| October
2003 |
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$400,000 headed to Gulf of Maine states for habitat
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ME confronts industry's future at Nov. 17 governor's conference
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Retraining funding available for ME fishermen |
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Longliners create educational, research institute |
| September
2003 |
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It's your future: speak out now |
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NOAA seeks comment on proposed MPA terms |
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NE Consortium looking for co-op research development proposals |
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Responsible fishing conference coming to New England next |
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Electronic reporting: It's coming this winter for dealers
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| August
2003 |
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Industry-funded groundfish permit buyback option yields mixed reactions
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DMR builds network to monitor lobster health |
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Yellowtail, yellowtail, where have you been? |
| July
2003 |
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Coordinated effort to gather 'for-hire' vessel catch data
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US ocean commission honing recommendations |
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Maine waterfront coalition launches campaign
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| June
2003 |
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Fishermen conduct SNE yellowtail survey
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Ruhle receives NOAA award for survey work |
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Bluefin tagging program: Tag placements continue; researchers plan data
use in assessments |
| May
2003 |
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Oh so sweet! Gulf of Maine boats make big tows |
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Endeavour/Challenger: Safe and fit to do the job |
April
2003
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Congress
OKs groundfish buyout; timing unclear |
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Groundfish
peer review panel: Given uncertainty, 'be reactive, adaptive'
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Lobster
stock collapse: ASMFC 'immediately' hikes Area 2 gauge
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March
2003
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•
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NE
Council approves inshore GOM whiting grate fishery |
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Lobster
EMOLT project starts to show results |
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Maine
project tracks sonar-tagged lobsters |
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Yellowtail,
blackback, shrimp update |
| February
2003 |
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Three
NMFS research projects get underway |
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Monkfish
gillnetters wanted for cooperative industry-based survey
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Maine
Fishermen's Forum to feature packed program, expo, scholarships
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Sea
Grant sponsoring regionwide MPA workshops |
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MREP:
To help fishermen be effective participants |
| January
2003 |
•
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Groundfish
Amd. 13 now on May '04 deadline |
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DMF
names Danish researcher to head gear program |
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RI
mulls $1.5 million research trust fund |
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Wind,
cold compound fishing dangers |
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Shell
disease and lobsters |
| December
2002 |
• |
Albatross
IV: Sea Breeze tow side-by-side |
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Collaborative
gear research, Part II: Process needed to review results |
• |
Study
evaluates impact of dredge disposal on lobsters in Penobscot Bay |
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New
lobster mortality in Long Island Sound |
| November
2002 |
• |
Trawl
Survey |
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Closed
Area II test: Yellowtail, yes; bycatch, no |
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RI
tries new lobster restoration approach |
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Take
steps to avoid explosions, fire |
| October
2002 |
• |
Industry
stunned, angry over trap trawl survey warp error |
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NMFS trawl survey needs fishermen |
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Part I: What it takes to get projects going |
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NMFS
to launch cooperative research projects |
September 2002 |
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2001 landings - Over $1 billion in seafood production |
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Maine fishermen to share disputed waters |
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Another alternative for groundfish Amendment 13 |
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Operating in fog: Heed rules of the road |
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ASMFC
prepares to amend northern shrimp plan |
August 2002 |
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Congress OKs $16 million in groundfish aid |
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Grand Banks stays closed to swordfish boats |
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Maine's experimental fishery leads to first Atlantic halibut spawning
|
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GOM Aquarium research lab gets green light |
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Maine
spring survey unhampered by gear, tempers |
July 2002 |
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Northeast Consortium approves cooperative research projects |
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Industry, NMFS overcome research conflict |
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IFQ moratorium set to expire; fishing groups urge standards
