Council votes to exempt NE lobster fishery from cod management measures
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Press Herald] By Tom Bell - November 20, 2014 -
A sharp decline in cod stocks led regulators to consider restrictions on lobster gear in areas where cod spawn, but those measures were rejected Wednesday by the the New England Fishery Management Council.
While some spawning areas are closed to trawling and gill-netting, lobster traps would still be allowed...
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