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Commercial Fisheries News
Volume 33 Number 6
February 2006
SMAST, industry tag thousands of scallops
Tag returns needed for growth studies
NEW BEDFORD, MA – In a remarkable show of organization and teamwork, the scalloper Liberty and her crew carried out a mission last May that resulted in the tagging of roughly 28,100 scallops. ...continued
General category scallopers form NE coalition
CHATHAM, MA - A number of fishermen who have relied on the general category scallop fishery for years are trying to get organized so they can effectively participate in upcoming fishery management discussions to determine their future. ...continued
CG investigation tells Northern Edge story
NEW BEDFORD, MA - The crewmembers of the scalloper Northern Edge had a lot going for them when they left port on Dec. 16, 2004 – a well-maintained, proven vessel, up-to-date safety equipment, and an experienced captain. Still, things went terribly wrong. On the bitter cold evening of Dec. 20, the vessel and five of her six crewmen were lost. ...continued
Coast Guard finds fishery regs did not play direct role in loss
The Dec. 20, 2004 sinking of the Northern Edge triggered not only shock and grief along the New Bedford waterfront but also angry suspicion that strict federal scallop fishery rules at the time were to blame for the tragedy. ...continued
Coast Guard recommendations
The extensive investigation of the Dec. 20, 2004 sinking of the scalloper Northern Edge prompted the Coast Guard to make the following recommendations. ...continued
2005 scallop video survey results now out
NEW BEDFORD, MA – For the third year in a row, scallop vessels carried researchers to conduct a comprehensive video survey of the ocean bottom to determine the size of the scallop biomass throughout the range of the resource in US waters. ...continued
Cadrin heads UMass-CMER program at SMAST
NEW BEDFORD, MA – Well known within industry for his years of work on yellowtail flounder, Steve Cadrin of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Northeast Fisheries Science Center has been selected to head up the center’s Cooperative Marine Education and Research (CMER) program with the University of Massachusetts (UMass). ...continued
SMAST adds lobster, groundfish to program mix
NEW BEDFORD, MA – The School of Marine Science and Technology (SMAST) at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Dartmouth has adopted a new administrative structure and launched several research projects related to lobsters and groundfish. ...continued
Maine council proposes safety training for apprentices
ROCKPORT, ME - Five years ago, when Maine was reeling from the loss of 10 fishermen during a deadly 13-month period, Gov. Angus King asked the industry what the state could do to help reduce fishing fatalities. ...continued
MA adopts Area 2 trap caps, dogfish limits
WESTON, MA - The Massachusetts Marine Fisheries Commission voted on Area 2 lobster effort control measures and spiny dogfish trip limits during its Jan. 12 meeting, but each vote led to a commission member declining to cast a ballot either way to protest a management strategy he viewed as unreasonable. ...continued
Coast Guard expands SMI reporting; requires onboard alcohol test device
WASHINGTON, DC - The Coast Guard recently announced two changes to regulations that fishermen must comply with following a serious marine incident (SMI). ...continued
Vessels find new SNE yellowtail year class, but funding cuts jeopardize survey’s future
POINT JUDITH, RI – In what might possibly be the most exciting news to hit Southern New England (SNE) groundfish fishermen in close to two decades, boats involved in this fall’s industry-based survey hauled up an incredible number of 8"-10" juvenile yellowtail flounder. ...continued
SAFE BOAT SMART BOAT
Getting MOB back on board; have device ready
This summer, I wrote an article on man overboard (MOB) procedures. Several weeks later, Capt. Aaron Williams of the Point Judith, RI-based Independence, a vessel on which I conduct drills, called excitedly to tell me that he had plucked two fishermen from the waters of Buzzards Bay. He was thrilled and the two fishermen were grateful. ..continued
Northeast Consortium calling for proposals
DURHAM, NH - The Northeast Consortium has put out its annual request for planning letters, the first step in its cooperative research funding process. ...continued
NMFS requires dockside exam decals on fishing boats carrying observers
GLOUCESTER, MA - The Coast Guard is reminding fishermen that a new National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) observer program rule goes into effect on May 1. ...continued
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