The NMFS is opening what they are terming a “Research Fishery” for LCS in the Atlantic and Gulf. Don’t get too excited, they intend to issue “apporoximately 10″ of these permits, but if you qualify you may well want to apply.
NMFS Requests Applications for Participation in the Atlantic Highly
Migratory Species 2008 Shark Research Fishery
The National [...]
The Office of Sustainable Fisheries (such a nice name) has released the latest on shark landings. Who would have thought that with the fishery closed, per se, that the regulatory agency would continue to generate their churn of paperwork completely unabated?
I suppose after my own boat was chosen to carry an observer in the first [...]
NOAA and NMFS made it official today with the release of FB08-029.
“The commercial fishery for deep water grouper in the Gulf of Mexico is closed, effective 12:01 a.m. (local time) May 10, 2008, through December 31, 2008. NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service has determined the 2008 commercial quota of 1,020,000 pounds of deep water grouper [...]
NOAA and NMFS made it official as of today with the release of FB08-028.
“The commercial fishery for tilefishes in the Gulf of Mexico is closed, effective 12:01 a.m. (local time) May 10, 2008, through December 31, 2008. NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service has determined the 2008 commercial quota of 440,000 pounds of tilefishes will be [...]
In another triumph of fishery mismanagement, NMFS, according to Steve Branstetter of the St. Petersburg, Florida office, will officially announce on Monday May 5, 2008 the closure of deepwater grouper and golden tile fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico from 12:01AM May 10, 2008 until Midnight, December 31, 2008. As far as we can [...]
