And recreational fishing interests say that the reason is a familiar one; excessive commercial harvest that began about 20 years ago when a market was found for the meat. However, Forsgren points out, while sportfishers got a defined limit, three fish daily 28 inches or larger, commercial fishermen got no catch limit at all, but a 36-inch minimum size. The rule was supposed to create a 45 percent reduction in catch for both sectors, reducing the pressure on the fish and allowing more to...

Government officials and business leaders in New Bedford perennially cast about for ways to help the local economy and the commercial fishing industry, which has been the backbone of the Whaling City for generations. One effort, now in its fourth year, tries to build support for the industry by getting landlubbers up close to the men and women who work on the fishing boats and in the associated businesses along the citys waterfront. In all, the fishing industry employs about 3,700 people...

He makes sure the boats that are docked in the slips are the ones that are supposed to be there - that they're not docking in a spot reserved for others. Newport News Harbor Master keeps the city's small boat harbor - among the last local docks for small commercial vessels - running smoothly. There aren't as many places around to dock smaller commercial boats - such as the net-dragging trawlers to catch scallops, flounder and smaller watermen's boats to catch crabs, clams and oysters. In...

In its sixth year, the festival will feature local farm-raised shrimp, live music, games and more, said organizer Dave Smith. As patrons shop for the freshest, tastiest fish, they will be serenaded by bluegrass and folk music and Saturday will feature a Christian rock concert. The event is unusual because it offers local fish farmers and nonprofit organizations a free booth, he said. Smith said part of the festival's lure is that people can see where their food comes from. Flash player is...

What others are saying Make imported catfish safer More than 80 percent of the seafood that Americans eat comes from abroad, but the federal government's underfunded and overwhelmed food-safety system has been especially inept at intercepting contaminated imports. What others are saying Make imported catfish safer More than 80 percent of the seafood that Americans eat comes from abroad, but the federal government's underfunded and overwhelmed food-safety system has been especially inept at...

There are a handful of options on the table: impose a five-year moratorium on both recreational and commercial activity; close Maryland waters to commercial fishing for the first two or three months of the year, when the yellow perch are spawning; prohibit fyke nets and fish pots in spawning areas; set catch quotas. Search baltimoresun.com Web enhanced by Login or register Subscriber Services Classified Place an ad. There are a handful of options on the table: impose a five-year moratorium...

He was fishing for sharks - specifically for sand tiger sharks, which have been going up the Jones River on the tide this summer. With funding from the Massachusetts Environmental Trust, the shark researchers can tag the right size shark with the latest in satellite tracking technology. Fishermen who catch the streamer-tagged sharks are welcome to read the tag information and report it or cut the tag off and send it to the researchers. Actually, the sharks have been reported as found in...

Jenny Davey TUCKED AWAY in a sleepy corner of north Hampshire, where residents live in thatched cottages and spend their days fishing in the river Test, is Branch 360 of Waitrose the codename for an extraordinary, 4,000-acre country estate owned by the supermarket chain. Jenny Davey TUCKED AWAY in a sleepy corner of north Hampshire, where residents live in thatched cottages and spend their days fishing in the river Test, is Branch 360 of Waitrose the codename for an extraordinary,...

The baseline allowances are 7.5 tonnes each for recreational and customary fishers and 22 tonnes for quota owners, and 11 tonnes for fishing-related mortality. There has been an increase for Maori customary and recreational fishing from 7.5 to 10 tonnes meat weight and the annual catch entitlement (ACE) for quota owners has been increased from 22 to 108 tonnes meat weight. Low TACs and allowances are set to ensure sustainability, then in-season surveys are used to find out how many...