EVALUATION OF THE EFFICACY OF THE CURRENT MINIMUM SIZE REGULATION FOR SELECTED REEF FISH BASED ON RELEASE MORTALITY AND FISH PHYSIOLOGY
It is, as all these things are, a long and trying read. There is a lot of information, summed up in very scientific terminology. There are a few interesting conclusions that may be drawn from [...]
NMFS announces the availability of two new documents on the Atlantic HMS Management Division’s webpage. Hard copies available upon request. Please contact Craig Cockrell at (301) 713-2347.
The 2007 Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation Report can be found at:
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/hmsdocument_files/SAFEreports.htm
The April 2008 HMS Advisory Panel Meeting Summary and transcripts can be found at:
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/Advisory%20Panels/Advisory_Panel.htm
Apparently the “final rule” regarding shark fishing was no such thing. It has been adjusted and corrected.
It doesn’t give back much, if anything, of value but it sure does provide an opportunity for a lot of wading, slogging, reading and boggling. All 57 pages (at three columns per page) of it.
It is here: Corrected Final [...]
If you haven’t already seen the page, please check out our page for our new “Take The Pledge” program. We would like to sign on as many restaurants as we can that serve fresh locally produced seafood so if you know of any in your area, either talk to them yourselves or bring them to [...]
NMFS announces the availability of an issues and options presentation and scoping meetings for management of Atlantic shark fisheries,
NMFS announcement.
Blacknose sharks? They gotta be kidding. How much tax money per year do you think the person who spent time putting the following PowerPoint presentation together draws? No wonder Bush has asked Congress to up the [...]
Murkowski bill could help fuel-socked fishermen
ALASKA NEWSPAPERS STAFF
editor@alaskanewspapers.com
June 26, 2008 at 9:06AM AKST
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on Thursday introduced legislation that would provide commercial fishermen a temporary income tax credit to help them offset the high cost of fuel.
“The Fisheries Fuel Tax Relief Act of 2008, which I introduced today along [...]
We just received the following press release:
“Once adversaries, now allies, recreational and commercial fishing groups met in Washington D.C. on Wednesday, June 18, to plan a united front and challenge federal authorities questionable management of the nation valuable fishing stocks.
Over-precautionary measures mandated by the Magnuson-Stevens Act have caused damage, both social and economic, to fishing [...]
All owners and all operators of vessels in bottom or pelagic longline fisheries with an HMS permit must attend those Safe Handling seminars if you want to keep renewing your permits. NOTE: This includes directed and indirect permits. Don’t make the mistake of thinking that because you don’t target shark, for instance, and only have [...]
Despite mounting opinion and evidence that they really do no good, NOAA is proceeding with plans for more “Protected Marine Areas”, this time around eight at a whack in the Southeast Atlantic.
FB08-036
“The primary purpose of implementing these MPAs is to
protect a portion of the population and habitat of long-lived,
deep-water snapper grouper species (speckled hind, snowy
grouper, [...]
More blather from our favorite bureaucrats…
NMFS Adjusts Highly Migratory Species International Trade Permitting and Reporting
Federal Register Notice June 4, 2008
Now Playing: Sonny & Cher - The Beat Goes On
FB08-035 has been released and concerns “Bycatch Reduction Devices” being used in the shrimp industry. Perhaps nobody at NMFS has noticed that shrimpers, for the most part, can’t afford the fuel to leave the dock in order to drag a net around and catch any bycatch.
Regardless, they apparently aren’t done making them re-build their gear. [...]
Recently we received email from NOAA alerting us to their intent to step up their “current HMS permitting and reporting regime to include small Caribbean commercial vessels and better collect their catch and effort data”.
This bears watching, particularly if you are one of the number of boat owners and operators who routinely travel south on [...]
The scientist that S.O.F.A. and the F.R.A. have hired to help us with our fight against unfair over-regulation by examining the science being used to justify the closures and regulations that are flying out of the N.M.F.S. offices at an unprecedented rate has delivered an extremely interesting report regarding the methodology used to estimate the [...]
