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Commercial Fisheries News
Volume 32 Number 7
March 2005
Stop the losses: Focus on safety standards
FAIRHAVEN, MA - Prompted by the shocking loss of five crewmen in the Dec. 20 sinking of the Northern Edge, marine safety experts and policy makers will meet with commercial fishermen from around the region on March 19 for a summit on safety at sea. ...continued
It’s happening:
VMS for general category scallop boats
PORTSMOUTH, NH – Fishermen who hold general category scallop permits and want to land and/or possess more than 40 pounds of scallop meats per trip will almost certainly be ...continued
Maine’s 2004 lobster catch:
Another good year
HALLOWELL, ME - Maine lobster landings topped a walloping 63.2 million pounds in 2004, according to preliminary data from the state Department of Marine Resources (DMR). ...continued
NMFS proposes lower 2005 herring specs
GLOUCESTER, MA – In a significant deviation from the New England Fishery Management Council’s recommendation, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has proposed 2005 specifications for the Atlantic herring fishery that would reduce the total allowable catch (TAC) for Areas 2 and 3. ...continued
RI, MA back lobster gauge freeze for Area 2
KINGSTON, RI – Key state managers have endorsed an industry bid to suspend further gauge increases in Lobster Conservation Management Area (LCMA) 2. ...continued
Trawl surveys ask for fixed gear cooperation
WEST BOOTHBAY HARBOR, ME - As cooperative research money has become available one of the needs identified for using some of that funding is to have more survey information about fish and shellfish stocks. ...continued
Safety training basics:
New Bedford to offer no-cost workshop
NEW BEDFORD, MA - Every fishing vessel crewman who calls New Bedford home or who works out of the port will have the opportunity to get free basic safety training this spring. ...continued
Fleet Visioning Project: Groundfish reality check
KINGSTON, RI – Eleven members of the Fleet Visioning Project steering committee gathered here at the Rhode Island Commercial Fisheries Center Feb. 7-8 to discuss how the project can successfully accomplish its mission. ...continued
Fleet Visioning Project:
Steering committee includes ...continued
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