NOAA Seeking Proposals for Cooperative Fisheries Research The Mid-Atlantic Research Set-Aside (RSA) Program provides a mechanism to fund research and compensate vessels through the sale of fish harvested under a research quota. Up to 3 percent of the total allowable landings (TAL) in certain Mid-Atlantic fisheries may be dedicated to research endeavors under the RSA […]
NOAA Scientists Study Potential Bias in Recreational Surveys The 2006 National Research Council review of NOAA Fisheries’ recreational fisheries data program pointed out some factors that may cause overestimates or underestimates of catch and effort figures. Over the past year, NOAA Fisheries scientists have been evaluating these and other sources of potential bias in hopes […]
Controlled Access Committee The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a meeting of its Controlled Access Committee January 23-24, 2007 in Charleston, South Carolina. The Committee will meet to discuss a possible Limited Access Privilege Program for the snapper grouper fishery in the South Atlantic region. A public comment period will be held as […]
NOAA to Hold Regional Public Meetings on Possible Management Measures for Sharks and Swordfish NOAA Fisheries has published a series of combined regional meetings on an Atlantic swordfish proposed rule and scoping meetings on potential shark management measures. The proposed rule on Atlantic swordfish would provide a reasonable opportunity for U.S. vessels to more fully […]
Pubic Invited to Comment on Marine Protected Areas for Snapper and Grouper Interested members of the public are invited to provide comments on the draft Environmental Impact Statement for the South Atlantic Snapper Grouper Fishery. The proposed actions would establish eight marine protected areas (MPAs) in federal waters of the South Atlantic (one off southern […]
NOAA Fisheries Seeking Information on the Status of While Marlin NOAA Fisheries has initiated a status review for Atlantic white marlin. To support this status review, NOAA is soliciting information relevant to the status of and threats to the species, including, but not limited to: 1) historical and current abundance and distribution; 2) potential factors […]
Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point The Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point has begun a study of how the waters adjacent to the BT-11 Piney Island Bombing Range and the BT-9 bombing target on Brant Island Shoals are being used commercially and recreationally. The MCAS has contracted Geo-Marine, Inc. to conduct the […]
ASMFC Summer Flounder Board Sets 2007 TALNew York, New York – The Commission’s Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board approved an initial total allowable landings (TAL) limit of 12.98 million pounds for the 2007 summer flounder fishery. The Board expects that this quota will enable the Secretary of Commerce to determine that […]
Control Date Under Consideration for King Mackerel Fishery June 15, 2004, is under consideration as a possible control date for the king mackerel fishery in the exclusive economic zone of the South Atlantic and Mid-Atlantic regions. This control date replaces an existing control date of October 16, 1995. Anyone who entered the fishery after June […]
Public Invited to Comment on List of Commercial Fisheries that Impact Marine Mammals NOAA Fisheries has published its proposed List of Fisheries for 2007, as required by the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). The proposed List of Fisheries for 2007 reflects new information on interactions between commercial fisheries and marine mammals. NOAA classifies each commercial […]
