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In order to protect the red snapper population in the South Atlantic, NOAA’s Fisheries ...

RFA-NJ ACTION ALERT - ANGLERS URGED TO SUPPORT S1122 Time Is Running Out For NJ Coastal Fishermen
November 29, 2010 - Starting January 1, saltwater fishermen in New Jersey will be required to pay $15 to the federal government in order to fish upon state coastal waters. To avoid the fee, New...

Spotted sea trout closes for commercial harvest
BY: JANNETTE PIPPIN - Jacksonville Daily News
MOREHEAD CITY – Five days is better than none. That’s how Jean Merritt of Jacksonville sees a new weekend closure for the commercial harvest of spotted sea trout.
Under new regulations to take...

New Spotted Seatrout Regulations to Take Effect
]MOREHEAD CITY – New regulations for spotted seatrout will go into effect Nov. 30 for recreational and commercial fishermen in North Carolina coastal waters.The recreational bag limit for spotted seatrout will decrease from 10 fish to six fish p...

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Reporting of
Sea Turtle Entanglement in Fishing Gear or Marine Debris

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.

'Fishing down food chain' fails global test

Nature.com
A row has ignited over the finding that a key biodiversity indicator for fisheries is flawed.
By: Daniel Cressey
<!-- -->Just looking at what you catch misses the bigger picture.S. Sethi/U of Washington
A tenet of modern fisheries...

Park Service Proposes Limits On Hatteras Beach Use
WITN-TV7
A new proposal by the National Park Service would prohibit vehicle access to about 40 percent of an Outer Banks seashore that gets lots of outdoor enthusiasts.
A final environmental impact statement released by the government suggests...

Dredging to begin along inlet
Jacksonville Daily News
Work is scheduled to begin Tuesday on a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredging project near Beaufort Inlet that will also put more sand on beach along part of Bogue Banks.
As part of the Morehead City Harbor Federation Navigation Project,...

Sometimes They Bite the Hook
NC Division of Marine Fisheries

You are on your boat with your line in the water and you are anxiously waiting for that big one to take the bait, when, all of a sudden, you feel the tug.
You just know you have a keeper on the end of your line when up pops the...

Fisheries Commission Schedules Meeting
The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet at 1 p.m. Nov. 22 at the Crystal Coast Civic Center, 3505 Arendell St., Morehead City. The meeting is open to the public, and a public comment period will be held.

The commission will discuss:
· Reopening...

JONES SLAMS NOAA CATCH SHARE POLICY
Washington, Nov 8 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today U.S. Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) sent a letter to Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), opposing NOAA’s recently announced National Catch Share...

Tagged specks are wanted
Dr. Bogus/ Carteret News Times
Last week I talked about the tagging program for the spotted sea trout (speckled trout), which is in its third year. During this time the researchers on the project, with the help of local fishing guides, have already tagged over 2,400 trout....

EPA DENIES PETITION SEEKING BAN ON LEAD FISHING TACKLE
RFA Members Successfully Weigh-In on Heavy-Metal Issue
(11/4/2010) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has denied a petition calling for a ban on the manufacture, use and processing of lead in fishing gear.

In a letter to the....

B]Three sites certified, 14 others recertified as N.C. Clean Marinas
Three coastal marinas have been certified as North Carolina Clean Marinas, a designation given to marinas that go beyond the state’s environmental regulations.

The Joyner Marina in Carolina Beach, River Dunes Marina in...

Citation mate appeals guilty verdict
By: HELEN OUTLAND/Carteret News Times

BEAUFORT — The mate on the vessel Citation, Peter Martin Wann, 22, of Alexandria, Va., appealed Monday a judge's decision finding him guilty of fishing during this year's Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament without a.....