Conn. lobstermen seek other work as stocks dwindle
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HARTFORD, Conn.—Nick Crismale made his career as a
lobsterman, but lately there are not enough of the crustaceans in Long
Island Sound to make it worth putting out the traps.
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Fishing law hits nerves in the Gulf
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NEW ORLEANS -- There's a group that fears 2012, and this one is not out on the fringe. They are America's saltwater fishers and the industries they power that represent 6.4 million American jobs. Some of their representatives gathered here this week for the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership's marine conservation summit. And to them, 2012 could be (forgive me for this) Fishageddon!
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New study shows job loss in fishery
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The first year of Northeast groundfishing with the industry operating as a commodities market saw catch shares shifting from the smaller boats and businesses to the better capitalized ones, the NOAA Science Center confirmed in a new report issued Tuesday.
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NOAA finds that fishers are doing better financially
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) this week released the 2010 Final Report on the Performance of the Northeast Multispecies (Groundfish) Fishery.
It elaborates on earlier release of catch and value data for the 2010
groundfish season and adds new information on fishery performance,
leasing of quota, costs and jobs.
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Statement from NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco on release of socio-economic data on the New England groundfish industry
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NOAA released the following:
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