To save cod, New England regulators weigh limits on lobstering
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Portland Press Herald] BY TOM BELL Nov. 18, 2014
Federal regulators working to save plummeting cod stocks in the Gulf of Maine may decide this week to ban lobster fishing in parts of the ocean where cod spawn – an unprecedented step that raises jurisdictional questions over who calls the shots in managing commercial fisheries.
The New England Fishery Management Council is expected to vote on the lobster-gear proposal Tuesday afternoon or Wednesday when it meets in Newport, Rhode Island, to set rules for the 2015 groundfishing season, which begins in May...
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