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Commercial Fisheries News
Volume 34 Number 9
May 2007
Limited entry on the way for GC scallopers
MYSTIC, CT – The New England Fishery Management Council will be going out to public hearing in May with a comprehensive package of alternatives to establish a sweeping limited-entry program for the general category (GC) scallop fishery. ...continued
Topless shrimp trawl reduces pelagic bycatch
DURHAM, NH – During the 2006 shrimp season, Pingguo He of the University of New Hampshire (UNH) and fisherman David Goethel of Hampton tested a “topless” trawl designed to reduce pelagic fish bycatch in the northern shrimp fishery in the Gulf of Maine. ...continued
ME lawmakers support groundfish aid package
AUGUSTA, ME – On April 11, the Maine Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources met to work on legislation intended to assist the state’s struggling groundfish industry. ...continued
Skates overfished; new rules on horizon
MYSTIC, CT – Anyone who handles or catches skates for bait or the skate wing market will want to pay close attention to the New England Fishery Management Council’s latest move to reduce fishing mortality on several species in the skate complex. ...continued
NMFS sets 2007-2009 herring specs; Area 1A TAC at 45,000 mt next year
GLOUCESTER, MA – People from all walks of the fishing industry and public flooded the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) with comments about its proposed Atlantic herring specifications for the next three years. ...continued
NE council races to formulate sector policy
MYSTIC, CT – The idea of forming sectors has become increasingly attractive to numerous fishermen who are starting to think they might be better off managing themselves. ...continued
Symposium examines WGOM closure effects
DURHAM, NH – The Elliott Alumni Center at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) was the setting for the Western Gulf of Maine (WGOM) Closure Area 2007 Symposium held on March 26. ...continued
Buyout committee disbands; MA members disagree on issues
NEW BEDFORD, MA – After more than a year of intensive work on an industry-funded buyout program for the Northeast groundfish fishery, the Multispecies Capacity Reduction Committee officially disbanded on March 20, effectively killing the buyout effort. ...continued
RI council recommends trap-transfer changes
NARRAGANSETT, RI – The Rhode Island Marine Fisheries Council made a number of recommendations to the state Department of Environmental Management after hearing advisory panel reports on lobster trap transferability and tautog, striped bass, and weakfish commercial management plans during its April 16 meeting. ...continued
Lobster council agenda: Bait, seed fund projects
AUGUSTA, ME – The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) Lobster Advisory Council (LAC) met on April 18 to discuss a full agenda. ...continued
Gulf of Maine Lobster Foundation poly rope exchange starts May 21
KENNEBUNK, ME – The Gulf of Maine Lobster Foundation’s (GOMLF) Bottom Line Project has announced the start of the rope exchange process for Maine lobstermen. ...continued
Blue mussel line culture workable in Gulf of Maine
WOODS HOLE, MA - The idea of raising blue mussels commercially offshore from suspended lines is not new. For years, fishermen and boaters have known if they leave a line in the water long enough, free-floating blue mussel larvae will attach themselves and start growing. ...continued
VMS declaration hard for day-boat fishermen
MYSTIC, CT – A March 7 permit holder letter reminding fishermen to declare a vessel monitoring system (VMS) activity code prior to sailing on each trip has caused considerable consternation, particularly among day-boat fishermen who keep their vessels on moorings and don’t have shore power. ...continued
Other Maine groundfish assistance resources
Loan assistance and other help is available from several sources for Maine groundfish fishermen dealing with hard times.
The Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) offers these two programs. ...continued
Wadsworth expands role with Friendship Trap Co.
FRIENDSHIP, ME – Though he’s been running the show at Friendship Trap Co. for a good five years, Mike Wadsworth now has a title that reflects his crucial role within the company – chief executive officer. ...continued
‘Coddock’ turns up in dragger’s catch
GLOUCESTER, MA – The sea yielded an oddity recently.
The 42' Pigeon Cove Harbor groundfish dragger Terminator snagged what could be a most unusual cross between a cod and haddock – perhaps a “coddock?” – from the over-300'-deep muddy bottom east of Thachers Island off Rockport on March 15. ...continued
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