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE A PARTNER IN SOUTHEAST AQUATIC RESOURCESPARTNERSHIP ESTABLISHED TO PROTECT FISH AND THEIR HABITATSSoutheast aquatic resources protection has taken a positive step forwardwith formal establishment of the Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership(SARP). The SARP is a coalition of state, federal, and other conservationagencies, including the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, that are […]

UNITED STATES ASKS INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO ADOPT COLLABORATIVE PLAN TO MANAGE

UNITED STATES ASKS INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO ADOPT COLLABORATIVE PLAN TO MANAGE SHARKSNOAA Administrator Outlines Proposal that Mirrors U.S. Fishing Rules New Orleans — The United States has asked the international community to start managing shark populations in the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Gulf of Mexico. The proposal asks other shark fishing nations to adopt procedures like […]

COAST GUARD STEPS-UP SEA SCALLOP ENFORCEMENT

COAST GUARD STEPS-UP SEA SCALLOP ENFORCEMENT EASTERN SHORE, Va. – Coast Guard units conducted coordinated sea scallop and summer flounder enforcement operations during the week of Nov. 7. Four Coast Guard small boat stations, an 87-foot Coast Guard cutter, and two Maryland Natural Resources Police officers conducted 29 at-sea boardings last week as part of […]

TWO MEN RESCUED FROM CAPSIZED VESSEL IN OREGON INLET

TWO MEN RESCUED FROM CAPSIZED VESSEL IN OREGON INLET CAPE HATTERAS, N.C. – Good Samaritans and the U.S. Coast Guard rescued two men from the cold waters of Oregon Inlet this morning after their boat capsized. Shortly before 8:30 a.m., Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet received a call from the charter vessel Free Agent via […]

Whooping Cranes Arrive in South Carolina After a 150-Year Absence

Whooping Cranes Arrive in South Carolina After a 150-Year AbsenceThree years after proposing to reintroduce whooping cranes (Grus americana)into historic habitat and establish a migratory flock of birds in easternNorth America, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service confirms the arrival of 5whooping cranes in South Carolina.There are now 35 migratory whooping cranes in the wild […]