Plan to Change N.E. Ocean Rules Up for Debate
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Westerly Sun] by Patrick Whittle, Associated Press - November 30, 2017
Proposal would bar fishing in some areas, open others
PORTLAND, Maine - The federal government is close to enacting new rules about New England ocean habitat that could mean dramatic changes for the way it manages the marine environment and fisheries.
The National Marine Fisheries Service has been working on the rules for some 13 years and recently made them public. They would change the way the government manages the Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank and southern New England waters, which are critical pieces of ocean for rare whales, unique underwater canyons and ...
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