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Commercial Fisheries News
Volume 36 Number 9
May 2009
Groundfish: New rules and money in play
MYSTIC, CT – The 2009 groundfish fishing year will begin on May 1 under a new set of “interim” regulations implemented by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). ...continued
Maine ’08 lobster landings up; value plummets
WEST BOOTHBAY HARBOR, ME – The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) announced on April 15 that preliminary statewide lobster landings for 2008 totaled almost 67.4 million pounds, reflecting a 3-million-pound increase over 2007 landings. ...continued
OLE chief urges industry to report enforcement concerns
MYSTIC, CT – Officials within the National Marine Fisheries Service’s (NMFS) Northeast Office of Law Enforcement (OLE) have taken seriously several allegations made by the Massachusetts Legislature regarding potentially inappropriate behavior by OLE agents. ...continued
Lubchenco announces $16 million in groundfish aid
MYSTIC, CT – To help fishermen deal with the 2009 groundfish interim rule and ease the transition from the current days-at-sea system to sectors in 2010, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is making $16 million available for cooperative research and to develop monitoring technologies so sectors can operate successfully in the future. ...continued
Groundfish: What’s ahead for 2009
GLOUCESTER, MA – On April 6, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced the final interim rule for groundfish that goes into effect on May 1. The rule is significantly different from the proposal floated by the agency in mid-January and includes several mitigating measures. ...continued
Large Whale Take Reduction Team meets
Groundlines settled; focus now on shaping plan to reduce endlines
PROVIDENCE, RI – Now that sinking groundline is required in fixed gear fisheries along most of the East Coast, the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Team (TRT) has turned its attention to the risk posed to endangered large whales by the vertical buoy lines fishermen use to find and retrieve their gear. ...continued
LAC commits to find lobster research funds
HALLOWELL, ME – The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) Lobster Advisory Council met on March 25 to review the progress of its tiered license subcommittee, discuss funding for DMR lobster monitoring programs, and hear updates on bills before the Legislature. ...continued
Groups ask Congress to help save HMS quota
SALEM, MA – A coalition of groups representing US swordfish and bluefin tuna fishermen is asking Congress to intervene in domestic and international highly migratory species (HMS) management in a last-ditch effort to preserve US quota shares. ...continued
Herring boats may need 100% observers in CA I
MYSTIC, CT – Herring midwater trawlers may be subjected to additional restrictions while fishing in groundfish Closed Area I if the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) accepts recent recommendations made by the New England Fishery Management Council. ...continued
New Bedford industry group chooses design for community monument honoring fishermen
NEW BEDFORD, MA – After years of hard work, fund-raising, and planning, the Fishermen’s Tribute Fund hosted an event called “The Big Reveal” on April 17 to announce the selection of a design for a fishermen’s monument to honor industry members past, present, and future. ...continued
Work Vessels for Vets expands aid; looks for donations
NOANK, CT – Work Vessels for Vets (WVFV), which last year gave a lobster boat to an Iraq war veteran, recently expanded its mission to help returning soldiers restart their work lives with donations of laptop computers. ...continued
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