News, articles, photos, and other information about commercial fishing in North America.
The U.S. Coast Guard published guidance Feb. 5 that allows mariners to use electronic charts and publications instead of paper charts, maps, and publications. The Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular, NVIC 01-16, establishes uniform guidance on what is now considered … Continued
NOAA Fisheries / Office of Sustainable Fisheries is now accepting applications for the National Marine Fisheries Service – Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program (BREP). Pre-proposals are required by March 1 with full applications due by April 15, 2016. For more information, … Continued
NOAA scientists have released the first multispecies assessment of how vulnerable U.S. marine fish and invertebrate species are to the effects of climate change. The study examined 82 species that occur off the Northeastern U.S., where ocean warming is occurring … Continued
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Spiny Dogfish Management Board recently approved a spiny dogfish commercial quota of 40,360,761 pounds for the 2016/2017 fishing season (May 1 – April 30). The quota is reduced by 20% compared to 2015/2016. … Continued
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASFMC) American Eel Management Board recently approved North Carolina’s Aquaculture Plan for 2016, allowing up to 200 pounds of glass eels to be harvested for aquaculture purposes. North Carolina’s plan is the first to … Continued
On February 4, 2016, NOAA Fisheries published an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking to set a control date of June 30, 2015, for the Atlantic dolphin commercial sector of the dolphin and wahoo fishery. According to the notice, the South … Continued