A Herring Quota
Debacle
17/10/09 20:32 Filed in:
Fishing
Industry
A
proposal to cut the herring quota nearly in half for
the next three years has the fishing fleet, as well
as lobstermen (and women) from Maine to New Jersey,
concerned. (Herring, a little too fishy for some
palates, is a favorite for baiting lobster traps.)
The fishing industry is also a little puzzled about
the logic behind such a dramatic quota
reduction--herring, the scientists admit, is not
overfished. And questions are being raised about how
you would parcel out the allowable catch amount over
such a large region. The New England Fishery
Management Council will render a final decision in
November.
Read the story from the Associated
Press here.
Tags: herring, lobster
