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Commercial Fisheries News
Volume 37 Number 9
May 2010
Area 1A herring quota: 41% cutback looms
GLOUCESTER, MA – While it came as no surprise, the official proposed rule outlining 2010-2012 Atlantic herring quotas was still tough to read. ...continued
Waterfront access preserved in key ME ports
FRIENDSHIP, ME – More lobsters are landed each year in Knox County, ME than in the states of Massachusetts and New Hampshire combined. Without question, commercial fishing is an economic driver in this midcoast area of the shoreline. ...continued
Butterfish cap validity questioned; new science finding discounts role of fishing mortality
DOVER, DE – With the implementation of Amendment 10 to the federal Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan, the future of the valuable Loligo squid fishery now hinges on butterfish. ...continued
A new day: Groundfish sectors, common pool get underway May 1
GLOUCESTER, MA – Amid heightened anxiety over the May 1 start of the 2010 groundfish fishing year, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) went on the road this spring to address industry questions about the day-to-day logistics of working under a whole new groundfish program made up of 17 different, self-contained sectors and one big common pool. ...continued
May start for Downeast Maine’s sentinel groundfish fishery
STONINGTON, ME – No one has been able to earn a living from groundfish fishing in Downeast Maine for years, causing boats to turn to other fisheries to stay in business. So it’s notable that, on May 1, a fisherman from this region will head to sea on a groundfish trip. ...continued
Jones ousted as chief of NMFS fisheries enforcement
SILVER SPRING, MD – Under tremendous pressure from industry and members of Congress, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Director Eric Schwaab announced on April 8 the removal of Dale Jones from his position as chief of the NMFS Office of Law Enforcement (OLE). ...continued
James D. O’Malley: Passionate, loyal industry advocate
COHASSET, MA – Jim O’Malley, commercial fisherman, dedicated industry advocate, and cherished friend to many, died suddenly on March 26 aboard the Nantucket Lightship of which he was port captain. He was 61. ...continued
LAC votes to identify safe lobster bait sources
HALLOWELL, ME – Members of the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) Lobster Advisory Council met on
April 1 and once again discussed how to deal with the federal herring quota reductions announced last fall that are projected to last through 2012. ...continued
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