September 2011 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 13. Commercial Fishing News MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL FISHING NEWS
recommend that this requirement be elimi- nated or further modified. The Council is a multi-stakeholder body that develops fish- ery management plans in the Northeast.
NOAA proposes increase in current haddock catch cap for the Atlantic sea herring fishery, seeks public comment through August 3
NOAA Fisheries has proposed regula- tions to increase the haddock incidental catch cap allocated to the Atlantic midwater trawl herring fishery to 1 percent of the Georges Bank haddock Acceptable Biologi- cal Catch and to 1 percent of the Gulf of Maine haddock Acceptable Biological Catch. This action would also modify the cap account- ability measures such that, if and when the cap is reached, the midwater trawl herring fleet could not catch or land herring in excess of the incidental catch limit (2,000 lb (907.2kg)) in or from the appropriate haddock stock area. This action is intended to allow the herring fishery to fully utilize available herring quota, while providing incentives for the midwater trawl fishery to minimize had- dock catch. Comments must be received by August 3, 2011.
NOAA proposes measures for monkfish fishery, seeks public comment through September 6
NOAA Fisheries proposes to implement measures in Framework Adjustment 7 to the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan. The New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils developed Frame- work 7 to adjust the annual catch target for the Northern Fishery Management Area to be consistent with the most recent scientific advice regarding the acceptable biological catch for monkfish. The New England Council’s Scientific and Statistical Commit- tee has recommended a revision to the ac- ceptable biological catch based on informa- tion from a 2010 stock assessment (50th Northeast Regional Stock Assessment Re- view Committee (SARC 50)). Framework 7 would also specify a new day-at-sea alloca- tion and trip limits for the northern area cor- responding with the new annual catch target and Framework 7, and would also adopt re- vised biomass reference points for the both management areas, based on the recommen- dations of SARC 50 and the Scientific and Statistical Committee. Public comments must be received no later than 5 p.m., EST, on September 6, 2011.
NOAA seeks input on coordinated approach to help private dam owners comply with fed- eral laws to recover endangered Atlantic salmon in Maine
NOAA is holding a series of informal
public meetings in Maine to seek input on a new process to make it easier for non-feder- ally licensed dam owners to meet their obliga- tions under federal environmental laws and help restore endangered Atlantic salmon in the Penobscot, Merrymeeting, and Downeast watersheds. Because dam owners are responsible for impacts on salmon due to their dams, NOAA is encouraging removal of dams or installation of fish passage devices (fishways) so fish can reach spawning and rearing habitats that are critical to their sur- vival. NOAA has scheduled public meetings in Maine to discuss this plan: August 15 at the Governor Hill Mansion in Augusta, Maine; and August 18 at the University of Maine in Machias, Maine. All meetings will occur between 6-8 pm.
NOAA proposes new measures for Atlantic squid, mackerel and butterfish fishery, seeks public comment through September 15
NOAA Fisheries proposes to implement measures in Amendment 11 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan. The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council developed Amend- ment 11 to establish a tiered limited access program for the Atlantic mackerel fishery, and to make other changes to the manage- ment of the mackerel, squid, and butterfish fisheries. The Amendment 11 management measures include: a limited access program for mackerel; an open access incidental catch permit for mackerel; an update to essential fish habitat designations for all life stages of mackerel, Loligo squid, Illex squid, and but- terfish; and the establishment of a recre- ational allocation for mackerel.
This rule also proposes minor, technical corrections to the existing regulations per- taining to the mackerel, squid, and butterfish fisheries. Public comments must be received no later than 5 p.m., EST, on September 15, 2011.
Atlantic herring population trends linked to egg predation by haddock NOAA scientists have developed a population model for Atlantic herring that links herring population trends to the size of the haddock population. The model also pro- vides evidence that egg predation by had- dock can cause alternate stable population levels in Georges Bank herring. These results have significant ecological and management implications.
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The former fishing vessel ROAMER on the mudflats just south of Bangor. Apparently she was put ashore when she fouled a mooring line in her propeller. As the tide went out she listed to port and when the tide came back in she filled with water. Her owner has been ordered to remove her by 1 September. He has been working on her, but likely in vain.
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