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NOAA 2010 Groundfish Regulations Meetings |
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NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service is holding a series of informal
meetings for fishing industry members, interested stakeholders, and the
general public to provide an overview of anticipated regulations for
the coming groundfish fishing year which begins on May 1.
Meeting Schedule (all meetings will be held from 5-7 pm) Tuesday, March 23 – New Bedford, MA Days Inn Conference Center, 500 Hathaway Road, New Bedford, MA Thursday, March 25 – Gloucester, MA National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast Regional Office, 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA Monday, March 29 – Portland, ME Gulf of Maine Research Institute, 350 Commercial Street, Portland, ME Thursday, April 1 – Narragansett, RI Corless Auditorium, Watkins Building, University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography, Narragansett Bay Campus, South Ferry Road and Tarzwell Drive, Narragansett, RI |
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EDITORIAL: Three months in, new fishing rules bring disarray
The catch share system was rolled out prematurely without the level of analysis, planning, budgeting, and community dialogue that would be expected to be associated with a major federal action.
