Council urges range for cod limits
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PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Amid a fog of scientific uncertainty, legal dispute
and fierce debate, the New England Fishery Management Council on
Wednesday asked the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to
institute an interim and emergency catch limit on inshore or Gulf of
Maine cod for the coming year in the range of 6,700 metric tons to 7,500
metric tons.
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FLORIDA: In the Gulf, fight still brews over overfishing rules
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WASHINGTON — A long-simmering debate over federal fishing quotas and
their economic impact on Florida and other coastal states could reach a
boiling point this year as Congress considers changes to a landmark
marine conservation law.
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NOAA Fisheries Service and the New England Fishery Management Council will hold a second meeting to discuss commercial and recreational fishery management alternatives for Gulf of Maine cod
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NOAA Fisheries Service and the New England Fishery Management Council will be holding a second meeting to discuss commercial and recreational fishery management alternatives for Gulf of Maine cod at the Portsmouth Harbor Events and Conference Center in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on February 10, 2012 from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm.
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Safety training course open to commercial fishermen
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NEW BEDFORD — The next safety and survival training for commercial
fishermen is scheduled for Feb. 17 at the UMass Dartmouth School of
Marine Science and Technology on Rodney French Boulevard.
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MAINE: Dennis Damon offers long-time perspective on fisheries management
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Damon, who lives in Trenton, is a former state senate chairman of the
Legislature’s Marine Resources Committee and was one of Maine’s three
commissioners to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission in
Washington, D.C.
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