NOAA to reconsider emergency Gulf of Maine cod measures

130307_GT_ABO_BULLARD_1The fishing sector-based proposal to remove some of the most restrictive emergency cod measures in the Gulf of Maine, initially rejected by NOAA Fisheries, is back in play. NOAA Regional Administrator John K. Bullard rejected the sector-based proposal and all other suggested modifications to the emergency cod measures at the New England Fishery Management Council’s January meeting in Portsmouth, N.H., saying the agency had not had enough time to fully study the implications and possible benefits of the sector-based proposal. Read the rest here 10:17

One Response to NOAA to reconsider emergency Gulf of Maine cod measures

  1. StripedBassHole says:

    Do the RIGHT thing JOHN. Someday the WELL may DRY UP, along with your CHECK… Hell with this performance you must be ready for a RAISE or a PROMOTION…

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