The 2015 Atlantic HMS Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) Report is now available, according to NOAA Fisheries Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Management Division. The report contains a review of the current status of Atlantic highly migratory species (HMS) stocks … Continued
NOAA’s Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Management Division recently announced that the 2016 Atlantic Tunas and Atlantic HMS Permitting System is now operational. NOAA is issuing vessel open access permits to those fishing commercially for Atlantic Tunas and Swordfish, recreationally … Continued
NOAA tide tables for 2016 are now available. Produced for 150 years, NOAA tide tables are used by both commercial and recreational mariners for safe navigation. Printed tide tables provide users with tide and tidal current predictions in an easy-to-read … Continued
North Atlantic right whales are migrating south along the Atlantic coast, according to recent announcements from the U.S Coast Guard, NOAA Fisheries, and state agencies. Right whales are slow moving and at risk of serious injury or death due to … Continued
NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement (OLE) is raising awareness of the federal regulations governing striped bass in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and increasing targeted enforcement efforts in the Mid Atlantic region. During the months of November through February, NOAA … Continued
The striped bass was the most popular recreational saltwater fish in 2014, according to NOAA Fisheries’ annual report, Fisheries of the United States 2014. Recreational anglers caught 24 million pounds of striped bass in 2014, making it their top catch. … Continued
Young-of-the-year striped bass production was normal in Virginia tributaries of Chesapeake Bay in 2015, according to preliminary results from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) Juvenile Striped Bass Seine Survey . The survey recorded approximately 12 fish per seine … Continued
The U.S. Coast Guard recently issued an advisory to mariners regarding construction on the James River Fishing Pier. Located parallel to the James River Bridge, the pier will be extended by more than 140o feet. Beginning 21 September 2015, mariners … Continued
photo credit: Joe Mello, NEFSC/NOAA Researchers captured and tagged more than 2,800 sharks while conducting the 2015 Coastal Shark Survey, the most in the survey’s 29-year history. The survey began in 1986 and is conducted every two to three years. … Continued
Despite its small size, the Norfolk spot is one Virginia’s most popular saltwater fish species. Although spot begin arriving in late spring, the best fishing usually occurs in late summer through fall. In Virginia, spot are caught in nearshore waters … Continued