Cooperation Between Fishermen, Regulators Not Just a Fluke
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Providence Journal] Alex Kuffner - August 31, 2017
NARRAGANSETT, R.I. — Fisheries management is only as good as the science that it’s based upon. The better the science, the more effective the management.
For the past three years, Point Judith fisherman Chris Roebuck has partnered with federal regulators to get a better handle on fish stocks, taking scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration out to sea on his 78-foot Western-rig stern trawler the Karen Elizabeth to help figure out where groundfish are and in what numbers.
This summer’s trip wrapped up this week when ...
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