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Tag Archives: fishery
Maine Marine Resource Committee Kills Scallop Fishery Bill
A bill introduced into the Maine Legislature that would have changed the way the State’s scallop fishery is managed was unanimously voted down in committee today. The standing room only crowd at today’s public hearing expressed strong opposition to LD … Continue reading
Posted in Legislation, Maine Fisheries, Northeast Fisheries
Tagged fishery, LD 908, maine scallops
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The Only Thing Definitive is the Numbers
It’s so nebulous. The only thing you can say definitively is the numbers. – Rusty Gaudé, Louisiana Sea Grant Marine Extension Agent Gaudé was quoted in an article appearing today in the The Advocate about the health of fisheries in the Gulf … Continue reading
How Big is the Aquarium Fishery? – Another Look at the Data
On Thursday, I blogged about a LiveScience op-ed piece titled “Are Aquariums Ruining Coral Reef Biodiveristy?” In my blog entry, I explored, in part, the comparison the article’s author, Rod Fujita of the Environmental Defense Fund, made between seafood fisheries and aquarium fisheries, and, more … Continue reading
Posted in Indo-Pacific, Ornamental Fisheries
Tagged aquarium, Environmental Defense Fund, Fish, fishery, Fujita, Indonesia, LiveScience, Seafood, Svein Fossa
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Ruling in Favor of Hawaii’s Department of Land and Natural Resources Relating to State’s Aquarium Fishery
Last week I wrote about an EarthJustice lawsuit in Hawaii seeking to compel the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to carry out environmental reviews under the Hawaii Environmental Policy Act (HEPA) before issuing any new aquarium collection permits or renewing … Continue reading
No Vote on Management of Eel Fishery
The vote we had expected yesterday at the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) spring meeting on new regulations in the increasingly high profile and contentious American eel (Anguilla rostrata) fishery didn’t come after all. While the discussion that was supposed to yield a … Continue reading
Posted in Endangered Species Act (ESA), Fishery Management Plans (FMP), Legislation, Maine Fisheries, Northeast Fisheries
Tagged American eel, Anguilla rostrata, Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, Draft Amendment III, eel fishery management plan, Eel Management Board, elver, fishery, glass eel, Maine Elver Fisherman Association, silver eel, yellow eel
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Paths to Reform for Aquarium Fisheries
As some of you familiar with my work know, I cover all types of fisheries. Over the past few years, I have reported frequently on marine aquarium fisheries, especially those in developing island nations of the Pacific. I have come … Continue reading
Worst Maine Shrimp Season Since Late ’70s
The Gulf of Maine shrimp fishing season ends just before midnight tonight with this year’s harvest being the smallest since 1978. Less than 700,000 pounds of so-called Maine shrimp (Pandalus borealis) have been landed this year (the season opened on Januray … Continue reading