Massachusetts Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission bans inshore lobstering during whale migration

January 28, 2021 New England

Meeting via webinar, the MFAC overwhelmingly approved five of the six recommendations presented by the state Division of Marine Fisheries, setting the stage for a hectic start to the state’s 2021 lobster fishing season.,, A Feb. 1 to May 15 closure to commercial trap gear in all state waters,, weaker buoy lines,, A Jan. 15 to May 15 gillnet closure in Cape Cod Bay,, All but one of the approved measures passed on unanimous 8-0 votes. The exception was the recommendation for the Feb. 1 to May 15 commercial trap gear closure in all state waters. The lone dissenting vote on the measure came from longtime Gloucester lobsterman Arthur “Sooky” Sawyer, “I can’t support this motion. The Massachusetts inshore lobster fishery has never killed a right whale. I’m voting no.” >click to read< 18:35

Division of Marine Fisheries., DMF Director Dan McKiernan, Endangered Species Act, Gib Brogan, Gloucester lobsterman Arthur "Sooky" Sawyer, in all state waters, Jan. 15 to May 15 gillnet closure, Mandated use of weaker buoy lines, Massachusetts Lobstermen’s Association, Massachusetts Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission, maximum buoy line diameter, North Atlantic right whale, Oceana, seasonal commercial trap closure

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It took me a while to decide how to most accurately describe the situation that has been visited upon the New England fishing communities that are and since colonial times have been dependent on the groundfish fisheries.

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