SMAST

Fate Of Fisheries
Fate Of Fisheries
Fate Of Fisheries
New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell was among those attending a summit meeting Monday in Boston on ways to sustain Massachusetts fisheries. Step one says Mitchell is having the Federal Government improve its science. Mitchell says better science should lead to fairer regulations for fishermen...
City Releases Six-Point Plan to Revive Flagging Fisheries
City Releases Six-Point Plan to Revive Flagging Fisheries
City Releases Six-Point Plan to Revive Flagging Fisheries
A new report by UMass Dartmouth's School for Marine Science and Technology outlines a series of policy recommendations to revive the northeast's struggling groundfish fishery. Officials including Mayor Jon Mitchell and State Sen. Mark Montigny attended the plan's unveiling at SMAST Tuesday...
SMAST Developing System To Research Groundfish Stocks
SMAST Developing System To Research Groundfish Stocks
SMAST Developing System To Research Groundfish Stocks
Scientists and grad students from the UMass School of Marine Science and Technology recently traveled aboard the fishing vessel "Justice" to the southern end of Georges Bank,  to check out a system they hope will give fishing regulators a true picture of groundfish stocks...