The Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership (ACFHP) has established a new collaborative project with the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES), Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council), and National Fish Habitat Fund (Fund) to study black sea bass habitat characteristics, fish … Continued
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Meeting August 8 – 11, 2016 Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront 3001 Atlantic Avenue Virginia Beach, VA 23451 Telephone 757-213-3000 The August 2016 Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Meeting will be held Monday, August 8, 2016 – Thursday, … Continued
6th Annual Billfish Symposium September 14-17 International Game Fish Association (IGFA) Headquarters 300 Gulf Stream Way Dania Beach, Florida 33004 The 6th International Billfish Symposium (IBS) will be held September 14-17, 2016 at the International Game Fish Association’s (IGFA) headquarters … Continued
Scientists from NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) and the University of Massachusetts Boston have found evidence of Atlantic bluefin tuna spawning activity off the northeastern United States in an area of open ocean south of New England and … Continued
From March 2016 through February 2017, NOAA Fisheries will conduct a web-based survey of Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) tournament operators and participants. The agency will collect data on the costs associated with operating and participating in these events. These … Continued
The striped bass was the most popular recreational saltwater fish in 2014, according to NOAA Fisheries’ annual report, Fisheries of the United States 2014. Recreational anglers caught 24 million pounds of striped bass in 2014, making it their top catch. … Continued
Young-of-the-year striped bass production was normal in Virginia tributaries of Chesapeake Bay in 2015, according to preliminary results from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) Juvenile Striped Bass Seine Survey . The survey recorded approximately 12 fish per seine … Continued
photo credit: Joe Mello, NEFSC/NOAA Researchers captured and tagged more than 2,800 sharks while conducting the 2015 Coastal Shark Survey, the most in the survey’s 29-year history. The survey began in 1986 and is conducted every two to three years. … Continued
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) and the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) have established specifications for the summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, and bluefish fisheries. ASMFCs actions are final and apply to state waters (0-3 miles from … Continued
NOAA Fisheries recently updated the Fish Stock Sustainability Index (FSSI) to reflect the status of stocks as of June 30, 2015. The index tracks the performance of 199 key fish stocks important to U.S. commercial and recreational fisheries. NOAA Fisheries … Continued