August 2013 Opening of Commercial and Recreational Red Snapper Season in the South Atlantic Federal Waters and Final Rule to Consider Future Seasons This Fishery Bulletin announces the August 2013 opening of red snapper in the South Atlantic and the publishing of the final rule for Amendment 28 to the Fishery Management Plan for the […]
Coast Guard rescues 7 from sinking boat in Diamond Shoals PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard rescued seven people Wednesday after the 26-foot boat, Going Deep, started to sink approximately 14 miles east of Cape Hatteras, N.C. The boaters contacted Coast Guard Sector North Carolina watchstanders at approximately 4:30 p.m. and reported their vessel […]
Status of Possible Opening in 2013 of Commercial and Recreational Red Snapper Season in the South Atlantic Federal Waters The final rule to determine red snapper fishing seasons and harvest amounts for 2013 and subsequent years (Amendment 28) is currently under review. NOAA Fisheries will provide 30 days’ notice prior to potential commercial and recreational […]
Recreational Harvest of Snowy Grouper Closing to Vessels Fishing in the South Atlantic Federal Waters on May 31, 2013 Recreational harvest of snowy grouper in the South Atlantic waters will close, at 12:01 a.m. (local time) May 31, 2013. Recreational harvest will reopen at 12:01 a.m. (local time) on January 1, 2014. The 2013 recreational […]
NOAA Fisheries Requests Public Comments on Actions to Improve Management of Vermilion Snapper and Red Porgy in the South Atlantic Comment Period Ends June 7, 2013 NOAA Fisheries requests public comments on the proposed rule to implement Regulatory Amendment 18 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (Regulatory Amendment […]
NOAA Fisheries Seeks Comments on Proposed Actions for Red Snapper in the South Atlantic Comment Period Ends May 29, 2013 NOAA Fisheries is seeking public comment on proposed actions in Amendment 28 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (Amendment 28). The proposed rule published in the Federal […]
Commerce Inspector General Begins Review of Catch Share Programs February 12, 2013 — The Office of the Inspector General of the United States Department of Commerce has begun a review of the controls and processes associated with NOAA’s catch share programs for commercial fisheries. This is a continuation of the multiple-phase review of the National […]
Coast Guard medevacs 2 from grounded boat near Morehead City NCPORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard medevaced two people Saturday from a grounded 34-foot boat near Spooner’s Creek just off the Intercoastal Waterway in Morehead City, N.C. A crewmember contacted Coast Guard Sector North Carolina watchstanders at approximately 9:30 a.m. reporting their 34-foot boat ran […]
Coast Guard reminds fishermen of Atlantic Striped Bass restrictions WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard reminds recreational, charter and commercial fishermen of the ongoing moratorium of Atlantic Striped Bass in the exclusive economic zone of the U.S., which includes all waters from three nautical miles offshore to 200 nautical miles. As the primary federal […]
ASMFC Approves Atlantic Menhaden Amendment 2 Baltimore, MD – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has approved Amendment 2 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Menhaden. The Amendment establishes a 170,800 MT total allowable catch (TAC) beginning in 2013 and continuing until completion of, and Board action on, the next benchmark stock assessment, […]
