Mid-Atlantic Council Meeting; June 14-16 in Wilmington, DE The public is invited to attend the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s next meeting, to be held at the Wyndham Wilmington Hotel on June 14-16, 2005. Issues on the agenda include the 2006 fishery for squid, mackerel, and butterfish, management options for the tilefish fishery, Framework 6 to […]
Proposed Rule Would Address Permitting, Reporting, and Bycatch Reduction in Shrimp Fisheries This proposed rule would require an owner or operator of a trawler that harvests or possesses brown, pink, or white shrimp (penaeid shrimp) in or from the EEZ off the southern Atlantic states to obtain a commercial vessel permit for South Atlantic penaeid […]
Proposed Rule Would Require Turtle Protective Gear in the Sea Scallop Dredge Fishery Hard-shelled turtles have been injured and killed as a result of being captured in Atlantic sea scallop dredge gear. To address this problem, NOAA Fisheries Service has been working with the scallop industry and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science to investigate […]
POTOMAC TO REMAIN OPEN DURING JULY 4 FIREWORKS PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Recent news reports have incorrectly indicated that the Coast Guard is planning to close the Potomac River to recreational vessels during the Fourth of July fireworks display in Washington, D.C. While a safety zone will be in place, boaters can still transit and anchor […]
North American Safe Boating Week is May 21-27 PORTSMOUTH, Va. – An alarming trend continues to take the lives of boaters and paddlers every year across the United States, but the solution is simple – wear a life jacket! Nationwide, close to 700 people die every year in boating and paddling accidents. Approximately 75% drown, […]
TWO LOCAL STATIONS TO RECEIVE AWARD PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The crews of two North Carolina Coast Guard Stations are scheduled to receive awards for their superior state of readiness. Rear Admiral Sally Brice-O’Hara, commander of the Coast Guard’s Fifth District, will present the prestigious Kimball Award to stations Wrightsville Beach and Hobucken on Tuesday. This […]
COAST GUARD SEIZES 4,000 LBS OF COCAINECUTTER AND HELICOPTER TEAM PICKS UP WHERE THEY LEFT OFF CARIBBEAN SEA – Crewmembers of the Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin, homeported in Charleston, S.C., and their embarked helicopter crew from Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron Jacksonville, seized almost two tons of cocaine Friday and detained four suspected smugglers on board […]
WEARING LIFE JACKETS SAVES LIVESNORTH AMERICAN SAFE BOATING WEEK IS MAY 21-27 ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – An alarming trend continues to take the lives of boaters and paddlers every year across the United States, but the solution is simple – wear a life jacket! Nationwide, close to 700 people die every year in boating and […]
Tuna Trade Restrictions Lifted NOAA Fisheries Service is amending the regulations governing the trade of tuna and tuna-like species in the North and South Atlantic Ocean to implement recommendations adopted at the 2004 meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT). This final rule lifts the trade restrictions on importing bigeye […]
NOAA Fisheries Service Considers Listing Eastern Oyster as Threatened or Endangered NOAA Fisheries Service will review the status of eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) along the Atlantic and Gulf coast to determine if the species warrants protection under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA). NOAA Fisheries Service received a petition in January 2005 to list the […]
