Tagged: Regulations

  • March 27, 2012

    Speak Out to Protect Herring

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    Message from Patrick Paquette of Honest Bycatch and the Massachusetts Striped Bass Association: Now is the time for the recreational fishing community to show up in force and help bring accountability to the Atlantic Herring Mid Water Trawl Fleet. These industrial trawlers tow nets that are longer than a football field and taller than a … Read More »

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  • March 15, 2012

    Fishermen’s Rally In Washington DC March 21, 2012

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    A “Keep Fishermen Fishing” rally is being held at Upper Senate Park in Washington DC on March 21, 2012 beginning at noon. It has been organized in an effort by leaders from both the recreational and commercial fishing industries to unite under one shared message, to reform the Manuson-Stevens Act, the primary law governing marine … Read More »

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  • March 09, 2012

    NJ “Pots Off Reef” Bill

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    NEW POTS OFF REEF BILL MOVES IN ASSEMBLY RFA-NJ Supports New Legislation To Address Fixed Gear Issue (3/9/2012) The New Jersey Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee voted this week to move forward Assembly legislation which would remove commercial gear from 99% of deployed reef materials on New Jersey’s two inshore artificial reefs. The Recreational … Read More »

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  • February 28, 2012

    Massachusetts Saltwater Fishing Permit Survey

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    We’ve taken a few calls here at On The Water from fishermen who received a letter and a survey from a company called QuanTech, the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, and NOAA Fisheries. Some of the surveys included a check for a specific amount, offering the recipient the option to cash the check in exchange … Read More »

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  • February 24, 2012

    Rhode Island’s Felt-Soled Wader Ban Amended

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    News Update: The RI DEM has revised state regulations so that felt-soled foot gear is prohibited only in state freshwaters. As reported in the March 2012 issue of On The Water magazine, Rhode Island’s anglers – and especially the saltwater shore fishermen – were taken by surprise when the RI DEM published a new regulation … Read More »

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  • November 10, 2011

    Good News for Menhaden!

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    After receiving plenty of pressure from environmentalists and recreational fishermen (and those two categories are not mutually exclusive!), the folks who manage Atlantic coast fishing (The ASMFC) decided yesterday in Boston to reduce the catch of menhaden (aka pogies or bunker) by as much as 37 percent of the number caught last year. The vote … Read More »

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  • September 23, 2011

    CT Extends Scup Season

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    The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced that the recreational fishery for scup (porgy) will remain open in Connecticut waters through the end of 2011.  The scup fishery had been scheduled to close on September 27; however, DEEP has rescinded the closure due to the health and abundance of the coast-wide scup … Read More »

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  • May 27, 2011

    NOAA: Atlantic Bluefin NOT Endangered

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    NOAA finds endangered species listing for Atlantic bluefin tuna not warranted Agency remains concerned; will revisit decision with new science   After an extensive scientific review, NOAA announced today that Atlantic bluefin tuna currently do not warrant species protection under the Endangered Species Act. NOAA has committed to revisit this decision by early 2013, when … Read More »

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