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Commercial Fisheries News
Volume 35 Number 12
August 2008
Fleet helps assess yellowtail in Closed Area II
NEW BEDFORD, MA – Five commercial fishing vessels from this top-ranking port in the nation spent 10 days in June working on Georges Bank with researchers in a massive undertaking to obtain an independent estimate of yellowtail flounder abundance in the southern half of Closed Area II, which is part of the scallop fleet’s rotational access-area program. ...continued
Tag-a-Tiny Tourney to benefit LPRC bluefin research
GLOUCESTER, MA – There’s nothing quite as satisfying as working for a good cause, especially with there’s a little fun, a lot of action, and a bunch of potential prizes in the offing.
That’s what the North Shore Community Tuna Association (NSCTA) and RockOn Products have teamed up to offer bluefin tuna fishermen through the Tag-a-Tiny Tournament scheduled for Aug. 21-24. ...continued
New lobster die-offs raise LI Sound fears
GUILFORD, CT – “Call it what you want,” said Nick Crismale. “We’ve seen new evidence of lobsters dying since last fall, and nobody’s catching anything.”
According to Crismale, president of the Connecticut Commercial Lobstermen’s Association, there have been reports of pockets of dead lobsters in the Thames River down the coast to Darien since last September, raising fears of a repeat of the devastating 1999 die-off that nearly decimated the Long Island Sound lobster fishery. ...continued
Scallop dredge survey underway on R/V Sharp
WOODS HOLE, MA – The 2008 federal scallop dredge survey was in full swing in mid-July aboard the 146' research vessel Hugh R. Sharp.
The first 18-day leg, which spanned the Mid-Atlantic, was successfully completed shortly after Independence Day. The vessel then began the second leg, covering bottom from Southern New England to Georges Bank. ...continued
SMAST video survey finds seed scallops
NEW BEDFORD, MA – Underwater images from the 2008 scallop video survey have revealed the presence of seed scallops in the Delmarva closed area in the Mid-Atlantic. ...continued
Quotas are here; they’re now called ACLs
PORTLAND, ME – The days of fishing without quotas are just about over. Within the next few years, all commercial fisheries in the US – with two unique exceptions – will be capped by quotas under a new name: annual catch limits (ACLs). ...continued
Scientists study herring predation impacts
PORTLAND, ME – A couple of years ago, scientists determined that four major predator groups – marine mammals, medium demersal fish, large pelagic fish, and seabirds – ate three times more Atlantic herring than commercial fishermen catch. ...continued
Razed by fire, Boston waterfront’s James Hook & Co. plans to rebuild
BOSTON, MA – An early morning conflagration on May 30 destroyed the James Hook & Co. lobster building, along with thousands of pounds of lobsters, but it didn’t stop Al, Eddie, and Jimmy Hook and their sister, Nancy Doto, from forging ahead with the day-to-day operation of the 83-year-old family business. ...continued
Fire destroys Washburn & Doughty
EAST BOOTHBAY, ME – The community of East Boothbay, ME was rocked by a fire and explosions that destroyed the landmark Washburn & Doughty shipyard on July 11. ...continued
Bolger offers fuel-efficient vessel design
GLOUCESTER, MA – Deepening groundfish regulations followed by escalating fuel prices have set Gloucester’s noted boat designer team, Phil Bolger and Susanne Altenburger, on a pro bono crusade to at least retain what’s left of small-boat fishing businesses and working waterfronts with a politically and wallet-friendly new “green” fishing vessel design. ...continued
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