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Commercial Fisheries News
Volume 33 Number 1
September 2005
Scallop Amendment 10 findings: What the court said
Case: Oceana Inc. vs. Donald Evans et al.
Court: US District Court for the District of Columbia
Judge: US District Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle
Decision date: Aug. 2, 2005
Charges: Oceana alleged that Amendment 10 and Framework Adjustment 16 to the federal scallop plan: ...continued
Court rules on scallop bycatch, turtles lawsuit
WASHINGTON, DC – In addition to her ruling on essential fish habitat (EFH), US District Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle handed down several other significant decisions in Oceana’s lawsuit challenging to Amendment 10 and Framework Adjustment 16 to the fishery management plan (FMP) for Atlantic sea scallops. ...continued
Judge rules on scallop EFH; access in question
WASHINGTON, DC – A US District Court has thrown out the essential fish habitat (EFH) closures established by Framework Adjustment 16 to the federal scallop plan, triggering concern among scallopers who have yet to take their 2005 access trip in Closed Area I. ...continued
Tagging work reveals yellowtail behavior
WOODS HOLE, MA – Sure, everyone knows that yellowtail flounder live on the ocean floor and fishermen use flatfish nets to catch them. ...continued
Hey guys: Thanks for turning in those yellowtail flounder tags
WOODS HOLE, MA – Ignazio Sanfilippo of the Gloucester-based Cat Eyes recently won $1,000 for turning in a tag he found on a yellowtail flounder. Sanfilippo actually has turned in 23 tags since 2003, and on May 2, the effort paid off with a cash reward. One of his tags, #10387, was drawn from a big fish bowl, making him the sixth $1,000 lottery winner since the yellowtail flounder tagging project got underway. ...continued
Monkfish eat yellowtail: Tags taken from monk bellies prove it
WOODS HOLE, MA – Edwin D’Eon of Nova Scotia caught a monkfish on July 3 while working from the trawler D’Entremont I in Canadian waters. In its belly, he found a bright pink tag still attached to a fairly decomposed fish. ...continued
Want to tag yellowtail in 2006?
Fill out a bid package this winter
WOODS HOLE, MA – The yellowtail flounder tagging program will be looking for experienced fishermen to participate in next year’s work, and program organizers are hoping to entice a few new boats to enter the fold. ...continued
Cage study shows yellowtail tagging mortality is low
WOODS HOLE, MA – Yellowtail flounder don’t appear to be unduly stressed by tagging. A new study this summer showed that only two percent of the fish tagged with plastic circular disks died as a result of the process. ...continued
Yellowtail tags: What to look for, who to contact if found
As of early August, roughly 37,000 yellowtail flounder had been tagged in three major yellowtail stock areas – the Cape Cod/Gulf of Maine, Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic, and Georges Bank. ...continued
Who's behind yellowtail tagging? Local boats and people you know
WOODS HOLE, MA – The yellowtail flounder tagging project is in its third year of operation, and it’s gaining an increasing amount of support and credibility within the fleet. ...continued
Cape netters apply for fixed gear cod sector
CHATHAM, MA - Following the path cleared by hook fishermen last year, a group of gillnetters has applied to the New England Fishery Management Council for a sector allocation of Georges Bank cod as provided for under Amendment 13 to the groundfish plan. ...continued
Working waterfront tools make Maine ballot
AUGUSTA, ME - Two measures aimed at protecting the future of the commercial fishing industry in Maine have made it through the legislative process over the last session to win spots on the statewide election ballot in November. ...continued
Maine’s Lew Flagg reflects on 37-year DMR career
Lew Flagg, a 37-year veteran of the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) who has worked on most of the state’s species over the course of his distinguished career, retired from the department effective Aug. 26. ...continued
Herring midwater trawls tested at flume tank
ST. JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND – Roughly 25 industry members traveled to Newfoundland in mid-June to test three herring midwater trawl models in one of the largest flume tank facilities in the world, and they were joined by close to two dozen Irish fishermen who crossed the Atlantic with some of their own gear. ...continued
Scientists say right whale deaths undercounted
BOSTON, MA - Several well-known scientists recently let the world know they have run out of patience with the federal government’s efforts to protect northern right whales from ship strikes and fishing gear entanglement in US waters. ...continued
Bait market hungry for herring
GLOUCESTER, MA - Just as bait shortages were reaching the critical stage for the region’s pot and hook fisheries at the end of July, Western Sea Fishing (WSF) Company finished upgrades on its three midwater trawlers and sent them to sea. ...continued
Friendship, Harpswell, Pemaquid all roll, Fog nixes Winter Harbor
PEMAQUID HARBOR, ME - The final curtain won’t close on the 2005 Maine lobster boat racing season quite as soon as had been planned, and Searsport won’t be the final act, since Aug. 13 came off as what could easily be Downeast Maine’s foggiest day of the summer so far. ...continued
Noticed any seals lately?
NMFS wants comment on stocks
WOODS HOLE, MA - Fishermen who have observations or opinions about booming seal populations may want to take advantage of a request for comments recently issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). ...continued
Oceana petitions Commerce Department for turtle action
WASHINGTON, DC – Oceana has petitioned Commerce Sec. Carlos Gutierrez for “immediate” action to protect six species of turtles, including loggerheads, which are probably the most common turtle seen by Northeast commercial fishermen. ...continued
Purse seiners find bluefin on Georges
GLOUCESTER, MA - Bluefin tuna buzz was heard in the region as several purse seiners scored with sets on Georges Bank in mid-August. ...continued
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