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JohnR

11-26-2019 07:10 PM

12 mile Boundary to protect the Herring - Well Done!!

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That was longtime Captain Charlie Dodge's first word when he heard that, after 20 years of effort, strong regional protections for herring had finally been enacted.
"It's justified and has been more than necessary for a long time," he said.

The formal announcement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reflected what much of the Cape wanted, a 12-nautical mile territorial sea boundary from the Canadian border to Connecticut and a 20-mile buffer off the peninsula's backshore as well as catch limits based on the needs of the ecosystem. Supporters believe the buffer that keeps industrial-sized midwater trawl vessels from taking enormous amounts of herring out of local waters will go a long way towards rebuilding the entire inshore ecosystem and therefore boost the maritime economy.

http://www.capecodtoday.com/article/..._Y6rs8v6mekyzo

PaulS

11-26-2019 07:22 PM

Nice
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Guppy

11-26-2019 07:28 PM

Indeed

fishgolf

11-26-2019 08:31 PM

I know, skeptical...
But the phrase "catch limits based on the based on the needs of the ecosystem" is disturbing (I'm watching Bruins and having a Scotch). What are the needs of the ecosystem? and how will that affect the fishery? Sigh...
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!

zimmy

11-26-2019 10:08 PM

When I was studying fisheries... almost 20 years ago... ecosystem based approach was the direction we were supposed to be heading. Can't believe it. Hope it sticks
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Rob Rockcrawler

11-27-2019 08:10 AM

That’s great news.
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Pete F.

11-27-2019 08:53 AM

👍🏻
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wdmso

11-30-2019 09:56 AM

Yes good news. But many runs near me suffer from over growth limmiting flow blocked dams . Or general absense of herring comming or going .
Not sure how to fix this side of the issue
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Guppy

11-30-2019 12:03 PM

They waited too long me think, been counting a run in my town for several years now, it pretty much died a couple years ago :-(

And the state just started construction on widening the tributary under rt 28, go figure

saltfly

12-01-2019 02:37 PM

Looooooong over due.

afterhours

12-01-2019 05:27 PM

Maybe they get it right, maybe the they won't at this late juncture. The powers that be have a woeful record save for the black sea bass and maybe one or two others but i'm sure they'll eff those up within due time.

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