Sea Captain Sides With Fish Against Feds
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WASHINGTON (CN) - A new National Marine Fisheries Service rule will allow commercial fishermen to dump bycatch without bringing it onboard to be monitored, and a longtime sea captain says the final rule, which differs from the proposed rule, will hurt the New England fishing industry.
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Reopening of the Management Area 2 to Atlantic Herring Fishery
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Effective 0001 hours December 10, 2009, fishing vessels issued a Federal permit for Atlantic herring may once again land herring harvested in Management Area 2 until it is determined that the allocated total allowable catch (TAC) has been harvested.
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Recreational Fishing Alliance challenges red snapper closure
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The Recreational Fishing Alliance wasted no time in mounting a legal
challenge to an interim red snapper closure, announced Thursday by the
federal government and entered into the Federal Registry on Friday, Dec. 4th.
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Fishing sectors 'set up to fail,' coalition says
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Hard annual catch limits, mandated by Congress and established last
month for the first time to cover the 2010 fishing season have cast a
pall over industry efforts to organize viable fishing cooperatives.
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LETTER: Fishermen must unite against anti-fishing agenda
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Fishermen must unite against anti-fishing agenda. I'm writing in response to the opinion essay, "New rules will devastate scallopers," Nov. 25.
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