MOREHEAD CITY – North Carolina fishermen should be aware that Atlantic sturgeon will be listed as a federally endangered species effective April 6. The National Marine Fisheries Service has published a final rule in the Federal Register listing four distinct population segments of Atlantic sturgeon as...
Arlington, VA – Upon review of the latest black sea bass recreational data from last year (waves 1 – 6), the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board has modified the percent that states may liberalize their 2012...
Outlandish catch share proposal draws heated opposition from anglers SAVANNAH, GA - A request by a commercial fishing group for a “voluntary” catch share program in the South Atlantic snapper-grouper fishery raised hackles at the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council meeting this week. Aside from concerns...
(March 1, 2012) Secretary of Commerce John Bryson has announced the appointment of seven new advisors to NOAA’s Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee, bringing the group’s membership to the full complement of 21. The Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee, or MAFAC, advises the Secretary of Commerce on...
Fishermen Should Take Note that Atlantic Sturgeon will be Listed as an Endangered Species MOREHEAD CITY – North Carolina fishermen should be aware that Atlantic sturgeon will be listed as a federally endangered species effective April 6. The National Marine Fisheries Service has published a final rule...
Arlington, VA – The Public Information Document (PID) for Amendment 2 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Menhaden is now available for public comment and review on the Commission's website at http://www.asmfc.org/speciesDocuments/menhaden/fmps/Amend2PID_DraftForPublicComment.pdf. As the first step in the development of Amendment 2, the...
Menhaden management moves up the food chain ASMFC votes to give public its say on menhaden ALEXANDRIA, VA - Tangible management of menhaden in the Atlantic moved another step closer to reality this week when the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) voted to send a series...
Former Wildlife Resources Commission Executive Director and CCA Board Member Receives Wildlife Conservation Honor RALEIGH, N.C. (Aug. 25, 2011) - Richard Hamilton, who served the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission for 37 years, most notably as the executive director from 2004 to 2007, was honored with the...
Measures also slated for red grouper and wreckfish upon approval by the Secretary of Commerce Members of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council approved management measures impacting federal fisheries for black sea bass, red grouper, and wreckfish through three separate amendments to the Snapper Grouper Fishery...
A new day for menhaden management Commission vote reduces menhaden harvest for first time ever BOSTON, MA - For the first time in history, there will be reductions in the harvest of Atlantic menhaden after a vote today by the Menhaden Management Board of the Atlantic States...