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Groundfish restrictions: New round coming Aug. 1 |
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Figure out survival craft requirements |
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RI governor signs landmark licensing bill |
June
2002 |
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NE
council selects possible strategies for Amendment 13
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Groundfish
Amendment 13: A first culling of strategies |
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IFISH
pledges to promote 'continued access' to resources |
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Maine
Fishermen's Cooperative Association elects new officers
|
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Equip
to avoid 'termination of voyage' |
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NE processors form association to promote seafood industry |
May 2002 |
• |
Maine readies for May 6 start to spring inshore trawl survey |
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Mid-Atlantic set-aside proposals due May 13 |
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Tips for interested fishermen, scientists |
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Q&A;
on the exempted fishing permit process |
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DMR schedules groundfish meetings |
April 2002 |
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Sea
Urchins: Meetings, 2002 survey plans in the works |
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ME sea urchin survey development |
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NMFS buys back 245 groundfish permits; retires days-at-sea |
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ME health insurance crisis focus of forum seminar |
March 2002 |
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NE
fishermen, scientists test trawl ideas |
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Maine DMR prepares for spring trawl survey |
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Researchers developing new lobster model |
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RILA project tags 12,000 female lobsters |
February 2002 |
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Maine forum topics cover every key New England fishery |
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Cod tags offer critical basic stock insights |
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SMAST project: Where are the tagged cod? |
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UNH
project tags 12,000 cod; returns needed |
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Tagging underway in Canadian Maritimes |
January 2002 |
• |
Jan. 9 deadline for cooperative research planning letters |
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Measuring lobster blood protein levels |
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Still unknown: What caused LIS lobster die-off? |
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Know
how to 'build' a whale? |
December 2001 |
• |
Preliminary report on the 2001 fall inshore trawl survey |
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New England council sets 2002 priorities |
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GoMOOS: Real-time ocean condition reports |
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Stand up, be counted on Stellwagen's future |
November 2001 |
• |
Workshop
series to develop collaborative research proposals for 2002 |
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Lobster,
urchin management zones: Are they working? |
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MA
organizes new Marine Fisheries Institute |
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Stellwagen
Bank sanctuary to examine fishing |
October 2001 |
• |
Trials show modified net reduces scup discard |
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Luis Ribas: Fishermen can solve problems |
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Scallop enhancement: Management implications |
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Longliners work Grand Banks under experiment |
September 2001 |
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Enhancement: Giving scallops a helping hand |
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Sea scallops: Setting research priorities |
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EMOLT: How do temps affect lobster migration? |
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CT, NY Sea Grant detail LIS lobster outreach programs |
August 2001 |
• |
WHOI
symposium, online discussion focus on MPAs |
• |
American lobster: Setting research agenda |
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Lobstermen:
Stand up, start counting |
July 2001 |
• |
Marine work of The Pew Charitable Trusts |
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Research
grants to NOAA, CT, NY:
Looking for reasons for LIS lobster die-off |
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New Bedford: Revival in the Whaling City |
June 2001 |
• |
NMFS seeks co-operative research proposals |
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NE Consortium praises good ideas from industry |
May 2001 |
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Fishing
boat, Albatross compare survey tows
|
|
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Downeast
Maine boats participate in experimental halibut fishery
|
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Soft-shell clams: Setting research priorities |
|
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NMFS launches $10 million groundfish permit buyback |
April 2001 |
|
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S-K grant program shifts focus; applications due May 7 |
• |
MIT
needs groundfish boats for cooperative research |
• |
Fishermen, scientists praise co-op research |
• |
Shrimp experimental fishery to tow east of 25600 line |
• |
Industry, scientist monkfish survey detailed on web site |
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DMR
News - Participants set sea urchin research priorities |
|
March
2001
|
• |
Effort
underway to plan cod tagging program |
• |
Lobster
forecasts: Science and uncertainty
|
• |
Baby
boom buoys northern right whale population |
• |
Scallopers
gain more days-at-sea, area access |
• |
Framework
may change shrimp 25600 line, exempt tuna seiners |
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NMFS reviews ways to meet weak link rules |
• |
Thistle
Marine - Electronic logbook: Precise lobster catch records |
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Lobster
Doc - Runoff threatens nursery areas |
