The National Ocean Service (NOS) recently announced that the agency has moved and expanded the function of its “critcorr” website. The new “Nautical Chart Updates” website allows the mariner to update their nautical charts from one database that includes information … Continued
Virginia’s 2015 commercial quota will be reduced to 608,230 pounds. At its February meeting, the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) voted unanimously to establish the commercial bluefish quota in order to comply with a coastwide commercial quota reduction, set by … Continued
A new fishing app from FishTrack.com is designed to help anglers can research water conditions and weather for offshore fishing locations using a smartphone or other mobile device. According to the maker, the app provides high resolution sea surface temperature … Continued
NOAA Fisheries will hold a 3-day Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Advisory Panel (AP) meeting in March 2015. The meeting is open to the public. The AP meeting and webinar will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on … Continued
During a webinar meeting on Wednesday February 25, 2015, the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council voted to request that the National Marine Fisheries Service implement emergency rules to restrict commercial and recreational landings of blueline tilefish in the Mid-Atlantic. The Council’s … Continued
In February, 2015, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Tautog Management Board approved the 2015 Benchmark Stock Assessment and Peer Review Report for management use. Unlike previous assessments, which assessed the stock on a coastwide basis, the 2015 assessment evaluated … Continued
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Management Board approved Addendum XXVI to the Summer Flounder and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan. The approved regions are Massachusetts; Rhode Island; Connecticut through New Jersey; … Continued
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Management Board approved Addendum XXVI to the Summer Flounder and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan, continuing adaptive regional management for the 2015 recreational summer flounder fisheries. … Continued
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s South Atlantic State/Federal Management Board recently approved the 2015 Black Drum Benchmark Stock Assessment and Peer Review Report for management use. According to the assessment results, black drum is not overfished and not experiencing … Continued
NOAA Fisheries recently released preliminary estimates of 2014 recreational billfish landings (January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014) for Atlantic blue and white marlin, roundscale spearfish, and western Atlantic sailfish. 2013 recreational billfish landings data (final) was also released, for … Continued