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Commercial Fisheries News
Volume 32 Number 10
June 2005
Killer whales entertain Gulf of Maine fishermen
GLOUCESTER, MA - The dragger crews of the Gloucester-based 67' David James and the 55' Deborah Ann, out of Portland, experienced a once-in-a-lifetime encounter with a pair of 16 to 18-foot killer whales in the Wilkinson Basin area during the first week of April. ...continued
Groundfish Amendment 13: A new fishing year
GLOUCESTER, MA – With a considerable sense of relief, the groundfish fleet bid farewell to the 2004 fishing year on April 30, closing a chapter that fishermen from Portland to Gloucester to New Bedford said needed to end. ...continued
Coast Guard honors Diane Marie
crew for Northern Edge rescue
FAIRHAVEN, MA - In a solemn ceremony at the Northeast Maritime Institute on May 10, the Coast Guard presented the crewmen of the Diane Marie with its Public Service Commendation for their “selfless” efforts to rescue the crew of the Northern Edge. ...continued
ME DMR floats lobster effort reduction draft
AUGUSTA, ME - No one ever thought it was going to be easy to reach consensus on how to reduce effort in the Maine lobster fishery. ...continued
NMFS releases final specs for 2005 herring fishery
GLOUCESTER, MA - The final specifications for the 2005 Atlantic herring fishery were published by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) on April 28. ...continued
New Bedford auction holds its own
during ups and downs of 2004
NEW BEDFORD, MA – Here in New Bedford, the yellowtail capital of the region, the 2004 fishing year under Amendment 13 didn’t go quite as planned. ...continued
DMF plans to close winter inshore cod fishery
WESTON, MA - The Massachusetts Marine Fisheries Commission spent most of its May 5 meeting hashing over likely changes in several areas of interest, including coastal access permits (CAP), the winter state waters cod fishery, lobster marketing, seafood dealer reporting, and permit fees. ...continued
Herring plan could include groundfish limits
PEABODY, MA – Directed to “reconsider” the use of groundfish bycatch caps in draft Amendment 1 to the herring plan, the New England Fishery Management Council’s herring committee spent hours debating the subject during its May 17-18 meeting here. ...continued
Volume declines; Portland Fish Exchange raises fees
PORTLAND, ME – Balancing the need to provide solid services to the fleet while coping with reduced cash flow due to lower groundfish landings, the Portland Fish Exchange’s board of directors voted to raise fees, effective April 1, by an average of 11 percent. ...continued
Candy B II: Findings from Coast Guard report
A comprehensive Coast Guard investigation into the loss of the Candy B II found insufficient evidence to determine exactly what happened to the 44' vessel on Oct. 10, 2003. ...continued
Herring critical to forage base in
Gulf of ME
PEABODY, MA – It’s not just bluefin tuna fishermen who are worried that something isn’t right in the Gulf of Maine and beyond. Others are becoming increasingly concerned too. Forage fish seem to be absent all too often –- not just herring but sand lance and other critical prey species. And traditional spawning grounds seem to be shifting. ...continued
Groups seek herring ‘buffer zone’ compromise
PEABODY, MA – Three vastly different interest groups have come together to propose a new alternative to creating an exclusive purse seine/fixed gear-only “buffer zone” in Area 1A. ...continued
NMFS renews GB cod hook sector; issues 2005 TAC to 49 members
CHATHAM, MA – Remaining true to the principles of self management, several dozen Cape Cod hook fishermen have again voluntarily committed themselves to the Georges Bank Cod Hook Sector. ...continued
Fleet strategies: Fuel prices, leasing, B-days
GLOUCESTER, MA – In the midst of 2004’s chaos under Amendment 13, the Northeast groundfish fleet had to learn how to fish in a new world where days-at-sea became a leasable commodity and staggering fuel bills hovered over every boat that left the dock. ...continued
Coast Guard floats dockside exam pilot
WASHINGTON, DC - The Coast Guard has proposed a pilot program for dockside “crew survivability” exams as part of its appropriations request for 2006. ...continued
Dogfish
No quota increase in 2005
GLOUCESTER, MA – Not that it changed the agency’s mind, but 65 people wrote to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to say “there were too many dogfish in the ocean” and fishermen should be allowed to target them. ...continued
Hanlon named head of MA Environmental Police
BOSTON, MA - Jim Hanlon, a 27-year veteran of the Massachusetts Environmental Police (MEP) coastal bureau, has been named director of the entire agency. ...continued
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