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SOUTHEAST
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
FISHERY BULLETINS - 2002
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Bulletin
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December
23, 2002 |
Emergency
Rule Extends Permit-related Deadlines Contained in Final
Rule Implementing the For-hire (Charter Vessel or Headboat)
Permit Moratorium for the Reef Fish Fishery and Coastal
Migratory Pelagics Fishery in Federal Waters of the Gulf
of Mexico DATES:
This rule is effective December 17, 2002 through June 16,
2003. Comments must be received no later than 5 p.m., eastern
time, January 16, 2003. ADDRESSES:Written
comments on this emergency rule must be sent to Phil Steele,
Southeast Regional Office, NMFS, 9721 Executive Center
Drive N., St. Petersburg, FL 33702. Comments also may be
sent via fax to 727-570-5583. Comments will not be accepted
if submitted via e-mail or Internet. See
(pdf) 67 Fed Reg 77193, December 17, 2002, for a copy
of the Federal Register notice.
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December
3, 2002 |
King
Mackerel Commercial Fishery Closed in Northern Florida
West Coast Subzone Gulf
Group King Mackerel: Florida Subzones and Seasonal Boundaries,
November 1 - March 31 JPG Map available.
Gulf
Group King Mackerel: Florida Subzones and Seasonal
Boundaries, April 1 - October 31 JPG Map available. |
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Bulletin
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Title |
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November
26, 2002 |
South
Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) to Develop
a Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Dolphin and Wahoo
Fishery of the U.S. Atlantic Coast: Request for Comment DATES:
Comments must be received no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern
standard time, on December
23, 2002. ADDRESSES:Written
comments should be sent to Rolland Schmitten, Acting Regional
Administrator,
Southeast Region, NMFS, 9721 Executive Center Drive N.,
St. Petersburg, FL 33702. Comments also
may be sent via fax to 727-570-5583. Comments will not
be accepted if submitted via e-mail or Internet. See
(pdf) 67 Fed Reg 70214, November 21, 2002, for a copy
of the Federal Register notice.
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November
27, 2002 |
King
Mackerel Trip Limit Reduced to 500 Pounds per Day In Northern
Florida West Coast Subzone For Commercial Hook-and-line
Vessels Gulf
Group King Mackerel: Florida Subzones and Seasonal Boundaries,
November 1 - March 31 JPG Map available. Gulf
Group King Mackerel: Florida Subzones and Seasonal Boundaries,
April 1 - October 31 JPG Map available.
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November
25, 2002 |
Red
Snapper Commercial Fishery in Gulf of Mexico Federal Waters
Will Open at Noon, December 1, 2002, and Close at Noon, December
7, 2002 |
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November
1, 2002 |
Fisheries
Service Announces the Authorized Use of Restricted Tow Times
in Certain State Waters of Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana |
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Bulletin
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Date |
Title |
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October
31, 2002 |
Gulf
of Mexico Fishery Management Council Cancels Joint Meeting
of the Reef Fish Management Committee and Artificial Reef
Committee |
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October
24, 2002 |
King
Mackerel Commercial Fishery Closed in Western Gulf from U.S./Mexico
Border to Alabama/Florida Boundary |
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October
22, 2002 |
Red
Snapper Commercial Fishery in Gulf of Mexico Federal Waters
Will Open at Noon, November 1, 2002, and Close at Noon, Nov
10, 2002 |
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October
7, 2002 |
Red
Snapper Recreational Season Closes At 12:01 A.M. on Nov 1,
2002 |
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October
3, 2002 |
Final
Rule Establishes a Trap Limitation Program for the Stone
Crab Fishery in Federal Waters off West Florida |
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Bulletin
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Date |
Title |
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September
23, 2002 |
NOAA
Fisheries Restricts Gillnets off Georgia and Florida to Protect
Whales |
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September
20, 2002 |
Red
Snapper Commercial Fishery in Gulf of Mexico Federal Waters
Will Open at Noon, October 1, 2002, And Close at Noon, Oct.
10, 2002 |
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September
6, 2002 |
Gulf
Shrimp Vessel Permits: A Reminder and a Correction |
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September
4, 2002 |
NOAA
Fisheries Determines Atlantic White Marlin Does Not Warrant
Listing Under the Endangered Species Act |
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September
4, 2002 |
NOAA
Fisheries Restricts Large-mesh Gillnets in Pamlico Sound
to Protect Sea Turtles
See .(pdf)
map for more information. |
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September
6, 2002 |
Public
Comment Period on Proposed Rule for Amendment 5 (Rock Shrimp)
to the Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of
the South Atlantic Region |
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Bulletin
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Date |
Title |
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August
15, 2002 |
Gulf
Council Seeks Public Input on Scope of Draft Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statements to Be Developed in Support
of 1) Proposed Amendment 13 to the Gulf Shrimp Fishery Management
Plan and 2) a Red Snapper Rebuilding Plan |
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August
15, 2002 |
NOAA
Fisheries Seeks Comment on Draft Plan to Reduce Deaths of
Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins in Fisheries
SUMMARY: NMFS
announces its intention to prepare an EIS, in accordance
with the National Environmental Policy Act, for the development
of a Bottlenose Dolphin Take Reduction Plan (BDTRP) to
reduce the incidental mortality and serious injury of
the Atlantic coastal stock of bottlenose dolphins in
commercial fisheries to below the potential biological
removal (PBR) level for the stock. The purpose of this
action is to solicit public comments on the scope of
the issues to be addressed in the EIS. See (pdf)
67 Fed Reg 47772, July 22, 2002 for a copy of the
Federal Register notice.
