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Commercial Fisheries News
Volume 37 Number 6
February 2010
Mid-Atlantic to consider squid catch shares
DOVER, DE – The federal government is advising anyone with an interest in future participation in the Loligo and Illex squid fisheries to “locate and preserve” their records. ...continued
Researchers, fishermen tag monkfish; probe north/south mixing rates
WOODS HOLE, MA – It takes a bit of skill to do surgery on a monkfish, especially at sea in the bitter cold.
But several researchers have mastered the art, making delicate incisions in the tail of each fish to surgically implant bullet-shaped data storage tags. They did it 150 times in 2009 aboard commercial fishing vessels and, as the new year opened, were prepping to head out to sea to do it again. ...continued
Monkfish aging study may alter old thinking
NEW BEDFORD, MA – Like many other fish species, monkfish can be aged by reading the number of “rings” on certain bony body parts such as otoliths, vertebrae, and dorsal spines. It’s like counting the circles on a slab of tree trunk. Three rings means the fish is three years old. Ten rings means it’s 10 years old. ...continued
Maine Fishermen’s Forum: ‘Safe harbor’ for 35 years
ROCKPORT, ME – This year marks the 35th anniversary of the Maine Fishermen’s Forum at the Samoset Resort here, an event widely recognized as a chance for the fishing community to “circle the wagons” and take a deep breath before plunging back into battle with worrisome fisheries management issues and a sagging economy. ...continued
Monkfish Amd. 5 to boost TALs, require VMS
NEWBURYPORT, MA – Monkfish fishermen may see their total allowable landings (TAL) increase significantly in fishing years 2011, 2012, and 2013 if proposed specifications in Amendment 5 to the federal monkfish plan are adopted by the New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils, which jointly manage the fishery. ...continued
Fetterman ends 32-year career at Maine DMR
HALLOWELL, ME – After climbing up the ranks from coastal warden to deputy chief, Maj. John Fetterman, a 32-year veteran of the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) Bureau of Marine Patrol, retired from his state position effective Dec. 31. ...continued
Scallop industry wins reconsideration of FW 21
NEW BEDFORD, MA – The scallop industry demonstrated its formidable strength in recent weeks as it mounted – and won – a relentless campaign to compel the New England Fishery Management Council to reconsider its decision on 2010 fishery specifications through Framework 21 to the federal scallop plan. ...continued
Larson leaves legacy of industry innovation
Take New Jersey’s Garden State Parkway to Route 72 East. Follow it to the beach and turn north. Over the next four miles, you’ll pass through half a dozen small towns that are packed with vacationers in the summer, mostly deserted in the winter, and similar in that almost all of the businesses cater to seasonal visitors to Long Beach Island. ...continued
Fishermen urged to sign letter, petition to fix Magnuson Act
WASHINGTON, DC – Commercial, recreational, and party/charter boat fishermen and shoreside support businesses nationwide are signing on to an ad hoc group calling itself the Preserve Fishing Coalition. ...continued
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