January 22nd, 2011
Posted in regulations
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a series of public hearings and scoping meetings regarding fisheries management measure proposed for several federally managed species, including those within the snapper grouper management complex, dolphin (fish), wahoo, golden crab and octocorals within the South Atlantic region. These measures will impact both commercial and recreational fishermen [...]
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January 19th, 2011
Posted in science - research
Several bills dealing with menhaden have been introduced in the current session of the Virginia General Assembly. They include: SB765/HB2280 – Sen. Northam and Del. Cosgrove Would transfer the authority to execute ASMFC menhaden fishery management plans from the General Assembly to the VMRC where all other ASMFC directives are handled. http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+SB765 HB1656 – Del. [...]
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January 6th, 2011
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Billfish and tuna, important commercial and recreational fish species, may be more vulnerable to fishing pressure because of shrinking habitat according to a new study published by scientists from NOAA, the Billfish Foundation, and the University of Miami. An expanding zone of low oxygen, known as a hypoxic zone, in the Atlantic Ocean is encroaching [...]
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January 6th, 2011
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The Salt Water Sportsman National Seminar Series will bring its DelMarVa edition to Va Beach on Saturday, January 22. The VA Beach Convention Center will host the 9 to 4, all– day presentation inside Ballroom One. George Povermo, Editor at Large for Salt Water Sportsman Magazine will headline the program, along with Ric Burnley, Regional [...]
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January 5th, 2011
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NOAA’s National Weather Service has completed the testing phase for a new 1000-watt NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards transmitter, increasing service to areas that had limited or no coverage along the Virginia and Lower Maryland Eastern Shores. Now life-saving watch and warning services will be available to recreational and commercial mariners navigating the Atlantic coastal [...]
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December 30th, 2010
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The Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) will implement a free state saltwater angler identification program in January of 2011 in order to exempt saltwater anglers from having to register yearly with the National Saltwater Angler Registry and pay an annual federal registration fee. The Virginia Fisherman Identification Program (FIP) will require unlicensed saltwater anglers age [...]
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December 30th, 2010
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The Chesapeake Bay is showing encouraging signs of rebounding but is still in critical condition as a result of pollution, according to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s (CBF) 2010 State of the Bay Report. The report comes as the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is preparing to release its pollution budget designed to reduce pollution and [...]
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December 22nd, 2010
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NOAA Fisheries Service reminds tournament operators to register their Atlantic HMS tournaments for 2011 NOAA Fisheries Service is again reminding tournament operators to register their Atlantic highly migratory species (HMS) tournaments for 2011. This includes tournaments occurring on the U.S. East Coast, in the Gulf of Mexico, and in the U.S. Caribbean. According to NOAA. [...]
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December 21st, 2010
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The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) met with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (ASMFC) Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Board (Board) on December 15 in in Virginia Beach, VA to recommend and adopt recreational management measures for summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass. The Council and Board adopted the use of [...]
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December 6th, 2010
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The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s South Atlantic State/Federal Fisheries Management Board has approved Draft Addendum I to Amendment I to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Croaker for public comment. The Draft Addendum proposes two changes to the Atlantic croaker management program: (1) changing the management unit to one region (New Jersey to [...]
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