fishing science

Federal scientists have completed a pilot project in which they relied heavily on the expertise of fishermen to survey the health of flatfish species off New England.   The survey of flatfish, such as flounder, came as scientific methods for counting fish are under fire...

Mayor Jon Mitchell is making another push to have NOAA make an "end to end" review of the science its using to set fishing rules and regulations.

The Mayors of New Bedford and Gloucester are asking a panel of NOAA scientists to put off a decision on drastic cuts to groundfish allocations, till the methods used to estimate the health of fish stocks is re-evaluated.