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Commercial Fisheries News
Volume 35 Number 1
September 2007
NMFS to mandate sinking groundlines in 2008
AUGUSTA, ME – Many fishermen have finally had a chance to take their first look at new whale protection measures and, especially in the state of Maine, they were upset by what they saw. ...continued
GAO finds fault with whale rule; NMFS declines economic revision
WASHINGTON, DC - In deciding on new restrictions for the lobster industry and other fixed-gear fisheries to protect large whales, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) did not adequately address implementation issues, impacts on individual fishermen and communities, or gear marking requirements. ...continued
ASMFC finds ME out of compliance on herring
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Deeply disturbed by Maine’s failure to implement regulations to prohibit all directed herring fishing during spawning closures, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (ASMFC) Atlantic Herring Section voted on ...continued
NMFS lowers haddock minimum size to 18"
GLOUCESTER, MA – Recognizing the “irretrievable loss of significant economic revenues” resulting from the ongoing haddock discard problem on Georges Bank, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has taken emergency action to lower the commercial minimum size on haddock ...continued
Joint US/Canada enforcement operation reveals no gear wars
BOSTON, MA – The US Coast Guard and Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) launched a joint patrol in late July and laid the foundation for what are expected to become regular coordinated patrols along the maritime border between the two countries. ...continued
Congress examines charges of CG judge bias
WASHINGTON, DC – A June 24 article published in the Baltimore Sun titled “Justice Capsized?” has raised serious questions about the impartiality of Coast Guard administrative law judges (ALJs) who hear fisheries enforcement cases, as well as negligence and misconduct charges against professional mariners. ...continued
Bluefin purse seine ban expires; inshore net regs to be revised
GLOUCESTER, MA – There will be no regulatory action to stop the one or possibly two purse seine boats still left in the bluefin tuna fishery from making a set in Cape Cod Bay in September. ...continued
IFQ referenda: Which crewmen get to a vote?
PORTLAND, ME – Given the landmark decision in June by the New England Fishery Management Council to approve an individual fishing quota (IFQ) program for the general category scallop fishery, more and more people have begun talking about the possibility of IFQs for everything from groundfish to herring. ...continued
NE council OKs EFH for 27 stocks plus HAPCs
PORTLAND, ME – Capping off more than three years worth of work, the New England Fishery Management Council approved new essential fish habitat (EFH) designations for all 27 species within its jurisdiction, and it signed off on a number of new habitat areas of particular concern (HAPCs), including ones on Cashes Ledge, Stellwagen Bank/Jeffreys Ledge, and in and around the deep-sea canyons off Southern New England and the Mid-Atlantic. ...continued
Survey reports impressive cod, haddock, skate findings
WOODS HOLE, MA – Scientists aboard the Albatross IV’s spring bottom trawl survey had to contend with some snotty weather, but between subzero temperatures and gale-force winds, they hauled up some remarkable finds. ...continued
Portsmouth co-op closes under fishing restriction pressure
PORTSMOUTH, NH – On Aug. 8, the members of the Portsmouth Fishermen’s Co-op voted to close the co-op doors as of Aug. 31. ...continued
Herring stakeholders seek action in 2008
PORTLAND, ME – The recently formed Herring Alliance and the Coalition for Atlantic Herring’s Orderly, Informed, and Responsible Long Term Development (CHOIR) are asking the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to increase observer coverage on herring midwater trawl vessels and US at-sea processors. ...continued
Port Clyde draggermen establish new co-op
PORT CLYDE, ME – The picturesque Midcoast Maine town of Port Clyde is in the national spotlight these days, not just because of the health of summer resident Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, but due to some exciting changes for the local fishing industry. ...continued
Maine debates alternative bait labeling proposal
WEST BOOTHBAY HARBOR – The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) held public hearings for two rule-making proposals on Aug. 14 at the department’s Boothbay facility. ...continued
Blivy Fish first boat hang-down casualty of MA sink rope rule
GLOUCESTER, MA – In our July 2007 issue, Commercial Fisheries News ran a safety alert about dangers reported by inshore lobstermen in Massachusetts who, under state regulations that went into effect earlier this year, have had to start using sinking rope for groundlines on the hard bottom where they fish. ...continued
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