Fishermen facing cuts to Georges Bank stocks, Council considering catch limits for yellowtail, cod, haddock

September 23, 2018   Canada, New England

The New England Fishery Management Council is expected to vote this week on the 2019 total allowable catch limits for three Georges Bank groundfish stocks the United States shares with Canada, with significant reductions expected for each stock. The council, set to meet Monday through Thursday in Plymouth, will discuss total allowable catch, or TAC, recommendations by both the science-based Transboundary Resource Assessment Committee and the management-based Transboundary Management Guidance Committee. The latter, however, is expected to hold more sway in developing the 2019 limits. The U.S. and Canada already have negotiated the catch limits within the TMGC recommendations for Georges Bank yellowtail flounder, Eastern Georges Bank haddock and Eastern Georges Bank cod. >click to read<21:42

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2 Responses to Fishermen facing cuts to Georges Bank stocks, Council considering catch limits for yellowtail, cod, haddock

  1. Joel Hovanesian says:
    September 25, 2018 at 5:27 am

    So, hows that catch share plan working for everyone? A means to an end. The end of harvesting fish that is. Sickening

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