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\"\"<\/a><\/div>December 2012<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Dogfish quota hike hailed, but processors face challenges<\/a><\/h3>PHILADELPHIA, PA -- It's hard to believe that just over a decade ago, the directed commercial fishery for spiny dogfish was eliminated and fishermen in the Northeast were restrained by a 4-million-pound bycatch quota.\r\nNow, the fishery is on track to...

ASMFC alerts lobstermen to CA II agreement, future area changes<\/a><\/h3>PHILADELPHIA, PA -- Concerned that lobstermen might be caught off guard by recent developments at the federal level, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission\u2019s (ASMFC) American Lobster Management Board has initiated a new addendum to the int...

Bluefin: Assessment bodes well for recovery<\/a><\/h3>GLOUCESTER, MA -- Armed with reliable catch data and an enhanced understanding of bluefin biology, scientists conducted a new Atlantic bluefin tuna stock assessment this fall.\u00a0 And they concluded there's a good chance stock-rebuilding targets for bo...

MA pushes to modify \u2018ambiguous\u2019 zero tolerance lobster v-notch rule<\/a><\/h3>PHILADELPHIA, PA -- The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) is trying to persuade the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) to allow the commonwealth to change its \u201czero tolerance\u201d v-notch possession rule to a 1\/8~ stan...

Sandy slams the Northeast; NJ shore takes biggest hit<\/a><\/h3>POINT PLEASANT, NJ -- Superstorm Sandy struck the New Jersey shore on Oct. 29 midway between New York City and Philadelphia.\u00a0 However, the huge weather system radiated cyclonic bands of wind hundreds of miles from its center for days before making l...

In praise of the mighty biscuit<\/a><\/h3>There was a time when the coast of Maine ran on biscuits.\u00a0 Cold biscuits were standard dinner pail fodder for lobstermen headed down the bay in the morning; there was a good chance you\u2019d find a tin of biscuits (in the pre-Tupperware days) in the f...

Trawl to Table connects fishermen to consumers<\/a><\/h3>RYE, NH \u2013 What does it take to get fish from the boat to a local restaurant? Right now, it may be a lot easier for most fishermen to stick with the status quo, accept the auction price, and let the fish end up \u2026 well, who knows where?\r\n\r\nBut grow...

GET INVOLVED! It Might Change Where You Fish<\/a><\/h3>As many stakeholders know, the Magnuson- Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act requires Councils to designate essential fish habitat, or EFH. The Magnuson-Stevens Act also mandates that the Councils evaluate whether fishing activities adver...

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