DATES: Comments on the scope of the EIS
must be postmarked or transmitted via facsimile
by 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time August 21, 2002. |
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August
7, 2002 |
Vessel
Permits for the Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico And
Prohibition of Traps in the Royal Red Shrimp Fishery |
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August
2, 2002 |
Public
Comment Period on Amendment 5 (Rock Shrimp) to the Fishery
Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of the South Atlantic
RegionDATES:
Written comments must be received on or before September
23, 2002.
ADDRESSES: Written
comments on the Comprehensive SFA Amendment should be
sent to Peter Eldridge, Southeast Regional
Office, NMFS, 9721 Executive Center Drive N., St. Petersburg,
FL 33702. Comments may also be sent via fax to 727-570-5583.
Comments will not be accepted if submitted via e-mail
or the Internet.
Requests
for copies of Amendment 5, which includes a final supplemental
environmental impact statement, initial regulatory flexibility
analysis, regulatory impact review, and a social impact assessment/fishery
impact statement, should be sent to the South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, Southpark Building, Suite 306, 1 Southpark
Circle, Charleston, South Carolina 29407-4699, Email: safmc@safmc.net.
See (pdf) 67 Fed Reg 48603,
July 25, 2002, for a copy of the Federal Register notice.
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Bulletin
Number |
Date |
Title |
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July
19, 2002 |
Harvest
of Cobia by Speargun or Powerhead in Federal Waters off the
South Atlantic States |
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July
17, 2002 |
Red
Snapper Commercial Fishery in Gulf of Mexico Federal Waters
Will Open at Noon, August 1, 2002, and Close at Noon, August
7, 2002 |
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July
5, 2002 |
Shrimp
Fishery to Re-open off Texas on July 15, 2002 |
NR02-038 |
July
19, 2002 |
New
Management Measures Approved to Establish a Moratorium on
the Issuance of Charter Vessel or Headboat (For-Hire) Permits
for the Reef Fish Fishery and Coastal Migratory Pelagics
Fishery in Federal Waters of the Gulf of Mexico
Legal
sized paper required
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July
3, 2002 |
Proposed
Rule Published for a Trap Limitation Program for the Stone
Crab Fishery in Federal Waters off West Florida
PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD ends 4:30 p.m., eastern daylight savings
time, on August 9, 2002. Written comments on the
proposed rule must be sent to the Southeast Regional
Office, NMFS, 9721 Executive Center Drive N., St. Petersburg,
FL 33702. Comments may also be sent via fax to 727-570-
5583. Comments will not be accepted if submitted via
e-mail or Internet.
Comments
regarding the collection-of-information requirements contained
in this proposed rule should be sent to Robert Sadler,
NMFS, 9721 Executive Center Drive N., St. Petersburg, FL
33702, and to the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Washington,
DC 20503 (Attention: NOAA Desk Officer).
See (pdf)
67 Fed Reg 42744, June 25, 2002, for a copy of the Federal
Register notice.
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Bulletin
Number |
Date |
Title |
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June
27, 2002 |
NOAA
Fisheries Forecasts above Average 2002 Season for Brown Shrimp
in Western Gulf of Mexico |
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June
24, 2002 |
Red
Snapper Commercial Fishery in Gulf of Mexico Federal Waters
Will Open at Noon, July 1, 2002, and Close at Noon, July
7, 2002 |
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Bulletin
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Date |
Title |
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May
24, 2002 |
NOAA
Fisheries Imposes Emergency Rule to Protect Sea Turtles from
Drowning in Shrimp Trawls in South Atlantic Waters
Emergency
Rule Set to Expire after June 23 PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD ends June 24, 2002. Send comments
to Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring,
MD 20910 See (pdf)
67 Fed Reg 37723, May 30, 2002 for a copy of the
Federal Register notice.
