Category: NY

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DEDICATES NEW HURRICANE-RESISTANT WEATHER FORECAST OFFI

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DEDICATES NEW HURRICANE-RESISTANT WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE IN KEY WEST NOAA’s National Weather Service dedicated a new, hurricane-resistant weather forecast office in Key West, Fla., today. The new facility is designed to withstand wind speeds and storm surge levels associated with a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane. “Florida took a terrible beating from four […]

Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish Committee

Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish Committee The Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish Committee reviewed the draft alternatives and FMP development schedule proposed by the Fishery Management Action Team (FMAT) for Amendment 10. Amendment 10 is being developed to address the need to develop a stock rebuilding plan for butterfish which was designated as overfished by NMFS in […]

Council Approves Framework 6 for Summer Flounder

Council Approves Framework 6 for Summer Flounder The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) met in Cape May, NJ last week and approved Framework 6 for submission to the Secretary of Commerce. Framework 6 is designed to allow for the establishment of multistate regions under the conservation equivalency provision of the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black […]

VADM Lautenbacher testifies before House Resources Fisheries and Wildlife Subcom

  VADM Lautenbacher testifies before House Resources Fisheries and Wildlife Subcommittee  At a March 21st hearing in Gretna, LA, the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere VADM Conrad C. Lautenbacher, U.S. Navy (Ret.) testified before the House Resources Fisheries and Wildlife Subcommittee (Chair Wayne Gilchrest, R-MD). The Vice Admiral spoke of NOAA’s role in the […]

Excitement Heats Up for 2006 Big Rock!

Excitement Heats Up for 2006 Big Rock! March 20, 2006 – When billfish competitors begin to register for the 48th Annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament, they’ll take their first step toward winning part of a cash purse that’s exceeded $1 million each of the past eight years. Quite a change from the original Big […]

2006 PERMITS COMING SOON

2006 PERMITS COMING SOON This system will be switched over to issue permits valid for the 2006 season (June 1, 2006 – May 31, 2007) starting in late April. Permits currently issued by this system are only valid through May 31, 2006. 2006 PERMITS COMING SOON This system will be switched over to issue permits […]

NOAA LEADS RESEARCH MISSION OF U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS’ UNDERWATER HABITATS

NOAA LEADS RESEARCH MISSION OF U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS’ UNDERWATER HABITATS March 21, 2006 — NOAA and the National Park Service will be conducting a scientific research mission on board the NOAA ship Nancy Foster from March 21 to April 2, 2006. The joint mission will explore and characterize near shore habitats (from five to 1,000 […]

Anglers and State Directors to Discuss Recreational Data; Mar 29 in Arlington, V

Anglers and State Directors to Discuss Recreational Data; Mar 29 in Arlington, VA On March 29, NOAA Fisheries Service will host a joint meeting of two key conservation partners – state fish and wildlife agency directors and members of the saltwater sportfishing community. Meeting participants will get a first look at a draft of the […]

NOAA Fisheries to Host 3rd Annual Constituent Recreational Data Review

NOAA Fisheries to Host 3rd Annual Constituent Recreational Data Review On March 28, a group of recreational anglers, for-hire captains and state partners from the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and Hawaii will sit down with NOAA Fisheries Service scientists to review sportfishing catch and effort data collected in 2005. This cooperative exercise is an important […]

Council Continues Work on Snapper/Grouper Management

Council Continues Work on Snapper/Grouper Management The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council continues to move forward with snapper grouper management, discussing alternatives for issues that include the establishment of marine protected areas, stock rebuilding plans, and Individual Fishing Quotas for the commercial fishery. The Council is also developing a Fishery Ecosystem Plan and a Comprehensive […]