Fish Talk in the News – Friday, September 11
Lobstermen can wait as long as a decade to receive a new lobstering license in Maine. In eastern Maine, new licenses are issued depending on how many are turned in each year, and in western Maine, it...
View ArticleFish Talk in the News – Tuesday, June 14
Gloucester’s Economic Development and Industrial Corporation, along with fishing stakeholders, is hosting a presentation by UMass scientists about their work on Gulf of Maine fish stock assessments....
View ArticleFish Talk in the News – Tuesday, October 18
The EU Committee on Invasive Alien Species decided that live imports of American lobster will not be banned. The committee informed Sweden, who originally proposed the ban, that there was insufficient...
View ArticleFish Talk in the News – Friday, October 21
NOAA Fisheries for the Greater Atlantic Region is reviewing its method of estimating discarded fish. The agency currently relies on on-board observers for most of its discard data, but coverage is...
View ArticleFish Talk in the News – Friday, July 6
U.S. Border Patrol agents have increased their efforts in a disputed area known as the “Gray Zone” near the U.S./Canadian Border. The Gray Zone is a rich lobster fishing area claimed by both...
View ArticleFish Talk in the News – Friday, February 2
NOAA Fisheries has approved four at-sea monitor providers for the 2019 and 2020 groundfish fishing years. Sectors will be allowed to contract with any of the approved providers to meet their at-sea...
View ArticleFish Talk in the News – Friday, March 8
Published in the Federal Register this week, NOAA Fisheries proposed to approve 20 groundfish sectors and certain regulatory exemptions for the 2019 and 2020 fishing years. This includes proposed...
View ArticleFish Talk in the News – Friday, May 31
The 2018 Atlantic sea scallop season ended on March 31, and NOAA initially estimates that 60.1 million pounds of scallops were landed. Travis Ford, NOAA’s sea scallops fishery manager, told National...
View ArticleHighlights from December NEFMC Meeting
The New England Fishery Management Council convened in Newport, RI last week for its annual December meeting. Here are some selected highlights: Reports on Recent Activities: In November, NOAA...
View ArticleFish Talk in the News – Friday, December 13
Elizabeth Warren released a Blue New Deal this week that “seeks to address how climate change is affecting oceans and other waters, while ensuring a vibrant marine economy,” reports the Boston Globe....
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