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May
23, 2002 |
NOAA
Fisheries Requests Shrimp Trawlers in South Atlantic Waters
to Use Modified TEDs to Protect Migrating Endangered Leatherback
Sea Turtles
Emergency
Rule Set to Expire after May 24
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May
21, 2002 |
Red
Snapper Commercial Fishery in Gulf of Mexico Federal Waters
Will Open at Noon, June 1, 2002 |
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May
10, 2002 |
NOAA
Fisheries Extends Requirement of Modified TEDs for Shrimp
Trawlers in Waters from the Extreme Northern Edge of Georgia
to Southern North Carolina Waters to Protect Migrating Endangered
Leatherback Sea Turtles |
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May
10, 2002 |
NOAA
Announces $337,200 Federal Funding For Southeast Fishery
Habitat Restoration |
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May
6, 2002 |
Federal
Waters off Texas Close to Shrimping on May 15, 2002 |
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May
2, 2002 |
NOAA
Fisheries Requests Shrimp Trawlers in GA Waters (zone 31)
to Continue Using Modified TEDs to Protect Migrating Endangered
Leatherback Sea Turtles
Emergency
Rule Set to Expire after May 3
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Bulletin
Number |
Date |
Title |
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April
26, 2002 |
NOAA
Fisheries Requires Modified TEDs for Shrimp Trawlers in Waters
from the Extreme Northern Edge of Georgia to Southern North
Carolina Waters to Protect Migrating Endangered Leatherback
Sea Turtles |
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May
21, 2002 |
Trap
Limitation Program Proposed for the Stone Crab Fishery in
Federal Waters off West Florida |
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April
19, 2002 |
Red
Snapper Commercial Fishery in Gulf of Mexico Federal Waters
Will Open at Noon, May 1, 2002 |
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April
19, 2002 |
NOAA
Fisheries Requires Modified TEDs for Shrimp Trawlers in GA
Waters to Protect Migrating Endangered Leatherback Sea Turtles |
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April
11, 2002 |
NOAA
Fisheries Seeks Comment on Proposed Seasonal Gillnet Restrictions
to Protect Whales Off Georgia and Florida |
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April
2, 2002 |
NOAA
Fisheries Seeks Comment on Proposed Moratorium on For-Hire
Permits in Gulf of Mexico |
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April
3, 2002 |
Public
Comment Period on an Amendment for a Charter Vessel/Headboat
Permit Moratorium in Federal Waters of the Gulf of Mexico |
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April
3, 2002 |
Public
Comment Period on Proposed Rule to Establish a Moratorium
on the Issuance of Charter Vessel or Headboat (for-hire)
Permits for the Reef Fish Fishery and Coastal Migratory Pelagics
Fishery in Federal Waters of the Gulf of Mexico |
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April
3, 2002 |
NOAA
Fisheries Requests Comments Regarding a Proposal To Leave
Federal Waters off Texas Open To Shrimping for the 2002 Fishing
Year |
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Bulletin
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Date |
Title |
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March
22, 2002 |
Use
of Powerheads to Target Cobia in Federal Waters off the South
Atlantic States Is Prohibited |
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March
21, 2002 |
Red
Snapper Commercial Fishery in Gulf of Mexico Federal Waters
Will Open at Noon, April 1, 2002 |
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March
22, 2002 |
Commercial
King Mackerel Fishery Closed until July 1, 2002 In the Southern
Florida West Coast Subzone For Vessels Using Hook-and-line
Gear |
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March
21, 2002 |
Red
Snapper Recreational Fishery in Gulf of Mexico Federal Waters
Opens at 12:01 A.m., April 21, 2002 And Closes 12:00 P.m.,
October 31, 2002 |
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March
18, 2002 |
NOAA
Fisheries Takes Emergency Action to Protect Migrating Sea
Turtles from Monkfish Gillnets off NC and VA |
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March
8, 2002 |
Trip
Limit Reduction for the Hook-and-Line Fishery for Gulf Group
King Mackerel in the Florida West Coast Southern Sub-Zone |
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March
14, 2002 |
Informational
Update from the Southeast Region Permits Office |
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March
22, 2002 |
South
Atlantic Seasonal Closure and Possession Limits |
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March
1, 2002 |
Trip
Limit Reduced to 1,500 Pounds per Day Off the Florida East
Coast for Vessels Commercially Fishing for Spanish Mackerel |
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Bulletin
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Date |
Title |
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February
25, 2002 |
New
Management Measures Proposed for the Shrimp Fishery of the
Gulf of Mexico (Amendment 11) |
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February
21, 2002 |
Red
Snapper Commercial Fishery in Gulf of Mexico Federal Waters
Will Open at Noon, March 1, 2002 |
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February
11 ,2002 |
NOAA
Fisheries' Marine Mammal Authorization Program Integrates
with States' Fishery License Systems |
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Bulletin
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Date |
Title |
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January
28, 2002 |
Commercial
King Mackerel Fishery Closed For Vessels Using Run-around
Gillnets In the Southern Florida West Coast Subzone |
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January
25, 2002 |
Comments
Requested on Comprehensive Amendment Addressing Sustainable
Fishery Act (SFA) Definitions for Fishery Management Plans
in the U.S. Caribbean |
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January
22, 2002 |
King
Mackerel Trip Limit Increased to 75 Fish per Day For Commercial
Hook-and-line Vessels Fishing in the Florida East Coast Subzone |
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January
9, 2002 |
Red
Snapper Commercial Fishery in Gulf of Mexico Federal Waters
Will Open at Noon, February 1, 2002 |
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January
11, 2002 |
Gag,
Red Grouper, and Black Grouper Commercial Fisheries in Gulf
of Mexico Federal Waters Will Close February 15 until March
15, 2002 |
For
additional information contact Barbara
Niswander (727) 824-5305
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