NOAA Fisheries has announced the closure of the longfin squid fishery for the remainder of Trimester 2. Vessels issued Federal moratorium longfin squid permits, with some exemptions, may not fish for, catch, possess or land more than 2,500 lb of longfin per trip or calendar day until Trimester 3 begins on September 1, 2014.
NOAA Fisheries has approved and implemented 2014-2015 spiny dogfish catch limits and other measures through Amendment 3 to the Spiny Dogfish Fishery Management Plan.
NOAA Fisheries is extending the deadline for the Federal Funding Opportunity announcement number NOAA-NMFS-NEFSC-2015-2004064 for the Mid-Atlantic Research Set-Aside (RSA) program from Monday, August 11, 2014 to Tuesday, September 30, 2014.
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council has scheduled public hearings in August to gather public input on several Amendments that may impact Mid-Atlantic and New England fishermen and other stakeholders.
NOAA Fisheries has announced that it is providing 15 more days to comment on the proposed rule to implement special management zones for five Delaware artificial reefs.
NOAA Fisheries has announced that, effective August 14, it will be implementing new measures for the Spiny Dogfish Fishery (Amendment 3).
NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), in coordination with the New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils (Councils), has announced 2014/2015 Monkfish RSA Awards.
Check out the new video by NOAA Fisheries' about the importance of healthy fish habitats.
NOAA Fisheries has announced final 2014 recreational management measures for the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass fisheries in Federal waters.
NOAA has released the FY14 federal funding opportunity, Understanding Climate Impacts on Fish Stocks and Fisheries to Inform Sustainable Management.
NOAA Fisheries is now seeking public comment on the following proposed measures to establish year-round Special Management Zones for all five Delaware artificial reefs; and to permit only hook-and-line and spear fishing in these areas.
NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center has announced 2014-2015 Scallop Research Set-Aside awards. Click here for a list of projects that received awards.
NOAA has announced the selection of two sites in NOAA’s North Atlantic Region as the next Habitat Focus Areas under NOAA’s Habitat Blueprint. In the Mid-Atlantic, the agency will focus its habitat conservation and restoration efforts on the Choptank River complex in Maryland and Delaware.
NOAA Fisheries has released proposed 2014 recreational measures for the summer flounder, scup and black sea bass fisheries.
NOAA Fisheries has announced proposed specifications for the 2014 Atlantic bluefish fishery, including an annual catch limit, total allowable landings, a commercial quota and recreational harvest limit, and a recreational possession limit.
NOAA Fisheries has announced proposed management measures for spiny dogfish that include implementing a research set- aside program, updating essential fish habitat definitions, allowing rollover of specifications, and eliminating the seasonal allocation of the commercial quota.
NOAA Fisheries has published 2014 specifications for Atlantic mackerel, squid, and butterfish. Specifications are effective April 4, 2014 through December 31, 2014.
NOAA Fisheries has announced proposed modifications to 2014 summer flounder quotas and proposed quotas for summer flounder, scup and black sea bass for the fishing year 2015, as recommended by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council.
NOAA Fisheries and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission will be convening the River Herring Technical Expert Working Group on March 27th from 1-4pm to discuss the working group structure and river herring conservation planning.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced that it is seeking public comment as it prepares an Environmental Assessment (EA) to analyze potential impacts from proposed wind energy research activities off the coast of Virginia. Comments will be accepted through April 14, 2014.
