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Recipe of the Week
Herb Crusted Sheepshead

Ingredients:
Sheephead Fillets Skinned
Italian Bread Crumbs
Athenos Greek Dressing
Olive Oil

Directions:
Marinate fillets in dressing for 2 to 3-hours. Remove fillets from marinade, while they are still dripping roll them in the bread crumbs. Pour olive oil into skillet no more than a ¼-inch deep. Pan fry.

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3.11.2010 Volume XI Issue #10

This Week's Article
Sheeps on the Reef
     From mid-February to mid-May the lowcountry artificial reefs hold some monstrous Sheepshead. During this time of year the larger fish move to the reefs for a good food supply, slightly warmer waters and to spawn. Raising fish in the 6 to 12-pound range is quite common over the reefs this time of year. For the most part gearing up for these fish is quite similar in many ways as inshore with a few exceptions. Provided herein are a few pointers to assist getting on these larger fish.
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This Week's News

NOAA Fisheries Service Requests Comments on a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for South Atlantic Snapper Grouper Amendment 17A
Comment Period Ends April 19, 2010

NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries Service) is seeking public comment on a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for Amendment 17A, which addresses overfishing of red snapper in the South Atlantic.

Actions contained within the DEIS include:

  • Annual catch limits (ACLs) and accountability measures for South Atlantic red snapper;

  • A rebuilding plan for red snapper;

  • An area closure intended to end overfishing of red snapper (Note: at their March 2010 meeting, the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council changed the preferred closure alternative from Alternative 4D to Alternative 3C) ;

  • A requirement for circle hooks in the snappergrouper fishery north of 28° latitude; and

  • A requirement for a program to monitor red snapper.

Request for Comments
Written comments on this DEIS must be received no later than April 19, 2010, in order to be considered by NOAA Fisheries Service. See the Addresses section for information on where and how to submit comments.
Addresses
Electronic copies of the DEIS may be obtained from the NOAA Fisheries Service Web site at http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov  the e-Rulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov docket number NOAA-NMFS-2010-0035, the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Web site at http://www.safmc.net  or for hard copies contact:

NOAA Fisheries Service
Southeast Regional Office
Sustainable Fisheries Division
263 13th Avenue South
St. Petersburg, Florida 33701

You may submit comments by any of the following methods: Electronic Submissions: Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov using the following docket ID in the search box: NOAA-NMFS-2010-0035. All comments received are part of the public record and will generally be posted to http://www.regulations.gov without change. All personal identifying information (for example, name, address, etc.) voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be publicly accessible. Do not submit confidential business information or otherwise sensitive or protected information. NOAA Fisheries Service will accept anonymous comments. Attachments to electronic comments will be accepted in Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or Adobe PDF file formats
only.
Mail: Kate Michie
NOAA Fisheries Service
Southeast Regional Office
Sustainable Fisheries Division
263 13th Avenue South
St. Petersburg, Florida 33701-5505
Fax: 727-824-5308, Attention: Kate Michie

Tide Chart
 11 Thursday
 04:52AM LST 5.0 H  11:03AM LST 0.6 L  04:59PM LST 4.6 H  11:17PM LST 0.5 L
 12 Friday
 05:39AM LST 5.1 H  11:46AM LST 0.4 L  05:47PM LST 4.8 H  
 13 Saturday
 12:02AM LST 0.3 L  06:21AM LST 5.2 H  12:26PM LST 0.2 L  06:30PM LST 5.1 H
 14 Sunday
 12:44AM LST 0.2 L  08:00AM LDT 5.3 H  02:03PM LDT 0.0 L  08:09PM LDT 5.3 H

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The Final Word
     Man is spring finally on the way? I stepped outside yesterday morning without a coat on for the first time in months! I fished the Folly on Saturday morning on the incoming tide with no luck. I was stopped by a couple of DNR agents that are friends of mine for a license check the same morning. They had checked about a dozen boats by the time they made it to me, said they had only seen one fish all morning, a Red caught while slow trolling grubs. Good friend of mine fished some docks on Sunday in the Folly with cut mullet and picked up several fish over the slot limit before the wind picked up in the afternoon. Looks like the reports elsewhere are strong on the Reds though. Fish are still reported as being very lethargic as water temps are in the low to mid fifties, but are still hitting spoons and grubs. There are also some great reports on Sheepshead and Black Sea Bass at the reefs and the big Shad run is getting cranked up.
     Offshore reports are a little slim, but the talk continues to be over the Wahoo and some Blackfin Tuna. Excellent reports off of North Carolina right now. .

Tight lines…
Captain Tim Pickett
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