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Tag Archives: New England
The Data behind New England’s Exotic Non-Native Fishes
Over the past year, I’ve covered several stories about introductions of non-native, exotic fishes to U.S. waters. While most of my work on the topic has focused on non-native marine fish species in Florida, I thought it might be interesting, given that I live … Continue reading
Posted in Invasive Species, Maine Fisheries, Massachusetts, Northeast Fisheries
Tagged arctic char, brook trout, brown trout, carp, Connecticut, exotic species, invasive fishes, knifefish, lionfish, minnows, New England, New Hampshire, Non-indigenous Aquatic Species, non-native species, Pacu, Piranha, Pirapatinga, Rhode Island, Siamese fighting fish, snakehead, suckermouth catfish, United States Geological Survey, Vermont
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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
“A Matter of Survival” – Ayotte Challenges Bullard over Fishery Cuts
This is a matter of survival for an honorable and noble profession in New Hampshire. New Hampshire fishermen who, many of them have this in their families, they have fished the waters, they believe firmly in sustaining the stocks because … Continue reading
Federal Fisheries Regulators between a Rock and a Hard Place
Yesterday, the Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) added its own legal actions to cap off a week full of litigation over fisheries from Hawaii to New England. The CLF legal action is actually a pair of lawsuits filed in federal court … Continue reading
Massachusetts Attorney General Sues NOAA Over “Callous Disregard” for Fishing Industry
These new regulations will be a death sentence for the Massachusetts fishing industry as we know it, devastating the fishing communities in our Commonwealth. The federal government has shown a callous disregard for the well-being of Massachusetts fishing families. The … Continue reading
Emergency Measure Attempting to Save Maine Groundfishing Fleet Gets Mixed Reviews
L.D. 1549, An Act To Provide an Exemption for Incidentally Caught Lobsters, is the next in a long line of legislative initiatives aimed at saving Maine’s groundfishing industry in the face of drastic quota reductions and a dwindling fleet. The bill, which contains … Continue reading
Oceana Sues National Marine Fisheries Service
In order to restore New England’s groundfish populations to healthy levels, we need enough monitoring to enforce scientifically based catch limits. Impartial observers on fishing vessels are crucial in getting accurate data on how many fish are being taken out … Continue reading
NOAA Says 7 Economically Important Fisheries Do Not Jeopardize Atlantic Sturgeon
I am happy that NOAA, through incorporating new data, has ruled that New Jersey’s economically important fisheries will not jeopardize Atlantic Sturgeon. I look forward to working with NOAA to ensure that all future decisions regarding sturgeon are based upon … Continue reading
Posted in Endangered Species Act (ESA), Groundfishing, Legislation, Northeast Fisheries, Overfishing
Tagged Acipenser oxyrinchus, Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, Atlantic sturgeon, biological opinion, black sea bass, bluefish, butterfish, Endangered Species Act, esa, groundfish, incidental take statement, Interagency Cooperation, Jon Runyan, mackerel, monkfish, New England, noaa, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, porgy, scup, Section 7 Consultation, skate, spiny dogfish, squid, summer flounder
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A Way Forward for Coastal Communities – Bullard Says NOAA is on Fishermen’s Side
We’ve done all of this to help soften the blow of quota cuts. But more can be done. -John Bullard, Northeast Administrator NOAA In an opinion piece the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAAS)’s John Bullard penned for today’s Gloucester … Continue reading
Posted in Global Climate Change, Groundfishing, Legislation, Northeast Fisheries
Tagged 2013 groundfish quotas, fisheries management, Global climate change, Gloucester Times, John Bullard, Magnuson-Stevens Act, Managing Our Nation’s Fisheries conference, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, New England, noaa
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