Monterey Bay's historic "wetfish" industry is under attack by extremist groups who claim overfishing is occurring. Touting studies with faulty calculations, activists are lobbying federal regulators to massively limit fishing, if not ban these fisheries outright. Apparently the facts don’t matter to groups with an anti-fishing agenda
Georges Bank Yellowtail Flounder Working Group Meeting with Fishing Industry
May 16, 2012
In April NOAA Fisheries Service and the NEFMC established a joint working group to look at mitigating the impacts of reduced Georges Bank yellowtail flounder catch limits on U.S. Fishermen in 2012. The following was released by NOAA and the NEFMC this morning:
- New Bedford, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and Businesses Team up to Provide Lighting Upgrades for New Bedford State Pier Facility in advance of Commercial Marine Expo
- Lobster hostilities lead to boat sinkings in Friendship
- Passamaquoddy tribe issues 236 elver licenses as prices top $2,000 per pound
- Vietnam protests China's S. China Sea fishing ban
- Fisheries Congress attracts more than 1,300 delegates from 65 countries
- Scientists debate seafood certification systems
- Watchdog to focus on fishy business
- World Fisheries Congress investigates the impact of illegal fishing on the industry
- ACCSP Releases Atlantic Coast Fisheries Data Collection Standards
- ASMFC River Herring Benchmark Assessment Indicates Stock is Depleted
- ASMFC Spiny Dogfish Board Increases 2012/2103 Quota to 35.6 Million Pounds and Approves Draft Addendum IV for Public Comment
- ASMFC Announces Change in Leadership
- ASMFC American Eel and River Herring Benchmark Stock Assessments Now Available
