Shrinking The Fleet

A16, Banks & Buyouts

by Laurie Schreiber
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Captain Terrance Wallace, Sr. and his wife, Trina with their sons from left, Travis, Lucas, and Terrance Jr. at the DC rally on Feb. 24. Captain Wallace’s dragger is homeported at Montauk, N.J. The Wallaces are the poster family for thousands around the nation faced with the draconian measures in Amendment 16. Observers predict A16 will fail the fishermen, the resource, and the nation. ©Photo by Sam Murfitt

As the groundfish industry crosses the threshold to sector management, many in the industry, along with managers and scientists, predict that a lot of fishermen will be looking to sell their permits and get out of the fishery altogether.

“Considerable consolidation is predicted to happen over the next couple of years,” said New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) groundfish analyst Tom Nies.

As a result, the NEFMC sometime this year will look at the possibility of requesting Congressional funding for a permit buyout program, said Anne Hawkins, another groundfish analyst. She was speaking to a sizeable crowd of fishermen and other interested parties March 6 at the Maine Fishermen’s Forum in Rockport.

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CONTENTS

Editorial

Symposium Adds Social and Economic Impacts to Fisheries Management Decisions

Controversy in Cobscook

Last American Cannery

Fishermen on Fishing

Fishermen Question Acadia’s Marine Protection Authority

2010 Maine Boatbuilders Show

Maine Boatbuilders Show Draws Crowds

The 770 Revolutionizes Drowning

Book Review

New Product from Walker

Privatizing Conservation – MPAs and Offshore Drilling

Back Then

Mentors

Can Fishermen Tap into Tourism?

Diadromous Species Restoration Research Network Update

Kennebec Celebration Returns to Augusta

May Meetings

Lobster Foundation Announces Final Groundline Exchanges for All Fishermen

Launchings

Shredder Gate: NOAA Top Cop Slips Deeper

Capt. Mark East’s Advice Column