NMFS transfers 16.3 metric tons (mt) of Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) quota from the 24.3-mt General category December 2017 subquota period to the January 2017 subquota period, and adjusts the Atlantic tunas General category BFT daily retention limit from the default of one to three large medium or giant BFT (measuring 73” or greater) per […]
Effective January 1, 2017, the bluefin tuna (BFT) daily retention limit is the default limit of 1 school, large school, or small medium BFT (27 to <73"). This default limit applies to both HMS Angling category-permitted vessels and HMS Charter/Headboat category-permitted vessels, and is effective for all areas except the Gulf of Mexico. The recreational […]
TPWD Considering Potential Modifications for Hammerhead Sharks, Grouper [Print – Plain Text – Permalink] AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Coastal Fisheries Division will host three public scoping meetings Jan. 10-11 in several communities to discuss potential changes to Texas saltwater fishing regulations relating to great hammerhead sharks, black grouper, Nassau grouper, […]
Recreational Fishing Alliance Contact: Jim Donofrio/ 1 888 564-6732 For Immediate Release October 7, 2016 New Gretna, NJ – On the heels of the Obama Administration creating a near 5,000 square mile national marine monument in New England, several campaigns have materialized in the past week that propose to nominate extremely popular recreational […]
NOAA Fisheries is accepting comments on an application for an exempted fishing permit from the Florida Keys Commercial Fishermen’s Association (FKCFA). The FKCFA proposes to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of several trap designs for capturing lionfish in the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. This study, to be conducted in the South Atlantic and […]
U.S. House Makes Strong Statement Against Marine Monument July 14, 2016 — The following was released by the National Coalition for Fishing Communities: WASHINGTON (NCFC) — The U.S. House of Representatives made a strong statement against the declaration of marine monuments last night, passing an amendment offered by Congressman Lee Zeldin (R-New York) to bar […]
The annual June 1 through July 31 season closure is currently in effect. The gray triggerfish recreational fishing season will not reopen as scheduled on August 1, 2016. Instead it will remain closed until December 31 and reopen on January 1, 2017, the beginning of the 2017 recreational fishing year. Currently, the annual catch limit […]
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council has scheduled a webinar meeting of its Standing and Reef Fish Scientific and Statistical Committees (SSC), August 2, 2016. The meeting will begin at 1:00 pm Tuesday, August 2, 2016 and conclude no later than 3:30 pm. To register for the webinar, click here. The items […]
NOAA Fisheries announces federal waters from 9 to 200 nautical miles off Texas will open to shrimp trawling at 30 minutes after official sunset, local time, on July 15, 2016, corresponding to the time Texas opens its waters to shrimp trawling. The waters off Texas are closed to shrimp fishing annually to allow […]
The commercial harvest of greater amberjack in Gulf of Mexico federal waters will close, effective 12:01 a.m. (local time) July 17, 2016, until 12:01 a.m. (local time) January 1, 2017. NOAA Fisheries has determined the 2016 greater amberjack commercial quota (annual catch target) of 394,470 pounds whole weight will be caught by July 17, […]
