Category: SFL

COAST GUARD RECEIVES MAJORITY OF MARITIME SECURITY PLANS,

COAST GUARD RECEIVES MAJORITY OF MARITIME SECURITY PLANS, BEGINS ISSUING PENALTIES PORTSMOUTH – The U.S. Coast Guard announced today that 90 percent of vessels and port facilities turned in security plans as required by the Maritime Transportation Security Act. Penalties are being issued to those that have not submitted any of the information required. Though […]

NOAA WORKS WITH EKKOSOFT.US

NOAA WORKS WITH EKKOSOFT.USTO BRING TIDAL INFORMATION TO CELL PHONE USERS Recreational boaters, fishermen, beachgoers and others now have a faster, easier way of obtaining tide predictions. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and ekkosoft.us of Newburyport, Mass., a wireless application development firm, will provide tide information over cellular phones. NOAA is an agency […]

PRESIDENT SEEKS MORE THAN $1.3 BILLION FOR U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE IN 200

PRESIDENT SEEKS MORE THAN $1.3 BILLION FOR U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE IN 2005 BUDGET President George W. Bush is requesting more than $1.3 billion — $22.6 million more than last year for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2005 budget. The request represents the administrations continuing commitment to protect Americas natural resources and support […]

Body of Evidence

Admin Note: Good reading for anyone that is interested in our fisheries.  Body of Evidence The Fragile State of America’s Oceans – A Review of Recent Science and a Framework for Recovery Download it HERE WASHINGTON (January 27, 2004) A new report from the Marine Fish Conservation Network (Network) released today to governors of coastal […]

Follow-up on Mid Atlantic Fishery Management Council Meeting

Follow-up on Mid Atlantic Fishery Management Council Meeting The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council met in Alexandria, Virginia last week to consider a number of issues. The Council’s Demersal Committee met with the ASMFC’s Board to consider the alternatives that will be included in Framework 5 to the Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Fishery […]

LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS

LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS You Can Download it complete HERE FIFTH COAST GUARD DISTRICT WATERS – INCREASED THREAT LEVEL The U.S. Coast Guard is asking for assistance from all mariners to be on the lookout while they are transiting the local waterways. The Department of Homeland Security and Coast Guard are asking you report any […]

NOAA Fisheries Developing Rule to Clarify 250 Atlantic Marlin Landing Limit

NOAA Fisheries Developing Rule to Clarify 250 Atlantic Marlin Landing Limit We all know that Atlantic blue and white marlin populations are at very low levels, and all fishing nations need to do more to reverse those trends. The U.S. has been a leader in this endeavor, but we cannot affect this change unilaterally. These […]

GIVE RIGHT WHALES WIDE BERTH

NOAA FISHERIES REMINDS BOATERS: GIVE RIGHT WHALES WIDE BERTHFederal Law Prohibits Approaching Endangered Right Whales Within 500 Yards The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) reminds all whale watchers, commercial vessels and others to give endangered right whales a wide berth, as mandated by Federal Rule 62 FR 6729, 50 […]

COAST GUARD SAVES FIVE AFTER VESSEL SINKS

COAST GUARD SAVES FIVE AFTER VESSEL SINKS  PORTSMOUTH, Va., – The Coast Guard rescued five men after their vessel started taking on water 25 miles east of Chincoteague, Va., today. The operator, Clifton Ewell of Yorktown, Va., and his crew, Thomas Laney III of Newport News, Va., Martin Casados of Newport News, Va., Jose Medellin […]

ASMFC Approves Scup Addendum XI

ASMFC Approves Scup Addendum XI Northern States to Reduce Recreational Landings by 57% Alexandria, VA – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission approved Addendum XI to the Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan (FMP). Addendum XI addresses the 2004 scup recreational fishery, establishing regional regulations. A prior addendum addressed the 2003 […]