New England Council Holds Hearings on Herring Rule Changes, Plenty of Input Offered
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] - May 24, 2018
The series of hearings started on Tuesday in Narragansett, RI and will continue in Rockport, ME tonight. If Tuesday's meeting is any indication, the New England Fisheries Management Council can expect more industry opposition to changes in the Atlantic herring fishery management plan tonight in Rockport.
The issue is about using “acceptable biological catch” or ABC, for setting the sustainable catch limit for herring, a standard used in most other management plans around the country. But using ABC in the control rule ...
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