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Commercial Fisheries News
Volume 35 Number 5
January 2008
NMFS denies Senate on groundfish disaster
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and New England senators were deadlocked in mid-December over whether the region’s groundfish crisis merited a “fisheries failure” or disaster designation under the terms of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA). ...continued
10-year rebuilding mandate leads to failure
How does one become a millionaire? Well, one should have a plan – an FMP (financial management plan). To be a millionaire, one would need a million dollars. So how does one make this happen? He would start with a savings account and begin making deposits into it. In addition, he would ensure that his savings earned a return by investing them into mutual funds, deposit instruments, real estate, equities, et cetera. ...continued
Area 3 lobstermen propose ITT program changes
ANNAPOLIS, MD – Anticipating the day when its own individual transferable trap (ITT) program will be implemented by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), the Area 3 Lobster Conservation and Management Team (LCMT) is continuing to seek ways to make its program as effective and efficient as possible. ...continued
Councils, ASMFC seek dogfish quota increase
NEWPORT, RI – In a rare show of solidarity, three different management bodies have endorsed an 8-million-pound spiny dogfish quota for the 2008 fishing year. ...continued
Islands producing bay scallops; Cape is dry
EDGARTOWN, MA – New England’s bay scallops are coming from Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard and there are plenty of them. ...continued
ICCAT fails to take decisive bluefin action
ANTALYA, TURKEY – Hopes for substantive progress on eastern bluefin tuna conservation went largely unfulfilled during the annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) in mid-November. ...continued
RI’s ‘Eliminator’ net team wins Smart Gear prize
SEATTLE, WA – “The Eliminator,” an innovative net shown to reduce bycatch of cod in the haddock bottom trawl fishery that was designed and tested by Rhode Island gear experts and fishermen, was named the grand prizewinner of the 2007 Smart Gear international competition. ...continued
Butterfish rebuilding to be done through squid restrictions
DOVER, DE – There are some potentially big changes coming to butterfish management that will affect the Loligo and Illex squid fisheries.
Back in October, the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council approved for public hearing purposes Amendment 10 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan. ...continued
MA quota cuts mean big regulatory changes
BOURNE, MA – Massachusetts fishermen across all gear types who count on summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass catches to help make their year will see a dramatic reduction in what they can harvest in 2008, and state managers are trying to figure out how to effectively monitor catches so quota overages don’t lead to even more cuts in future years. ...continued
Fishermen, gear experts trade haddock ideas
PORTSMOUTH, NH – There are a lot of haddock in the waters off New England, and while the rebound in numbers from record lows in the 1980s is good news, it has created major difficulties for fishermen, managers, and scientists. ...continued
Maine DMR explains new lobster reporting rules
As a result of actions taken by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) early in 2007, 10% of Maine lobster license holders will be required to provide more detailed, trip-by-trip catch and effort reports to the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR). ...continued
Gray Zone conflicts trouble Maine lobstermen
CUTLER, ME – Almost one month after losing his thumb in a tangled lobster trawl, Patrick Feeney’s four-fingered hand has slowly begun to heal. Still fresh, however, are the troubles that continue to plague lobster fishing in the 110-square-mile Gray Zone. ...continued
Lobster council hears sink rope, bait reports
AUGUSTA, ME – The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) Lobster Advisory Council met on Nov. 28 to discuss a full agenda.
Patricia Pinto, president of Saltwater Marketing LLC, presented information to the council describing “Clawdia’s Secret,” a newly developed lobster bait booster/extender. ...continued
Shrimp: Market improves, fuel costs a worry
PORTLAND, ME – Shrimp season, which began on Dec. 1, was off to a slow start as of Dec. 10.
Spencer Fuller of Cozy Harbor Seafood Inc. in Portland reported that only a small fraction of the fleet had started shrimping, but additional boats were coming into the fishery every day. ...continued
Status quo for fluke rules; sector brewing
NARRAGANSETT, RI – The Rhode Island Marine Fisheries Council decided at its Dec. 3 meeting against recommending any changes in state regulations for the upcoming summer flounder and black sea bass fisheries. ...continued
RI brings together menhaden stakeholders to talk
NARRAGANSETT, RI – The morning of the Menhaden Science and Policy Symposium here on Nov. 30 offered attendees a wealth of information on the history, feeding practices, filter rates, and lifestyle of the highly valued baitfish known locally as pogies. ...continued
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