Increasing Jonah Crab Landings in New England May Lead to ASMFC Regulation
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] - July 23, 2015
The Jonah Crab Advisory Panel of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission met yesterday in Providence, RI to consider whether the growing landings of Jonah crab merit development of a management plan.
The plan would regulate factors like minimum size and development of a permitting system.
The catch of Jonah crabs increased six fold from 2000 to 2013. The crabs have traditionally been a bycatch of the lobster fishery...
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