Found this in the cc times this am. Fishermen decry herring shortage | CapeCodOnline.com (http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120305/NEWS/203050317)

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Our fall fishery is hugely sea herring dependent and last year they took 150% of their already huge quota (9 million lbs?) from the area off Ptown-Chatham.

The internet link does not include a map, but the newsprint article does. What is striking is that the area South of Nantucket that encompasses The Vineyard, the waters S of Cutty, 'Ganset, BI to LI has no inshore protection at all.

There is also an area that encompasses the inshore area along Cape Ann and CCBay. What the quota (if any) for that is I don't know.

they took 150% of their already huge quota (9 million lbs?) from the area off Ptown-Chatham.

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How the hell does that happen. I can see when it gets to say 110% before the numbers catch up but 150%......someone's not doing their job.........

and the beat goes on...we continue to decimate yet another species in the name of commerce :smash:.

I've received two notices recently from RIF&W of regulations filings concering atlantic herring. Area 2 was closed on February 22nd and Area 1B was closed on March 1st. See attached map. Based on the unusually warm winter I think the 2012 quota is almost filled already.

DZ

and the beat goes on...we continue to decimate yet another species in the name of commerce :smash:.

:uhuh: