Atlantic
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Atlantic salmon smolts were recently stocked
In its third year of a five-year experimental pen rearing project
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North Atlantic right whale calving season has begun
North Atlantic right whale calving season has begun! Each year, pregnant females make their way south along the Atlantic coast to Florida-Georgia to give birth and nurse their young during the winter months (Nov 15-Apr 15). Sadly, right whales are at risk.
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Trouble for Female Spawning Stock
The highly migratory fish can live for up to 30 years, grow up to 5 feet long, and weigh more than 75 pounds.
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Atlantic Salmon In the Time of Pandemic
The rivers of Eastern North America are open, full of melted snow, and rushing out to the sea. Mother Nature and wild Atlantic salmon are not shut in like us.
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Atlantic Salmon Federation Message
A Message from the Atlantic Salmon Federation Bill Taylor, ASF President Gradually then suddenly the world changed.
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Critical Habitat for Atlantic Sturgeon Designated by NOAA
The critical habitat designation will require federal agencies to consult NOAA Fisheries if they operate or fund activities that may affect designated critical habitat in more than 3,968 miles of important coastal river habitat from Maine to Florida. Atlantic sturgeon was listed under the Endangered Species Act in 2012 and is comprised of the threatened Gulf of Maine distinct population segment and the endangered New York Bight, Chesapeake Bay, Carolina, and South Atlantic distinct population segments.
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Shoaling has created hazardous conditions
The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, the famed 1100-plus mile coastal waterway stretching from Norfolk, Virginia to Miami, Florida, is getting "thin." Shoaling has created hazardous conditions in some areas with depths reported less than 5 feet – which reflects a remarkable 7 feet of water depth lost in the waterway's authorized minimum depth of 12 feet. The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association (AIWA), a waterways interest group, recently gathered in Washington, DC, to ensure the Department of Transportation-designated marine highway M-95 is a top priority for Congress and the Trump Administration.
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South Atlantic States Cobia Hearings
The South Atlantic states of Virginia through Florida have scheduled their hearings to gather public comment on the Public Information Document (PID) for the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Cobia.
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Trawlers Suspected in Disappearance of Atlantic Shad, Herring
Journal Blueback herring and alewife, known collectively as river herring, (shown here) once outnumbered shad at Conowingo Dam's lift but have virtually disappeared in recent years. (Dave Harp) Blueback herring and alewife, known collectively as river herring,
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Harvest Reduction for Recreational Black Sea Bass Approved by ASMFC
Last week a board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission approved Addendum XXVII to the Summer Flounder and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan, which continues the use of regional management for the two species in the 2016 recreational season.
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Study Says North Atlantic CO-2 Storage Increased 50 percent Over Last Decade
Findings by Rosenstiel School researchers have important implications for ocean life
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NOAA Says Atlantic Shark Populations Healthy—Commercial Season Opens Jan. 1
NOAA Fisheries strives to achieve balance between the long-term survival of fish stocks with the long-term survival of fisheries, which includes commercial and recreational fishermen—the shark fishery is no exception to this
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Atlantic States MFC Increases Quota on Black Sea Bass
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Management Board approved increases to the 2016 black sea bass commercial quota and recreational harvest limit (RHL), with the commercial quota now being set at 2.71 million pounds and the RHL at 2.88 million pounds. These increases are consistent with actions taken by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council in October.
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Trip Limit Decreased for Commercial Harvest of Gag Grouper in South Atlantic
The daily trip limit for the commercial harvest of gag in the South Atlantic is reduced from 1,000 pounds gutted weight to 500 pounds gutted weight, effective 12:01 a.m. (local time) October 18, 2015. NOAA Fisheries has determined 75 percent of the quota of 295,459 pounds gutted weight has been landed. - See more at: http://www.thefishingwire.com/story/358882#sthash.V0kIF45U.dpuf
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Snowy Grouper Opens in South Atlantic Aug. 20
The recreational sector for snowy grouper in the South Atlantic Region will re-open on August 20, 2015, with an annual catch limit of 23,647 pounds gutted weight or 4,152 fish.
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Summer Flounder Quota Reduced by Mid Atlantic FMC
After 3-1/2 hours of discussion and debate on August 12th, the Mid Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) and Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) voted in favor of a 29% reduction in the summer flounder quota for both the commercial and recreational sector starting in 2016.
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Gray triggerfish size limit to increase in Atlantic state waters effective July 9
An increase of the minimum size limit of gray triggerfish in Atlantic state waters will take effect beginning July 9.
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