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Commercial Fisheries News
Volume 35 Number 9
May 2008
Dogfish: Special Report
You’d be hard pressed to find a commercial or recreational fisherman in the Northeast who doesn’t have a few choice words to say about spiny dogfish. Considered to be the “plague of the ocean,” this schooling species of voracious predators has become the bane of fishermen everywhere, regardless of the gear they use. • GET ALL THE STORIES - CLICK HERE •
NE council delays groundfish sectors to 2010
PROVIDENCE, RI – With obvious reluctance, the New England Fishery Management Council voted during its April 15-17 meeting here to delay the implementation of new groundfish sectors until May 1, 2010. ...continued
‘Work Vessels for Vets’ aims to help returning soldiers
MYSTIC, CT – Late last year, Connecticut lobsterman John Niekrash sent a letter to Commercial Fisheries News looking for a veteran from Iraq or Afghanistan who could use a good working lobster boat to help him get back on his feet in civilian life. ...continued
Herring fishermen face huge Area 1A cutback
DURHAM, NH – In a drastic move intended to stretch out the smallest quota ever allocated to the Area 1A herring fishery, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (ASMFC) Atlantic Herring Section has agreed to a total shutdown of the Area 1A directed fishery until June 1 and then an immediate four-days-out of the fishery per week thereafter until further notice. ...continued
Herring Amd. 4 to look at monitoring, ACLs
PROVIDENCE, RI – In the face of unprecedented interest in the status of the Atlantic herring resource, the New England Fishery Management Council has begun the scoping process for what will become Amendment 4 to the federal herring plan. ...continued
Lobster town meeting focuses on markets, prices
PORTLAND, ME – Lobstermen and dealers from both sides of the border gathered here on April 4-5 to talk lobster at the annual Canadian/US Lobstermen’s Town Meeting hosted by the Lobster Institute and the University of Maine. This year the discussion centered on both pricing and marketing factors impacting industry economics. ...continued
MA proposes groundfish aid for owners, crew
BOSTON, MA – After hearing from fishermen during meetings in Gloucester, Plymouth, and New Bedford, the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) finalized its proposal for distributing $13.395 million in groundfish assistance funds appropriated for Bay State fishermen by Congress. ...continued
RI lobstermen raise alarm on pesticide use
JAMESTOWN, RI – Rhode Island lobstermen are worried that a pesticide used to control the development of mosquito larvae is killing young lobsters in Narragansett Bay and Rhode Island Sound. ...continued
Industry braces for groundfish Amendment 16
PROVIDENCE, RI – Everyone already assumes that Amendment 16 to the federal groundfish plan will be bad – really bad. But so far, no one has a good sense of what that might mean in terms of days-at-sea cuts, differential counting, or even area closures. ...continued
Maine to seek ‘green’ label for lobster fishery
AUGUSTA, ME – Maine fishermen have long protected the lobster resource, but now a consumer push for “green” seafood products may require that they obtain a certified-sustainable seal to prove it to consumers. ...continued
ME needs harvesters for lobster certification working group
AUGUSTA, ME – The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) Lobster Advisory Council met on April 16 to discuss a full agenda, starting with the subject of “green” labeling for lobster. ...continued
Coast Guard considering new stability regs
WASHINGTON, DC – On March 31, the Coast Guard published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) in the Federal Register to let the public know it is seriously considering making significant changes to its commercial fishing vessel safety regulations. ...continued
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