June 2013

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This month”s edition includes features:
 Along the Coast, Bearin’s, Classifieds, Coming Events, Editorial, Groundfish History, Guest Columns, Letters, Lobster Market Report, Maine Line, New Boats, SAFE BOAT, Shop Talk

and News Articles:

• 2012 lobster settlement numbers
• Scallopers hit with restrictive yellowtail, dab catch limits
• Another imminent crisis:  Gulf of Maine haddock
• White hake assessment leads to quota increase
• New minimum fish sizes to take effect July 1
• Distribution confuses cod abundance questions
• New England council asks NMFS to modify monkfish emergency action
• Longfin quid fishery gets new control date
• Paul Shuman: Innovative net designer
• Fishing industry rallies to demand aid, MSA flexibility
• Wind farm advice:  Accept, engage, negotiate
• Wind farms: Ecosystem effects differ depending on species, seafloor features
• New Bedford breaks ground for terminal to support offshore wind construction
• Electrical systems: Vent, ground, protect to prevent onboard fires
• Dana’s Boat Shop
• Spat growout:  There’s more to the ‘ME scalloper loses gonads’ story
• Slow lobster spring continues; turmoil in Canada
• Stonington, ME tackles lobster handling, quality issues, produces instructional DVD
• Fishermen’s used rope transformed into giant NYC art installation

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This month’s edition includes features:
 Along the Coast, Bearin’s, Classifieds, Coming Events, Editorial, Groundfish History, Guest Columns, Letters, Lobster Market Report, Maine Line, Shop Talk

and News Articles:

• Wind Farms and the Fishing Industry
• Changing Ocean: Dogfish, seals, environment
• Avoiding yellowtail: SMAST, scallopers team up
• Lobsters – Market Report; Town Meeting; Union
• Tracing fish: Ocean to plate
• GEARNET: Fishermen partnerships

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Purchase this issue to read online immediately and download as a .pdf for future reference.

This month”s edition includes features:
 Along the Coast, Bearin’s, Classifieds, Coming Events, Editorial, Guest Columns, Lobster Market Report, Maine Line, New Boats, News Catch, SAFE BOAT, Shop Talk

and News Articles:

• NMFS weighs emergency action to lift northern monkfish trip limits
• Conch fishermen warned about perils of Asian horseshoe crab bait
• Maine Lobster earns MSC certification
• Gloucester summit:  Huge potential to diversity working waterfront
• 2013 MLA awards
• Maine DMR holds off on pursuing new lobster rules
• lobster marketing bill sent to DMR for fee adjustments
• ‘Thumbs up’ to the Maine forum
• Section expands shrimp fishery for those still taking a stab at it
• AOL: 20 years and still going strong
• NMFS grants redfish exemption but industry calls program ‘unworkable’
• How to manage fluke?  RI seeks industry input
• NE groundfish history:  The only thing constant is change
• Flower’s Boats: ‘A long short ride’ so far

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