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.
In recognition of his outstanding contribution to the field of fisheries economics, Dr. Lee G. Anderson has been named a Fellow of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade (IIFET).
Last month the Northeast Fisheries Science Center released a new butterfish stock assessment which concluded that the stock is not overfished and that overfishing is not occurring. The fishery's status had previously been characterized as "unknown."
The following summary highlights Council actions and issues considered at the Council's meeting on April 8 - 10, 2014 in Montauk, New York.
During last week's meeting in Montauk, New York, the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council adopted golden tilefish management measures for the next three years.
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.
The Council has published a report on the Offshore Wind Best Management Practices Workshop held in Baltimore, MD on February 5 - 6, 2014. Click here to read the report..
NOAA Fisheries has published 2014 specifications for Atlantic mackerel, squid, and butterfish. Specifications are effective April 4, 2014 through December 31, 2014.
Guest Speaker: Tom Watson, Fishery Liaison Officer for DONG Energy, UK
Wednesday, April 9, 2014 - 5:00 to 6:00 pm.
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.
On Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at 7 p.m., the MAFMC will hold a brief public information webinar to gather additional fishery industry perspectives on the likely impacts of the alternative spiny dogfish trip limits under consideration in the 2014-2015 specifications package.
Last week more than 70 fishery managers, scientists, policy makers, and other stakeholders convened in Washington, D.C. for the East Coast Climate Change and Fisheries Governance Workshop.
The Council will hold its next meeting in Montauk, New York on April 8 - 10, 2014.
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.
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council has scheduled seven community port meetings in North Carolina to gather stakeholder input for a vision and strategic plan for the snapper grouper fishery.
