Upcoming events
WHAT: New England Fishery Management Council Meeting
WHEN: Jan. 25- 27, 2011
WHERE: Sheraton Harborside, Portsmouth, NH
GET INVOLVED
Contact Hook Policy Analyst Ben Martens to find out how you can get involved in the campaign.
NEWS AND EVENTS
Stay up to date on the herring industry and our efforts to install better protections in this fishery.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS:
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SECRETARY DENIES REQUEST FOR EMERGENCY HADDOCK INCREASE In a letter written Dec. 21, 2010, Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke turned down Rep. Barney Frank's petition to increase the haddock bycatch cap for herring fishermen.. |
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LAWSUIT FILED ON BEHALF OF CAPE FISHERMEN LEADS TO NEW HERRING RULE A loophole that allowed herring boats to dump their catch without a full examination by an observer is now closed thanks to a lawsuit filed by Earthjustice on behalf of three Cape Cod fishermen. |
COUNCIL VOTES TO DELAY ACTION ON AMENDMENT 5The New England Fishery Management Council at its September meeting delayed action on Amendment 5 to the Atlantic Herring Management Plan, but did agree to look at a bycatch cap for river herring and the protection of herring spawning grounds. The council will revisit the issue at its meeting in January.
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EXTREME OVERAGE IN 1B The industrial midwater trawlers that fish for Atlantic herring went over their allowed catch in Area 1B this year by nearly 40 percent, or 3.7 million pounds of fish. |
VIDEOS:
Federal Observer Training Video Onboard Pair Trawl Vessels
River Herring: A Fish in Troubled Waters
The Tip of the Iceberg: Monitoring Loopholes in the Industrial Midwater Trawl Fishery
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