NEFMC - November Council Report
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At its November meeting, the Council set management priorities for 2012 and addressed issues related to groundfish, herring, monkfish, spiny dogfish and scallop management. It also discussed actions related to the Touchstone Report, Review of the New England Fishery Management Process, prepared by Mr. Preston Pate and the SRA Consulting Group.
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Fish council slowing any catch share changes
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The New England Fishery Management Council has given relatively low priority to the divisive issue of placing accumulation limits and other controls to modify the catch share system installed in May 2010 for New England groundfishermen.
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Council Groundfish Actions, November 15-16, 2011
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Here is a summary of the major Council actions on groundfish at the November 15-17, 2011 meeting in Newport, RI. As always, this brief summary does not capture the entire discussion. Sound files will be available on our web page tomorrow, and motions will be available in about a week.
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New England Fisheries Management Council to vote on future of fisheries
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The New England Fisheries Management Council began a three-day meeting today in Newport, Rhode Island which, according to the trade journal Greenwire, poses a "historic change" in fisheries management in New England.
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New Report Forces Mid-Atlantic Council to Reconsider Summer Flounder Recommendations
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The follwing was released by the Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Council. The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council is responsible for managing and conserving fisheries in federal waters from New York to North Carolina.
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