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Commercial Fisheries News
Volume 35 Number 6
February 2008
NMFS warns council to stay on groundfish schedule
GLOUCESTER, MA – In the bluntest terms possible, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has told the New England Fishery Management Council that it must stay on track with Amendment 16 to the groundfish plan or face the possibility of secretarial action. ...continued
Two groups sue NMFS over midwater trawling
WASHINGTON, DC – The Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance (NAMA) and the Midcoast Fishermen’s Association of Port Clyde, ME have filed suit against the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the secretary of commerce for continuing to allow herring midwater trawling in groundfish closed areas. ...continued
NMFS sets deadlines for filing groundfish sector information
GLOUCESTER, MA – Seventeen different industry groups have indicated their desire to form brand new groundfish sectors under Amendment 16, which must be implemented by May 1, 2009. ...continued
Sector workshop informs diverse group
NARRAGANSETT, RI – The Jan. 15-16 workshop, “Sector Allocation as a Management Tool,” proved to be a success according to attendees and organizers. ...continued
Scallop rules for 2008 start to take shape
GLOUCESTER, MA – Just prior to the New Year, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) published several actions pertaining to the federal sea scallop fishery. ...continued
Scallopers help recover turtle transmitter
FAIRHAVEN, MA – The side benefit of cooperative research – improved communication between fishermen and scientists – recently came into play when a Fairhaven scalloper crew dredged up a piece of research gear and recognized its importance. ...continued
Bill Brennan in line to become #2 at NOAA
WASHINGTON, DC – The White House has nominated Bill Brennan, who served as commissioner of the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) in the late ’80s and early ’90s, to become the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) deputy administrator. ...continued
MA gets $13.395 million in groundfish aid
WASHINGTON, DC – Working through the appropriations process, the Massachusetts congressional delegation has managed to secure $13.395 million in federal assistance for Bay State groundfish fishermen. ...continued
MA rejects Outer Cape trap cut; sets February hearings agenda
BOSTON, MA – The Massachusetts Marine Fisheries Commission held its monthly meeting at the new Boston Convention & Exhibition Center on Jan. 17 in conjunction with the New England Boat Show. ...continued
RI adopts new shellfish-opening timetables
NARRAGANSETT, RI – The Jan. 7 meeting of the Rhode Island Marine Fisheries Council focused on making recommendations to the Department of Environmental Management (DEM) director concerning alternatives to state shellfish management area opening schedules. ...continued
Collector trays reveal tiny lobsters at new depths
WEST BOOTHBAY HARBOR, ME – Postlarval lobsters maintain a relatively secretive lifestyle, but a 2007 cooperative research project to test a new method for evaluating the deepwater settlement of young lobsters is shedding new light on lobster nursery activities at depths never seen before. ...continued
Gear summit raises sink rope supply questions
BOSTON, MA – There were a number of developments in December and January concerning the looming deadline for mandatory use of sinking groundlines outside of exemption zones in the lobster, gillnet, and pot fisheries. ...continued
Surveys, exchanges, funding all now underway
KENNEBUNK, ME – Lobstermen who received a survey from the Maine Bottom Line Project shouldn’t worry if they missed the Jan. 5 deadline for returning it. ...continued
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