(07-07-2017)\n
by Rich Ruais\r\n\r\nAfter the last complete Western Atlantic Bluefin stock assessment in 2014, Dr. Clay Porch (the lead bluefin assessment scientist for National Marine Fisheries Service) described the assessment results as follows:\r\n\r\n\u201cThis is the mo...
A much needed revolution in fishery stock assessment<\/b><\/a> Guest Column - Now that draft regional ocean plan is out...<\/b><\/a> Northeast Ocean Plan to be released in May: Comments welcomed, participation encouraged<\/b><\/a> GUEST COULMN: Mosquito fleet fights consolidation<\/b><\/a> GUEST COLUMN: Regulations have done little to boost depleted cod stocks; Maine\u2019s lobster management approach offers clear direction<\/b><\/a> New bluefin stock assessments show stunning reversal in abundance<\/b><\/a> GUEST COLUMN - Reject distractions; fix catch shares now<\/b><\/a> Guest Column - Disaster aid distribution raises tough questions<\/b><\/a> Guest Column \u2013 Industry gives thumbs up to electronic reporting <\/b><\/a> Guest Column \u2013 Coping with wind farms through \u2018best practices,\u2019 mitigation, planning - John Williamson<\/b><\/a> Guest Column \u2013 Offshore wind: A perspective from BOEM <\/b><\/a> Guest Column \u2013 Cable projects: Bringing wind energy to shore <\/b><\/a> Guest Column - Wind farm planning: How to be heard <\/b><\/a> Guest Column \u2013 Wind farms: Ecosystem effects differ depending on species, seafloor features<\/b><\/a> Guest Column - Fishermen safety Can\u2019t beat training; attend courses - by J.J. Bartlett <\/b><\/a>
(09-27-2016)\n
Dr. Kevin Stokesbury is about to turn the world of fishery stock surveys on its head.\r\n\r\nFishermen have long maintained the NMFS stock assessment for Atlantic cod is out of touch with reality.\u00a0 Commercial boats fishing for healthy stocks such as pol...
(07-01-2016)\n
Now that draft regional ocean plan is out, fishermen again\u00a0encouraged to comment and help shape final document\r\nby Amy Trice and Anne Hawkins\r\n\r\nIn\u00a0Commercial Fisheries News May issue,\u00a0the background, impending release, and need for fishermen to c...
(04-26-2016)\n
In mid-May, an important New England ocean planning document will be released.\u00a0 Fishermen in the Northeast should take advantage of the 60-day public comment period that will follow.\r\n\r\nThe Northeast Ocean Plan is a regionally developed blueprint th...
(05-26-2015)\n
by Brett Tolley\r\n\r\nControl over the iconic New England groundfish is concentrating into fewer hands because of catch share policy, and the future of our ocean and seafood system is at stake.\r\n\r\nAccording to last year\u2019s National Marine Fisheries Ser...
(03-03-2015)\n
The following originally appeared as an op-ed in the Bangor Daily News (BDN) and is reprinted here by permission of the BDN.\r\n\u2014Editor\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nColonial America\u2019s first true industry, groundfishing, has followed the path of many others.\r\n\r\nTec...
(10-29-2014)\n
by Rich Ruais\r\n\r\nAs recently as 2009, the Standing Committee on Research and Statistics (SCRS) to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) was warning that the eastern Atlantic stock of bluefin tuna in the Mediterra...
(09-01-2014)\n
by Brett Tolley\r\n\r\nThree years ago, I sat among a group of fishermen testifying before the New England Fishery Management Council that the new catch share program was not working and needed to be fixed.\u00a0 The fleet was consolidating, access was becom...
(04-21-2014)\n
by David Pierce\r\n\r\nDisaster aid is the talk of the waterfront and within the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF), too.\u00a0 And why wouldn\u2019t it be?\u00a0 Many groundfish fishermen have been hit hard by very low groundfish catch limits, indivi...
(11-19-2013)\n
In the fall of 2012, the Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program (ACCSP) brought together fishermen, dealers, and fisheries managers to better understand the potential pros and cons of electronic reporting.\r\n\r\nElectronic reporting by fisherme...
(10-01-2013)\n
In the global picture, offshore wind power is an increasing part of the energy mix in Europe, China, and Japan.\u00a0 The world leader in offshore wind production, the United Kingdom (UK), which includes England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, ha...
(08-01-2013)\n
As recently reported by Commercial Fisheries News, several fisheries representatives were invited to visit the Thanet offshore wind facility in England to speak with regulators and fishermen about issues regarding offshore wind development (see CFN M...
(08-01-2013)\n
One often-overlooked aspect of offshore wind energy development is how the energy will be brought onshore.\u00a0 Transmission cables carrying the energy created by offshore wind turbines must cross the ocean, make landfall \u2013 often in working waterfront...
(07-01-2013)\n
Many fishermen are asking what they can do to preserve fishing opportunities in the wake of ocean wind energy development.\u00a0 The answer is threefold:\u00a0 be aware of what is being proposed in your area; know what governmental body is in charge; and eng...
(06-01-2013)\n
As the siting of ocean wind energy projects continues along the East Coast, many fishermen are left wondering how wind energy development will affect fishing resources.\r\n\r\nWhat is involved in testing an area for a wind farm and installing the turbine...
(02-21-2013)\n
\r\n\r\nWith changes in Massachusetts and federal laws making health insurance more available to all, the Fishing Partnership Health Plan has changed its focus and its name.\r\n\r\nNow called Fishing Partnership Support Services (FPSS), our mission is to sup...
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