NOAA Fisheries Proposes Atlantic Commercial Shark Fishing Seasons and Quotas NOAA Fisheries Service proposes to adjust the 2005 second and third trimester season quotas for Atlantic large coastal and small coastal sharks based on over- or underharvests from the 2004 fishing seasons, and announces proposed opening and closing dates for the second and third trimester […]
NOAA Fisheries Service Announces Online Guide for Protected Species Permit Applicants NOAA Fisheries Service has launched a web site to help prospective applicants determine what authorizations they may need under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). After a handful of yes/no questions, the web site provides the list of required […]
NOAA Fisheries Service Proposes Regulations in Response to Recommendations Adopted by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) NOAA’s Fisheries Service proposes regulations to lift restrictive trade measures in response to recommendations adopted by the ICCAT during the 2004 meeting. This proposed rule would modify the following trade restrictions: Lift the trade […]
2004 Final Initial BFT Quota Specifications In accordance with the 1999 Atlantic Tunas, Swordfish, and Shark Fishery Management Plan (1999 FMP), NOAA Fisheries Service announces the final initial 2004 Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) quota specifications. This action sets BFT quotas for each of the established domestic fishing categories and sets General category effort controls for […]
ANGLING CATEGORY BFT FISHERY WILL CLOSE MARCH 11, 2005 NOAA Fisheries Service announces that effective 11:30 p.m. local time on March 11, 2005, the Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) Angling category fishery will close in all areas. Therefore, fishing for, retaining, possessing, or landing BFT by persons aboard vessels in the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) […]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces $62 Million in Grants to States to Support Wildlife and Habitats Southeastern States Receive More Than $12 Million The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will provide more than $62 million nationally in wildlife grants to state and territorial wildlife agencies. A total of $12,131,979 will be distributed between 10 […]
NTSB CHAIRMAN ANNOUNCES MANAGEMENT APPOINTMENTSNational Transportation Safety Board Chairman Ellen Engleman Conners today announced several key appointment to the agency’s management team, including a new Executive Director and Managing Director.Dan Campbell, who has served as the agency’s Managing Director for 5 years, has been named Executive Director, where he will concentrate on planning, policy and […]
SAFETY BOARD DETERMINES CAUSE OF STATEN ISLAND FERRY ACCIDENTWashington, D.C. – The National Transportation Safety Board today determined that the probable cause of a fatal accident involving a Staten Island ferry was the assistant captain’s unexplained incapacitation and the failure of the New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) to implement and oversee safe, […]
McIntyre Announces $370,000 for Carolina Beach Inlet Dredging Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mike McIntyre announced today that he has secured $370,000 in emergency funding from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to dredge Carolina Beach Inlet. Congressman McIntyre stated, “This is a great victory for our area! It is fantastic news for Carolina Beach […]
Jones Secures Additional Funding To Dredge Bogue Inlet and New River Inlet Money will allow both inlets to be dredged twice in Fiscal Year 2005 Washington, D.C.- Third District Representative Walter B. Jones announced today that help is on the way for Eastern North Carolina’s coastal inlets. Jones has been working diligently with the Army […]
