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New Bedford City Council still pushing for fishing reform |
| NEW BEDFORD, Mass - The City Council advocated for reform of the nation's fishing regulations Thursday night. | |||
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Maryland Announces Limited Reopening of Striped Bass Gill Net Fishery |
| ANNAPOLIS (February 22, 2011) — With an estimated 200,000 pounds of the State’s February quota remaining, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will reopen the February striped bass gill net fishery on Friday, February 25, and Monday, February 28; all normal harvest restrictions will remain in effect. The fishery has been closed since February 4, after 10 tons of illegally captured rockfish were confiscated from the Chesapeake Bay south of Kent Island. In all, 12.5 tons of illegally captured rockfish have been found by Natural Resources Police this month. | |||
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Wind energy leasing plan under fire by Mass. lawmakers |
| Members of the state's congressional delegation are pressuring the U.S. Department of the Interior to listen to fishermen as the agency plans to lease waters south of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket to offshore wind energy developers. | |||
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Fairhaven students with ties to fishing industry get involved in struggle |
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"My dad's a fisherman," he said. "My grandfather was a fisherman." So he sees what's happening to the industry. "It's hurting pretty bad," Caleb said. "They cut back every year." Fishermen are coping with reductions to the amount of fish that can be caught and the days they can go out to sea as part of 2010 regulatory changes that included the introduction of catch shares and the creation of sector management. The industry is moving from one of small family boats to a corporate model, explained Tove Bendiksen, a Hastings history teacher who grew up in the business. The changes mean that despite generations of fishermen in their families, students like Caleb and Hunter Lees, whose dad and several uncles are fishermen, don't see fishing as their future. "I've thought about it, but most likely it won't be the same," Caleb said. |
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Sen. Kerry discusses ways to improve fishing industry |
| NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) - Senator John Kerry was in New Bedford Thursday, to discuss the fishing industry and also announce grants for the city's fire department. | |||
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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.
