Tag Archives: Northeast Fisheries Science Center
Healthy parents provide clues to survival of young haddock on Georges Bank
In 2003, haddock on Georges Bank experienced the largest baby boom ever documented for the stock, with an estimated 800 million new young fish entering the population. With typical annual averages of 50 to 100 million new fish in the last few decades, fisheries biologists have been puzzled by the huge increase and its ramifications for stock management. They have been looking for answers and may have found one – healthy adults. Read more here 16:18
Study: Leatherbacks stay near Cape
With a blunt nose and arched shell, up to 8 feet in length and weighing 2,000 pounds, a leatherback turtle is the marine equivalent of a Volkswagen Beetle. Propelled through the water by enormous front flippers, leatherbacks,, Read more here capecodonline 05:23
Climate Change Forces Reevaluation of Fishery Management. (Isn’t that right, John?)
Scientists now think that altered zooplankton populations may be one reason cod stocks haven’t rebounded as quickly as expected. In addition, water temperatures in southern New England are getting uncomfortably warm for cod. So they’re moving northward and offshore in search of cooler water.. And they’re not alone. Over the past fifty years, more than half of all commercially exploited species have responded to warming waters by changing where they live. That includes the fish that used to fill Eldredge’s weir. Read [email protected] 21:57
Changing food source bodes ill for whales, cod
Friedland believes this connection might help explain why Atlantic cod still remains at low population levels despite nearly 20 years of increasingly harsh fishing regulations. more@capecodtimes 12:59
William A. Karp, Ph.D. Northeast Fisheries Science Center: Scientists, fishermen must work together
With the same respect that I feel for those in New Bedford and elsewhere in New England who are under difficult and constraining groundfish quotas, I call upon the fishing industry and the academic community to work with us to overcome the negative politics and work together to improve our science and mutual understanding. more@southcoasttoday 07:52
F/V Mary K and F/V Yankee Pride Complete Anticipated NMFS Flatfish Pilot Survey
Scallop Industry Set Aside Program Funds Mid-Atlantic Loggerhead Turtle Research – Northeast Sea Turtle Collaborative tagged 20 deploying two solar-powered test units.
The research team worked from two commercial sea scallop vessel, the 91-foot F/V Kathy Ann and the 85-foot F/V Ms Manya, both based in Barnegat Light, New Jersey. The project was funded through the sea scallop industry’s research set-aside program awarded to CFF, providing an opportunity for the research organizations to collaborate in this year’s project as they have in previous tagging work. [email protected] 15:59
Support Available to Help Fishermen Interested in Investing in More Environmentally-Friendly Technologies
Opportunity for fishermen to u
pgrade to semi-pelagic doors which are expected to help reduce fuel consumption, and reduce the physical impact of trawl systems on the sea bed. Opportunities also exist for support and equipment for vessels to transition to electronic reporting, in which vessel trip report data can be submitted electronically rather than via paper. Details here
NOW AVAILABLE – 56th Northeast Regional Stock Assessment Workshop (56th SAW) Assessment Summary Report
There is a new issue of the Center Reference Document series (13-04): 56th Northeast Regional Stock Assessment Workshop (56th SAW) Assessment Summary Report by the Northeast Fisheries Science Center. Includes summary assessment of white hake and Atlantic surf clams. Download complete PDF/print version
Northeast Groundfish Vessel Landings Up, Revenues Top $330 Million in Fishing Year 2011- Northeast Fisheries Science Center
Landings, gross revenues, and net revenues per vessel reached three-year highs for Northeast groundfish vessels during the fishing year that ended in April 2012! Read More
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northeast fisheries science center woods hole, ma. seeks comments …upcoming white hake stock assessment,
WOODS HOLE — On Dec. 11, the Population Dynamics Branch of the Northeast Fisheries Science Center will hold an open meeting in Woods Hole to review data for use in the upcoming white hake stock assessment, NOAA Fisheries Service said. In preparation for the meeting, officials are seeking comment from fishermen regarding the nature of the fisheries or catches. Written comments are welcome from those who can’t attend in person and should be submitted by Dec. 5. Comments can be emailed to Katherine Sosebee ([email protected]) or Gary Shepherd ([email protected]). Comments can also be mailed to them at 166 Water St., Woods Hole, MA 02543.
