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Contact: Nancy Fish MOREHEAD CITY – Dr. Louis Daniel has been named as the new director for the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries and will begin his new duties Feb. 1. “I’m looking forward to working with Louis in his new capacity,” said Bill Ross, secretary of the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources. “Our fisheries are such an important part of the economic and cultural fabric of North Carolina, serving as both a livelihood and a recreational pastime for many of our residents. Louis’s extensive knowledge and his ability to manage complex fisheries issues will make him an effective leader in this important role.” Daniel began working with the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries as a biological supervisor in 1995. For the past nine years, he has served as an executive assistant to the division director working extensively with the South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council, where he helped develop management policy for fisheries in federal ocean waters extending 200 miles offshore. He served as the chairman of the council from 2004 to 2006 and also serves on numerous management boards for the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, a compact of the 15 East Coast states that regulate nearshore migratory fisheries. Daniel also has had oversight of the division’s fishery management plan process, coordinating development of long-term management strategies for North Carolina’s most economically significant fisheries. He also works closely with the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission, serving as a technical adviser on numerous issues. Prior to working with the division, Daniel worked with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for one year. Daniel received his doctorate in marine science from the College of William and Mary, his master’s degree in marine biology from the College of Charleston and his bachelor’s degree in biology from Wake Forest University. WORKSHOP TO DISCUSS BYCATCH REDUCTION TECHNOLOGIES TO REDUCE SEA TURTLE BYCATCH IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND MID-ATLANTIC INSHORE TRAWL FISHERIES The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has a record of involving fishermen in cooperative research to investigate technological solutions to reduce bycatch of protected species. To initiate this process for the reduction of sea turtle bycatch in the southern New England and mid-Atlantic inshore trawl fisheries, the University of Rhode Island is hosting a workshop with leaders in the affected trawl fisheries in Ocean City, MD on 25-26 Jan. 2007 at the Fontainebleau Hotel, a Clarion Resort (410-524-3535) to solicit individual input. We are not seeking consensus advice. The two day workshop will start on Thursday 25 Jan. at 9 AM and adjourn Friday the 26th at 1 PM, and will cover the following topics: 25 January 1) (0800) Coffee and breakfast cakes served in workshop room 26 January 4) (0800) Coffee and breakfast cakes served in workshop room 5) (0830) Continue to discuss ideas or concepts for BRTs or other measures for the trawl fisheries in the mid-Atlantic region, that will reduce the capture of sea turtles while minimizing impact on target species catch. [All] 6) (1000)Attain individual input on how to conduct experiments/evaluations in selected fisheries which may be conducted in the summer and fall of 2007. [All] 7) (1300) Adjourn meeting Please contact: Joe DeAlteris at URI by telephone 401-874-5333 or by email at jdealteris@uri.edu for additional information on the final agenda or travel reimbursement. The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a meeting of its Controlled Access Committee January 23-24, 2007 in Charleston, South Carolina. The Committee will meet to discuss a possible Limited Access Privilege Program for the snapper grouper fishery in the South Atlantic region. A public comment period will be held as part of the meeting agenda. The meeting will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel Airport/Convention, 5055 International Blvd., North Charleston, SC, phone 800/747-1882 or 843/362-2779. Additional information regarding the upcoming meeting and Limited Access Privilege Programs (LAPs) can be found on the Council’s web site at http://www.safmc.net/SocioEconomic/LimitedAccessPrivileges/tabid/486/Default.aspx. For questions, please contact Kate Quigley, SAFMC Staff Economist at 843/571-4366, toll free 866/SAFMC-10 or via email at kate.quiqley@safmc.net.
AGENDA CONTROLLED ACCESS COMMITTEE MEETING Embassy Suites Hotel Airport/Convention 5055 International Boulevard North Charleston, SC Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. Wednesday, January 24, 2007 – 8:30 A.M. to 3:00 P.M
The Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point has begun a study of how the waters adjacent to the BT-11 Piney Island Bombing Range and the BT-9 bombing target on Brant Island Shoals are being used commercially and recreationally. The MCAS has contracted Geo-Marine, Inc. to conduct the study of these areas throughout 2007, beginning in January 2007. As part of the survey, boaters and fishermen engaged in water activities in the vicinity of Piney Island and Brant Island Shoals will be briefly interviewed. If you are approached, please take a moment to answer a few questions. The information gathered will by completely anonymous and will not be used for any other purposes. Your help will be greatly appreciated and will aid in making sure that commercial and recreational uses of the waters around the ranges are properly understood and considered when making decisions related to military operations. For more information, contact Carter Watterson (CHPTH2OU@geo-marine.com) at 757-873-3702.
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