New England Fishery Managers Will Try to Squash Rift Between Large and Small Scallop Boats
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Associated Press] by Patrick Whittle - April 19, 2017
Portland, ME - Fishing regulators have started changing the way the East Coast scallop fishery is managed, with an eye toward avoiding more conflicts between small- and big-boat fishermen.
The New England Fishery Management Council decided to initiate changes Tuesday. Government fishing regulators use different rules for different classes of boats that work the same areas. Recently, a class mostly made up of smaller boats has been in conflict with bigger boats in the northern Gulf of...
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