NOAA’s Fisheries Service is seeking comment on a proposed rule that outlines guidelines and procedures for initiating or responding to requests for fishery disaster determinations.
The proposed rule, which has been in development for more than six months, clarifies and interprets fishery disaster determination provisions and establishes definitions and characteristics of commercial fishery failures. In addition, [...]
January 15, 2009 | Posted in
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U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez determined that the economic effects of closing some shellfish fisheries due to a harmful algal bloom, commonly referred to as a red tide, in ocean waters off Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine has caused a commercial fishery failure.
“This natural disaster, which forced the closing of shellfish beds to protect [...]
November 17, 2008 | Posted in
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The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) has announced that the commercial fishery for greenlings (genus Hexagrammos) will close Monday, Aug. 18, 2008 at 12:01 a.m.
Based on recent landing receipts and dockside tabulation efforts, DFG expects that by Aug. 18, the annual commercial allocation of 3,400 pounds of greenling (kelp and rock greenling combined) will [...]
July 29, 2008 | Posted in
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Sitka – The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced today that bag and possession limits are being increased for all anglers (resident and nonresident) in the Hidden Falls and Silver Bay saltwater areas to harvest hatchery-produced king salmon. Beginning 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, July 1, the daily bag and possession limit in these areas is [...]
July 1, 2008 | Posted in
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Twenty-five fish daily limit takes effect July 1 in waters west of Huron
COLUMBUS, OH – Lake Erie anglers fishing in Ohio waters west of Huron are reminded that the 30-fish daily bag limit for yellow perch is reduced to 25 fish, effective July 1.
The reduction, approved by the Ohio Wildlife Council in March, is in [...]
June 10, 2008 | Posted in
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The commercial fisheries for deepwater groupers and tilefishes in Louisiana waters will close at 12:01 a.m. on May 10, 2008, and will remain closed until Jan. 1, 2009. The deepwater grouper assemblage includes misty, snowy, yellowedge, Warsaw grouper, and speckled hind. The tilefish assemblage includes tilefish, goldface tilefish, blackline tilefish, anchor tilefish and blueline tilefish.
The [...]
May 9, 2008 | Posted in
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