The Coastal Conservation Association began circulating this message today regarding NOAA Fisheries‘ proposed plans for a new red drum management plan. Inventive Fishing supports CCA in this position , so we thought we’d share their message: The federal government’s management of Gulf fisheries has created some of the most chaotic, dysfunctional and unsatisfactory fisheries in […]
Commercial Fishing, fish, Fishing, Harvesting, NMFS, NOAA, Red Drum, Redfish, Regulations
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report this week documenting the numbers of fish stock assessments that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) conducted between 2005 and 2013. The report identifies a discrepancy in the number of assessments conducted by region. For example, the report shows that during the period audited NMFS conducted only […]
fish, Fishing, National Marine Fisheries Service, NMFS, NOAA
The National Marine Fisheries Service announced yesterday by way of the Federal Register that it has received a petition and a request for public comment on the petition for rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act The Center for Biological Diversity (CBD), a non-governmental organization, has petitioned the U.S. Department of Commerce to promulgate regulations to prohibit […]
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has adopted new measures for monkfish fishing. NFMS, by way of the the Federal Register of Friday, July 18, 2014, released a new final rule regarding Framework Adjustment 8 to the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan. The rule takes effect immediately. The Monkfish fishery is manged by The New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery […]
In response to a petition submitted by WildEarth Guardians and Friends of Animals, the National Marine Fisheries Service has announced a final determination to list the Central and Southwest (SW) Atlantic Distinct Population Segment (DPS) and the Indo-West Pacific DPS of scalloped hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini) as threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. The […]
Endangered Species, fish, Fishing, Hammerhead Shark, NMFS, Scalloped Hammerhead Shark
The National Marine Fisheries division of NOAA today posted an adjustment in the regulations for the harvesting of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus) for vessels licensed under the charter/headboat category fishing commercially. According to the NMFS document published today in the Federal Register the Atlantic bluefin tuna daily retention limit of one large, medium, or giant […]
Bluefin Tuna, Commercial Fishing, fish, Fishing, NMFS, NOAA, Regulations
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has drafted a document outlining a new policy regarding fishing zone closures in emergency situations, including situations during which there is a risk of seafood contamination. Though drafted on May 28, 2013, NMFS posted the policy draft in the Federal Register yesterday, Monday, June 3, 2013. NMFS is asking […]