August 2012
2012 ENGINE DIRECTORY
Engine specifications for all commercial models: cyl configuration, displacement, Propulsion output and weight. Names, addresses, telephone numbers for dealers and distributors. Caterpillar Cummins Deere Deutz FPT/Iveco Isuzu Lugger Man Mitsubishi ...Bullard to lead NMFS Northeast Region
GLOUCESTER, MA – John Bullard is the new National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Northeast Regional Administrator. NMFS Director Sam Rauch announced the appointment on July 2 after many months of speculation over who would be named to fill the pos...Maine SAC recommends split area scallop plan
ELLSWORTH, ME – Scallop closed areas along the coast of Maine are set to open this December, and fishermen are anxious to access the areas they’ve been kept out of for three years. The need to prevent these areas from being quickly depleted durin...NMFS shifts yellowtail quota from scallopers to groundfish fleet
GLOUCESTER, MA – Just three short weeks after receiving an official request from the New England Fishery Management Council to transfer a sizable portion of the scallop fishery’s Georges Bank yellowtail flounder allocation to the groundfish fleet...NMFS assessing the impacts of climate change on fish stocks
NARRAGANSETT, RI – Decades of data on temperature, salinity, ocean acidity, and wind patterns for the Northeast US continental shelf indicate that climate changes are already affecting commercial fisheries in substantive ways and will continue to d...Lobster landings overwhelm demand; prices tank
The lobster industry was in crisis, as calls were being made July 3-10 for the Lobster Market Report. The crisis resulted from unexpectedly high and earlier than expected catches in Canada and the US, with no comparable surge in demand. Besides more ...Herring Amd. 5 includes 100% observer coverage
PORTLAND, ME – More than four years after first making a commitment to develop a comprehensive catch monitoring program for the Atlantic herring fishery, the New England Fishery Management Council voted on June 20 to approve Amendment 5 to the fede...To purchase this issue for $1.50 to read online and/or download, please click here.
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