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Commercial Fisheries News
Volume 34 Number 3
November 2006
Georges Bank cod, yellowtail TACs in limbo
PEABODY, MA – Troubled that US fishermen might be getting the raw end of the deal, the New England Fishery Management Council did not accept the negotiated US/Canada 2007 total allowable catch (TAC) shares for eastern Georges Bank cod. ...continued
High stakes provoke intense herring debate
NE council endorses Area 1A TAC reduction
PEABODY, MA – Concerned about the inshore Gulf of Maine component of the Atlantic herring resource, the New England Fishery Management Council endorsed a 10,000 metric ton (mt) reduction in the Area 1A quota for the next three fishing years. ...continued
Industry recommends 151-day shrimp season
PORTLAND, ME – Industry members are asking the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (ASMFC) Northern Shrimp Section to adopt a 151-day season for the 2006-2007 shrimp fishery from Dec. 1, 2006 through April 30, 2007 with no days off. ...continued
Maine working waterfront aid draws interest
AUGUSTA, ME – In early October, the Working Waterfront Coalition met to discuss the progress being made on implementation of the Working Waterfront Access Pilot Program and the current-use taxation measure, both of which were endorsed by voters in last year’s general election and signed into law in June. ...continued
Guest Column by Greg DiDomenico
Magnuson important but don’t ignore MMPA
After a difficult four-day Atlantic Trawl Gear Take Reduction Team (TRT) meeting in September, I am more convinced than ever that members of the commercial fishing industry can be sincere and effective advocates when we demonstrate unity, remain focused, and communicate with each other. ...continued
New England council advances GC scallop Amendment 11
PEABODY, MA – Later this winter, general category scallopers will have the chance to comment on a vastly expanded draft of Amendment 11 to the federal scallop plan. ...continued
New England council leadership change: Pappalardo, Cunningham
PEABODY, MA – In a major changing of the guard, the New England Fishery Management Council elected John Pappalardo of Chatham, MA to be its new chairman. Also during its Sept. 26-28 meeting, the council voted in Rip Cunningham, another Massachusetts appointee, to serve as vice chair. ...continued
Next groundfish action on tight schedule
PEABODY, MA – The New England Fishery Management Council is encouraging industry members to begin thinking about groundfish measures that’ll go in place May 1, 2009. ...continued
Fishermen, council voice deep frustration over US/CA process
PEABODY, MA – The final 2007 total allowable catch (TAC) levels for Georges Bank cod and yellowtail flounder won’t be known for a while, but whatever they turn out to be, they’ll be low – extremely low – and they’ll have serious implications for all offshore fishing in the Northeastern United States. ...continued
Herring Amendment 1 out for public comment
GLOUCESTER, MA – With one exception, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) published a proposed rule for Amendment 1 to the federal herring plan containing all the provisions developed by the New England Fishery Management Council. ...continued
Coffin haddock net yields mixed results
BOOTHBAY HARBOR, ME – In 2003, the Northeast Consortium (NEC) funded a trawl research project entitled “Selective Gear Research and Development to Reduce Bycatch: Investigating the Use of Square Mesh Side Panels and Increased Taper in a Groundfish Trawl.” ...continued
ME lobster processor offers raw meat product
RICHMOND, ME – In late September, Shucks Maine Lobster Inc. held its official grand opening here, attended by local and state dignitaries, including Gov. John Baldacci.
Located in a former Etonic Shoe factory, the company not only brings some economic revitalization to the area, but a whole new lobster processing idea to the state – safe and efficient removal of raw meat from the shell. ...continued
GMRI to use ME grant money to fund fisheries research projects
PORTLAND, ME – In August, the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) received nearly $500,000 in grant money from the Maine Marine Research Fund that it will use to address critical fisheries research priorities in the Gulf of Maine. ...continued
Belding Award goes to WHOI red tide expert Anderson
PLYMOUTH, MA – At the start of its Oct. 5 meeting here, the Massachusetts Marine Fisheries Commission wrapped up some unfinished business by formally presenting the 2005 Belding Award to Don Anderson, PhD. ...continued
MA urges bluefin factions to compromise
PLYMOUTH, MA – About 35 bluefin tuna fishermen attended the Oct. 5 meeting of the Massachusetts Marine Fisheries Commission to press their case on whether bluefin tuna seiners should be allowed in Cape Cod Bay. ...continued
Maine secures DOL retraining grant for fishermen, spouses
PORTLAND, ME – The Maine Workforce Investment Board working through the Maine Department of Labor received a new fishing industry retraining grant from the US Department of Labor under the National Emergency Grant process in July. ...continued
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