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Regulators Set Fishing Catch Limits

By Jim Phillips March 30, 2013

 Federal fisheries managers have officially announced proposed cuts in catch limits that they acknowledge will devastate the New England fleet.
 
    The size of the proposed cuts have been known for weeks, but are now open for public comment until April 15

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New England Fishing Regulators Approve Drastic Cuts

By Jim Phillips January 30, 2013

New England's fishing regulators have approved deep cuts in catch limits for cod in two key fishing grounds in the North Atlantic.  The Regional Fisheries Management Council approved the cuts at the end of a day long meeting in Portsmouth, New Hampshire

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NOAA Re-Opens Georges Bank Sectors

By Taylor Cormier December 18, 2012

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is re-opening areas of Georges Bank previously closed to fishermen for 22 years.

In a written statement, NOAA's Marjorie Mooney-Seus says fishermen will be able to target abundant stocks of Atlantic surfclams and ocean quahogs in Georges Bank as soon as next month

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