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Commercial Fisheries News
Volume 34 Number 12
August 2007
Haddock discard problem on Georges grows
PORTLAND, ME – Hoping to stem the enormous haddock discard problem on Georges Bank, the New England Fishery Management Council has asked the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to take immediate action to reduce the minimum size from 19" to 17". ...continued
Groundfish Amendment 16
New England council votes to consider 19 sector proposals, ACLs, AMs
PORTLAND, ME – In a significant deviation from the recommendation of its groundfish committee, the New England Fishery Management Council voted on June 21 to consider new sector proposals, as well as modifications to existing sectors, in Amendment 16, which is scheduled for implementation on May 1, 2009. ...continued
GOM Lobster Foundation Ventless Trap Survey: 6 years and counting
KENNEBUNK, ME - In addition to the Regional Ventless Trap Survey (see story page 12C), there is another, similar survey going on out there and it’s easy to confuse the two. ...continued
ME to NY ventless trap project collecting vital lobster info
KENNEBUNK, ME – The 2007 Regional Ventless Trap Survey got underway in early June. The cooperative multi-agency study of lobsters from Maine to New York will run until September. ...continued
NE council creates Gulf of Maine scallop area
PORTLAND, ME – Hoping to preserve some vestige of the traditional, small-boat scallop fishery in the Northern Gulf of Maine, the New England Fishery Management Council has established a separate management program for the area under Amendment 11 to the federal scallop plan. ...continued
New and familiar appointments made to fishery management councils
WASHINGTON, DC – Veteran commercial fisherman and industry spokesman Phil Ruhle Sr. of Rhode Island will not be returning to the New England Fishery Management Council when members’ new terms officially start on Aug. 11. ...continued
RI issues emergency menhaden regs
PROVIDENCE, RI – On July 2, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) filed emergency regulations effective immediately to set a possession limit of 75,000 pounds of menhaden (pogies) per purse seine vessel per day “whether fishing or transiting Rhode Island waters.” ...continued
RI proposes gillnet, whelk reg changes
NARRAGANSETT, RI – Due to progress on the comprehensive aquaculture management plan for Rhode Island’s coastal waters by the Coastal Resource Management Council (CRMC), the Rhode Island Marine Fisheries Council has begun to offer advice on aquaculture lease proposals once again. ...continued
Parties agree to Oct. 1 whale rule deadline
WASHINGTON, DC – Lobstermen can expect to see a final rule with new regulations implementing the next phase of the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan by Oct. 1. ...continued
Area management supporters continue push
PORTLAND, ME – Recognizing the odds were not in their favor, area management supporters used every tactic they could think of to convince the New England Fishery Management Council to include area management as part of Amendment 16 to the groundfish plan. ...continued
General category scallopers headed for IFQs
PORTLAND, ME – The general category scallop fishery is on the cusp of profound change. Assuming all goes according to plan, the fishery will be converted from open access to limited access, and qualifying scallopers will be allocated individual fishing quotas (IFQs) based on their personal fishing histories during a defined qualification period. ...continued
General category scallopers: no vessel upgrade restrictions; VMS reporting still required
PORTLAND, ME – General category scallop fishermen will not be subject to vessel upgrading restrictions under Amendment 11 to the federal scallop plan, but they will need to report landings and declare the start of a scallop trip through a vessel monitoring system (VMS). ...continued
Gray Zone dispute reappears in Canadian press
GRAND MANAN – In late June and early July, several news outlets reported that officials from Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) were voicing concerns that Grand Manan fishermen were experiencing gear loss and traps being cut while fishing alongside Maine fishermen in what is known as the “Gray Zone.” ...continued
Spawn herring vote puts ME at odds with ASMFC
AUGUSTA, ME – It might not seem like the busiest of summer seasons, but a lot has been happening on the Maine fisheries regulatory front.
On June 20, the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) Advisory Council voted against accepting the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) rules on zero tolerance for spawning herring in Maine waters. ...continued
MA partnership honors industry champion Moynihan
PLYMOUTH, MA – The Massachusetts Fishermen’s Partnership, made up of 18 of the state’s commercial fishing organizations, gathered on June 23 for its annual meeting and to honor “friend and champion” John Moynihan with the its Wheelhouse Award. ...continued
Sector guidelines allow species flexibility
PORTLAND, ME – From here on out, anyone wanting to establish or join a “sector” under the jurisdiction of the New England Fishery Management Council will have to follow a new set of guidelines adopted by the council during its June 19-21 meeting here. ...continued
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