Decision expected from ASMFC November 5 on Gulf of Maine shrimp season, if any
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Press-Herald] - October 23, 2014 -
The Atlantic States Maine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) is gathering findings to determine if there will be a commercial season for the Gulf of Maine’s northern shrimp next year.
Regulators closed the shrimp season for 2014 for the first time in more than 30 years because shrimp populations dipped to their lowest recorded levels.
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Northern Shrimp Technical Committee met in Portland, Maine yesterday to update the status of the shrimp stock.
The Northern Shrimp Section will meet Nov. 5 to set specifications for the 2015 season.
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