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Commercial Fisheries News
Volume 32 Number 6
April 2005
Research key to solving tuna/herring conflict
ROCKPORT, ME – Hoping that a fact-based discussion might ease tensions between bluefin tuna fishermen and herring midwater trawlers, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) assembled a panel of top-level scientists and others for a March 5 seminar at the Maine Fishermen’s Forum. ...continued
Surprise! 2005 bluefin specs are out; public hearings set for April
GLOUCESTER, MA - In a move that’s sure to surprise a lot of people in the bluefin tuna fishery, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has published proposed specifications for the 2005 fishery and scheduled two public hearings on the proposal for April. ...continued
Fleet Visioning Project surveys now available
ROCKPORT, ME – The Fleet Visioning Project went into high gear in early March, launching a survey of stakeholders throughout the region in a mammoth effort to create a “common vision” for the future of the groundfish fleet. ...continued
Fleet Visioning Project: Time to fill out a survey
Phase I of the Fleet Visioning Project officially got underway in early March. Project administrators are asking everyone who feels they have a stake in the groundfish fishery to fill out a survey explaining their role in the groundfishing community and their vision for the future. ...continued
NFI-SMC quota auction nets $$$ for research
CAPE MAY, NJ - A Jan. 10 auction of rights to fish for specific lots of Mid-Atlantic species raised over $700,000 to fund collaborative science projects – a big increase compared to the amount generated through a similar effort last year. ...continued
Industry members win cash for herring tag returns
ROCKPORT, ME - Richard Rideout of Bath was one of three lucky lottery winners in the latest round of the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) herring tag-return program. ...continued
Stability, drills emphasized at safety forum
FAIRHAVEN, MA - Federal safety laws have saved a lot of lives in recent years but there is still a long ways to go to make commercial fishing as safe as it should be. ...continued
Tank Doctor changes indoor lobster holding
GLOUCESTER, MA - Mike Caudle, the energetic and enthusiastic 46-year-old “Tank Doctor” from Enfield, Nova Scotia, is changing the way lobsters are stored indoors all over the world. ...continued
Draft whale proposals focus on gear
GLOUCESTER, MA - The federal government has unveiled the next phase of its ongoing effort to further reduce the risk of whale entanglements, and the proposals under consideration will affect just about every fisherman in the Northeast who works with fixed gear – particularly lobstermen in Maine and those who work offshore. ...continued
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