Feds announce new way to count recreational catch
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BOSTON—Federal officials say they're now using a more accurate method to count the nation's saltwater recreational fishing catch.
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New estimates of Atlantic, Gulf fishing will help determine recreational limits
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WASHINGTON -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on today announced that it’s using a new way to estimate the amount of fish caught by recreational saltwater anglers on the Atlantic Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico, the result of years of work on how to make the numbers more accurate.
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New Marine Recreational Information Program Catch Estimates Released Today
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Today, NOAA released recalculated recreational catch estimates for the Atlantic and Gulf coasts going back to 2004 using an improved estimation method. As we've reported to you previously, this new method is a fundamental part of our overall work to improve the accuracy of the recreational catch data we collect and report. The improved methodology addresses a key issue identified in the 2006 report by the National Research Council, which identified a mismatch between the way we gather information from anglers and how we use those data to generate estimates.
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Suddenly dire cod assessment sends shock waves
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PROVIDENCE — The alarming results of the most recent assessment of cod stocks in the Gulf of Maine has left fishery regulators, scientists and fishermen with a conundrum.
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Notorious Maine fisherman going back to federal prison
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BANGOR, Maine — A Bass Harbor fisherman with a history of criminal
convictions is being sent back to federal prison for violating his
federal probation again.
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