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NMFS Agrees to Repropose Important Rule for Atlantic Herring Fishery |
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Chatham, Mass. — Commercial fishermen have reached an agreement with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) regarding a change in a final rule for the Atlantic herring fishery issued in November 2009. The rule outlined new protocols that herring midwater trawl ships must follow in order to fish in an ocean area closed to nearly all types of fishing gear to protect groundfish nursery areas southeast of Cape Cod.
Captain Peter Taylor of Chatham, Mass., along with fellow fishermen Bob St. Pierre and Stuart Tolley, filed the suit in December 2009, requesting that the court require NMFS to reconsider a loophole that weakened the new protocols and declare the loophole illegal under the Magnuson-Stevens Act, our nation’s fisheries law. Read the complete story form Earth Justice.
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33 Fishing Community Members Say Permit Bank, Giacalone are pluses for Gloucester
This permit bank is a true local treasure for our fishing community and related businesses. Its existence has been one of the only positive things to come to this fishing community in decades.
