SEDAR Assessment Workshop to Develop Stock Assessments for Gulf and Atlantic Group King Mackerel The Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Fishery Management Councils, in cooperation with the NOAA Fisheries’ Southeast Fisheries Science Center, will hold a Stock Assessment Workshop in Miami, Florida as part of the Southeast Data Assessment and Review (SEDAR) process to […]
Ecosystem-Based Management Makes a Splash In NOAA Fisheries’ In 2005 Budget Request A key goal of NOAA’s new strategic plan is to protect, restore and manage the use of coastal and ocean resources through ecosystem-based approaches to management. The President’s 2005 budget request moves this effort forward by dedicating $1.158 billion to ecosystem management, an […]
NOAA ADMINISTRATOR ANNOUNCES 2005 BUDGET REQUEST Retired Navy Vice Adm. Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Ph.D., undersecretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator, unveiled President Bush’s proposed 2005 budget for the Commerce Department’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Speaking to more than 125 stakeholders in Washington, D.C., Lautenbacher said NOAA’s request totals $3.4 […]
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COAST GUARD RECEIVES MAJORITY OF MARITIME SECURITY PLANS, BEGINS ISSUING PENALTIES PORTSMOUTH – The U.S. Coast Guard announced today that 90 percent of vessels and port facilities turned in security plans as required by the Maritime Transportation Security Act. Penalties are being issued to those that have not submitted any of the information required. Though […]
Council Meets in Alexandria, Virginia The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council met in Alexandria, Virginia last week to consider a number of issues. The Council’s Demersal Committee met with the ASMFC’s Board to consider the alternatives that will be included in Framework 5 to the Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan (FMP). […]
NOAA WORKS WITH EKKOSOFT.USTO BRING TIDAL INFORMATION TO CELL PHONE USERS Recreational boaters, fishermen, beachgoers and others now have a faster, easier way of obtaining tide predictions. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and ekkosoft.us of Newburyport, Mass., a wireless application development firm, will provide tide information over cellular phones. NOAA is an agency […]
PRESIDENT SEEKS MORE THAN $1.3 BILLION FOR U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE IN 2005 BUDGET President George W. Bush is requesting more than $1.3 billion — $22.6 million more than last year for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2005 budget. The request represents the administrations continuing commitment to protect Americas natural resources and support […]
Admin Note: Good reading for anyone that is interested in our fisheries. Body of Evidence The Fragile State of America’s Oceans – A Review of Recent Science and a Framework for Recovery Download it HERE WASHINGTON (January 27, 2004) A new report from the Marine Fish Conservation Network (Network) released today to governors of coastal […]
Follow-up on Mid Atlantic Fishery Management Council Meeting The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council met in Alexandria, Virginia last week to consider a number of issues. The Council’s Demersal Committee met with the ASMFC’s Board to consider the alternatives that will be included in Framework 5 to the Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Fishery […]
