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Overfishing of sharks makes scallops vanish: study
By Deborah Zabarenko, Environment Correspondent

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Overfishing of big sharks in the Atlantic has cut stocks by 99 percent, dooming North Carolina's bay scallop fishery and threatening other species including shrimp and...

RFA SAYS MARKETING PLOY WILL KEEP AMERICA FROM FISHING
Cautions Angler Support For Lame Duck Legislative Shell Game
November 29, 2010 - Ever since the Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson) was reauthorized by Congress in 2006, the Recreational Fishing Alliance (RFA).....

Marine Fisheries Commission Schedules Emergency Meeting: At the request of four (4) Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) members, an emergency Commission meeting has been called for Monday, November 22, 2010 in Morehead City. This meeting takes place only weeks after the most recent MFC meeting held...

Coastal Conservation Association of NC: On Monday, November 22nd, the Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) called a special meeting to discuss reopening the menhaden fishery in the waters South of Cape Lookout, as well as, to discuss the recently passed regulations for Speckled Trout. The results of...

Coastal Conservation Association of North Carolina: At the next meeting of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council in December, federal managers will be required to close down all bottom-fishing for more than 70 species of fish in a 5,000-square-mile area to recover overfished stocks of red...

Bad start’ as EU rejects quotas in summit to save the giant bluefin tuna
Pete Harrison/Brussels— Reuters
Europe’s Mediterranean fishing nations have rejected measures to protect the endangered bluefin tuna proposed last month by the European Union fishing chief Maria Damanaki, E...

Shades of Gray: Gray literature, peer-review, and the struggle for data in fisheries management
By Southern Fried Scientist, on November 15th, 2010
The dissemination of science follows the conventional route of rigorous peer-review followed by publication in an accredited scientific journal. This....

Coastal Conservation Association Press Release

Conservationists praise ASMFC decision on striped bass
Managers reject proposal to increase commercial harvest
CHARLESTON, SC– After months of intense debate, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) announced today that it ha...

From the Coastal Conservation Association's, "Call To Action"
Tuesday was a historic day in many respects. After many twists and turns and over millions spent on campaigns, the dust is beginning to settle. This is your chance to contact the representatives in your home town, introduce you...

Decision Time For Striped Bass and Menhaden on the East Coast
From the Coastal Conservation Associations newsletter, "Lateral Lines"
Two issues critical to anglers on the East Coast are rumbling to conclusion for striped bass and menhaden.
For striped bass, Coastal Conservation Associa...

OBAMA ADMINISTRATION SET TO CLOSE ANOTHER FISHERY "Fishery Tale of Fishery Management Is Destroying Our Industry"
Press release from the Recereational Fishing Alliance
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) was recently notified by NMFS' Southeast Regional Office that a...

Last Chance to Derail Proposed Increase in
Commercial Harvest of Striped Bass

Coastal Conservation Association is opposing the increase in the coastal commercial harvest of striped bass proposed in Addendum II to Amendment 6 of the Striped Bass Fishery Management. We believe the striped bass.....

WEEKLY UPDATE: 10/22/10
NORTH CAROLINA FISHERIES ASSOCIATION
"Serving the Commercial Fishing Families of North Carolina since 1952"
Phone: (252) 633-2288 www.ncfish.org

NOAA: Dale Jones and Charles Juliand reassigned to new jobs
National search for new enforcement head has begun
N...

SUMMARY: NMFS solicits nominations for the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Advisory Panel (AP). NMFS consults with and considers the comments and views of the HMS AP when preparing and implementing Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) or FMP amendments for Atlantic tunas, swordfish, sharks, and.....

RECREATIONAL CATCH SHARE WORKSHOP IN WYOMING
Enviros Directing Captains How To "Assign The Privilege" of Recreational Fishing

10/20/2010: Advocates from the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) want recreational fishing captains to know - 'catch shares' aren't just for commercial fisherm...