DECEMBER 2011
NOAA Seeks Comments on an Amended Proposed Rule to Change the Wreckfish Annual Catch Limit to 235,000 Pounds Whole Weight in the South Atlantic
NOAA Fisheries Service Publishes Final Rule to Implement the Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Amendment 2
NOAA Announces New Regulations for King Mackerel, Spanish Mackerel, and Cobia in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic
N.C. Blue Crab Fishery Management Plan Advisory Committee to Meet
Reminder of Seasonal Closure for Shallow Water Grouper in the South Atlantic
NOAA Seeks Comments on a Proposed Rule to Eliminate the 240-Foot (40-Fathom) Snapper-Grouper Area Closure in the South Atlantic
NOAA Fisheries Service Requests Public Comments on a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Actions to Limit Commercial Effort for South Atlantic Black Sea Bass
Council Approves Changes to Black Sea Bass Management
Meetings Set to Discuss Cultch Planting
NOAA Fisheries Service Seeks Public Comment on the Proposed Rule for the South Atlantic Comprehensive Annual Catch Limit Amendment
NOVEMBER 2011
Public Comment Sought on Blue Crab Management Proposals
ASMFC Sets Spiny Dogfish 2012/2013 Fishing Year Quota at 30 Million Pounds
New Spotted Seatrout Regulations to Take Effect Next Week
Division of Marine Fisheries Seeks Comments on Shrimp Fishery Issues
OCTOBER 2011
NOAA Fisheries Service Seeks Public Comment on the South Atlantic Comprehensive Annual Catch Limit Amendment
Marine Fisheries Commission Meeting Set
Tips for a Healthy and Environmentally Responsible Oyster Roast
Public Hearings Scheduled for Black Sea Bass, Red Grouper and Wreckfish Fisheries
NOAA Fisheries Service Announces Closure Date for the South Atlantic Recreational Black Sea Bass Fishery
SEPTEMBER 2011
Local Input Sought on Proposed Strategic Habitat Areas in Pamlico Sound
Fisheries Newsletter Focuses on Latest Coastal Habitat Plan
Seasonal Closure Begins Monday for Recreational Black Sea Bass Fishery North of Cape Hatteras
Commercial Harvest of Vermilion Snapper Closes in the South Atlantic Federal Waters on September 30, 2011
Southern Atlantic Fishery Management Council Approves Amendments for Public Hearings
Marine Fisheries Commission Votes on Striped Bass, Other Issues
Division of Marine Fisheries Continues to Remove Tires from Beach
Marine Fisheries Commission Seeks Advisers
Atlantic States Schedule Hearings on Atlantic Menhaden Draft Addendum V
Pamlico Sound Gill Net Restricted Area Opens Sept. 19
Fisheries Commission Chooses Dates to Open Pamlico, Core Sounds to Flounder Gill Nets
Additional Waters Exempted from Stricter Regulations in Sea Turtle Lawsuit Settlement
Public Input Sought on Estuarine Striped Bass, Spotted Seatrout Plans
Agenda Set for Rescheduled Marine Fisheries Commission Meeting
Marine Fisheries Washington License Office to Reopen
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