Tweet Amendment 13 – Atlantic Bluefin Tuna – HMS Fishery Management Plan Amendment 13 to the Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan proposes many options striving to maximize utilization of the U.S. bluefin quota. Half of the options propose changes to … Continue reading →
Tweet Looking to cover the Annapolis Spring Sailboat Show? Please contact Kira Remy- kremy@symmetry.agency by April 25th to receive your Press Pass and download the 2019 Press Kit below Download Here … Continue reading →
TweetAn Atlantic highly migratory species (HMS) tournament is a tournament that awards points or prizes for catching Atlantic highly migratory species (i.e., swordfish, billfish, sharks and/or tunas). Beginning January 1, 2019, all Atlantic highly migratory species tournaments will be required … Continue reading →
Tweet The Black Sea Bass regulations for CT have been modified based on action on May 3, 2018 by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (ASMFC) Interstate Fisheries Management Program Policy Board, and Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea … Continue reading →
TweetThe Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) will hold a workshop Saturday, February 24 in Tom’s River, NJ, to help for-hire vessel operators prepare for upcoming electronic reporting requirements. Beginning March 12, 2018, all vessels with federal charter or party permits … Continue reading →
Tweet Sometime in the 1970s, the muddy bottom of Sandy Hook Bay, New Jersey became home to dense mats of tubes built by the amphipod Ampelisca abdita, a tiny crustacean. Local fishermen, who had found only small quantities of quahogs living around … Continue reading →
Tweet Each summer, scientists from the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) and colleagues in states along the East Coast conduct surveys in estuaries and nearshore waters to monitor and study known and suspected shark nursery habitat. The work is part … Continue reading →
TweetBeginning March 12, 2018, all charter and party vessels that hold a federal permit for species managed by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council will be required to electronically submit vessel trip reports for all trips carrying passengers for hire. These eVTRs must be … Continue reading →
TweetNOAA Fisheries announces a new rule to protect unmanaged forage fish. Forage fish are small schooling species that serve as prey for larger commercially and recreationally important fish, as well as for marine mammals and sea birds. Anchovies, herring, chub … Continue reading →
TweetEffective 0001 hours Sunday August 28, 2016, the Summer Flounder commercial fishery possession limit will be reduced from 100 pounds to 50 pounds. Possession limits will be periodically adjusted, if needed, to land 100% of the annual quota by the … Continue reading →
Tweet Daily Trip Limit Adjustments for Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Angling Category Courtesy of National Marine Fisheries Service April 20, 2016 Today National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announces adjustments to the Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) daily retention limits that apply … Continue reading →
Tweet Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Trophy Angling Category South Area – CLOSED! Effective as of 11:30 p.m. (EST), April 10, 2016 the Angling category for large medium and giant “trophy” bluefin tuna (73” or greater) in the southern area (see … Continue reading →
Tweet Can nature enhance your health? There’s a strong case to be made that it can. The idea that getting outdoors — on national wildlife refuges, for example — can improve your state of mind and, with it, your physical … Continue reading →
TweetSecretary Jewell, Director Ashe Announce $16.5 Million in Grants to Conserve Coastal Wetlands* *Funding Comes on the Heels of New Report Showing Dramatic Annual Loss of Wetlands; State and Local Governments, Other Partners Contribute * *Additional $18.2 Million to Protect, … Continue reading →
TweetBANGOR, ME,– The 2014 NOAA Tide Tables and Tidal Current Tables have been published by North Wind Publishing and are now available. Mariners use NOAA’s Tide Tables and Tidal Current tables for navigation. There are four books of Tide Tables … Continue reading →
TweetExplore your world. Visit a national wildlife refuge during National Wildlife Refuge Week (October 13-19). See what refuges are doing to conserve your wildlife heritage. Even if you’ve never been to a refuge before, refuges enrich your life. These precious … Continue reading →
TweetAstronomy Night Sunday, September 1, 7 p.m. — Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge, WA Discover the night sky with a local astronomy expert. On a clear night, see the Milky Way, several planets, man-made satellites and sometimes meteors. A telescope … Continue reading →
TweetSeptember 2013 Events Two wheels can put you more in tune with nature than four. Biking for Birds, on September 28 at Two Rivers Refuge, gives you a change to test that idea. Credit: Charles Slate Astronomy Night Sunday, September … Continue reading →
TweetNew 260,000-Gallon Coral Reef Ecosystem Features More Than 700 Animals from 65 Species of Marine Life, 3,000 Pieces of Coral and a 500+ Pound Sea Turtle BALTIMORE – Sleek, fast-moving blacktip reef sharks will today dive into their new home … Continue reading →
TweetLEXINGTON, Ky. – With boating under the influence continuing to be a major factor in accidents and deaths on our nation’s waterways, thousands of officers with local, state and federal agencies will again team up for Operation Dry Water in … Continue reading →
