Struggle for sustainable herring fisheries in the Gulf of Maine
Listen to online audio of herring fishermen speaking at the Aug 20 '04 Herring Advisory Comittee meeting in Portland Maine.
To get RealAudio or RealMedia Click on this link and scroll down till you see a version compatible with your computer.
Speakers:
Maine Purse seine vessels owner Glen Robbins criticizing pair trawls
Jim Kendall of New Bedford Seafood Coalition defends pairtrawls
Spencer Fuller of Freeport Maine about pair trawls and purse seines.
Peter Baker Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fishers Association
NOTE: Click on the words "download file" in the center of each webpage to download each short real audio file.)
MORE ABOUT HERRING MANAGEMENT AND THE GULF OF MAINE:
Atlantic Herring advisory Council
Latest developments on the GOM herring pair trawlers issue.
* August 20 Herring meeting Details Click Here
* June 2004 Meeting minutes of NEFMC Herring Advisory Committee
* NEFMC Herring Framework adjustment - Split Season
* Local herring fishermen fears influx of giant trawlers. Fishermen's Voice August 1999
* Congressman Tom Allen says he suppports increasing # of observers on Gulf of Maine herring fleet
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