PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — January 23, 2013 — Shrimp fishermen are casting their nets with the start of New England’s shrimp-fishing season.
The season got under way Wednesday, but isn’t expected to last long with a quota of only 1.4 million pounds, down sharply from last year’s catch of 5.3 million pounds.
Net fishermen this winter have a quota of 1.2 million pounds and can fish only two days a week.
Trap fishermen can begin pulling their shrimp traps on Feb. 5. They have a quota of 200,000 pounds.
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